Do you struggle hitting your protein goals? Are you relying heavily on powders and potions, instead of real food?
Fish and omega-3 intake benefit: Brain health, Strength, Endurance, Recovery, PMS, and Body Composition. According to the #1 sports nutrition app FUELIN: Studies have shown that Omega-3s boost muscle protein synthesis, which increases muscle mass and strength. The research suggests that Omega-3s, specifically EPA, improve protein metabolism. [NIH.GOV] Further, recent research demonstrates Omega-3s prevent the loss of muscle mass, meaning if you’ve sustained an injury and want to maintain muscle mass, adding Omega-3s could be a dietary tool to help maintain your body composition during healing.
“Thank you, Salmon!” said Lummi Island Wild President Ian Kirouac, as he crossed the Washington Ironman 70.3 finish line. New to triathlons and as an older athlete, he knew recovering from long training sessions and staying healthy was going to be key.
“I’m wild salmon protein powered,” he said, explaining his focus on whole, nutrient-dense foods, while limiting all the powders and potions marketed towards the sports and endurance community. “Having Lummi Island Wild recipe-ready portions in my pantry and freezer is my secret weapon to fast, healthy meals with clean protein.”
Doctors may recommend eating wild salmon at least twice a week to athletes and non-athletes alike. Sports nutrition experts at FUELIN challenge athletes to eat fish up to five times a week. So what is the next step to execute this plan? We think you already know the answer to this. Join us in supporting the most selective and sustainable fishery from Lummi Island Wild – Healthy for you, healthy for the planet!
Athlete Ambassadors – Age Groupers to Pros
Want to eat healthy while spreading the good word about the most sustainable fishery on the planet? Join us on our mission to promote the respectful and responsible harvesting of wild salmon and to protect the environment for future generations of fish and people.
Lummi Island Wild is the first and only solar powered wild salmon fishery in the world! This, combined with the fact that our boats do not burn fossil fuels, allows our fishery to have the lowest carbon footprint.
…it’s the most eco-friendly way to fish. All by-catch is released by hand and it yields far superior tasting fish.
– SUNSET MAGAZINE –
ULTRA LOW BYCATCH: Reefnetting has almost zero bycatch mortality. No other fishery approaches such a sustainable level. We have been awarded the highest rating from Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch. After a successful catch, reefnet salmon are gently rolled into a live well, having been out of the water for only seconds. This gives us an extremely high success rate for releasing non-targeted species unharmed. The reward, in this case, is seeing them swim away and knowing that they will survive to complete their age-old cycle of returning to their spawning grounds to ensure their species’ future.
WHAT SETS OUR SALMON APART?
Superior Quality, nutrient dense, omega fats, and clean flavor profile. Reefnet fishing allows us to live bleed each fish, one at a time, and then place it into an insulated tote filled with slush ice. The bleeding method ensures two things. First, the bitterness caused by lactic acid, which builds up in the muscle tissues when a fish struggles, dissipates, since the salmon is allowed to relax both before and after bleeding.
Second, the blood is not there to cause a metallic, often slightly bitter and rancid flavor associated with the term “fishy.” This clean flavor is noticeable immediately, but becomes even more obvious after the salmon is frozen or smoked. The careful handling after bleeding ensures that our salmon are treated with respect all along the processing chain, resulting in the least degradation possible.
To maintain our strict standards, we are there every step of the way: from the catching of the salmon, the bleeding and icing of the salmon, and all the way through the tendering and ultimate processing of the salmon. Lummi Island Wild Co-op is one of the very few companies who handle and touch their fish from saltwater to processing to freezer to shipping. Clean taste, with no bitterness, and exceptional handling: that is why you choose Lummi Island Wild.
