Indie Albacore Earns Local Respect at St. Jude Market

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Written By Norris Comer

One of the great American seafood sins of our times pertains to albacore tuna, specifically that we view this truly beautiful and delicious fish as essentially canned cat food. Shockingly few Pacific Northwest denizens are even aware that the waters off our coast are a notable seasonal albacore fishery, one rated Best Choice by the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch List no less. Sometimes you just need to hit the docks of Fishermen’s Terminal to learn the truth. Enter Joe Malley, captain and owner of 95’ fishing vessel St. Jude.

Norris Comer

(he/him) is a local writer, retired Norwegian reality TV contestant, and author. He serves as the editor of The Sea Chest, the journal of the Puget Sound Maritime historical society, and contributes to mostly sea salty magazines like Power & Motoryacht, SAIL, Passagemaker, Soundings, Fishermen's News, Pacific Maritime, and more. His award-winning book Salmon in the Seine: Alaskan Memories of Life, Death, & Everything In-Between (2022) is available wherever books are sold, notably on the shelves of Seattle's Third Place Books and Portland's Powell's City of Books. You can check out his Substack Norris Note for yarns and to see what he's up to.

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