Our Company
Copper Valley Fish Collective is a small business based in Cordova, Alaska, founded and owned by Micah Hahn and Ben Tietge. We began the company to be able to sell our fish directly to consumers. Gillnet fishing at the mouth of the Copper River and in the heart of Prince William Sound is a small-scale endeavor where boats with 1-2 crew pick each fish out of the net by hand. We wanted our fish to be sold in a way that honors this process. Our goal is not to maximize production; rather, we want to produce sustainable, small-scale, high quality salmon. In order to meet the business demand for our salmon while maintaining this scale of production, we teamed up with other fisherman in our area to form a collective.
Copper River Delta and
Prince William Sound
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Our values
We want to grow our fishing operation step-by-step, making sure that our fishing process will not compromise the quality of our product.
We strive to think creatively to find ways to bring salmon directly to consumers while supporting small-scale fisheries.
We help our customers learn about salmon, our beautiful and sustainable fishery, and the importance of maintaining these wild runs.
The strength and camaraderie of the community and the health of the ecosystem where we work are what makes our company possible. We strive to support community and environmental resilience in Cordova and Alaska.