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Makah Bay Seafoods

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Makah Bay Seafoods supports local Native fishers and offers a wide variety of high-quality, fresh seafood and seasonal salmon selections.

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Neah Bay, Washington

Neah Bay, Washington is a small coastal town located at the northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula. It sits within the Makah Indian Reservation and is home to the Makah Tribe, whose ancestral and cultural ties to the ocean and marine life are central to the community’s identity.

Geographic and Cultural Overview:

Location: Neah Bay lies near the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, where it meets the Pacific Ocean. It's surrounded by rugged coastline, lush forests, and abundant marine ecosystems.
Population: Around 1,000 residents, predominantly members of the Makah Tribe.
Cultural Significance: The ocean has sustained the Makah people for thousands of years. Fishing, whaling, and gathering shellfish are integral to their traditions.

Frozen fish, likely hake or cod, lined up in a container on ice with some fish showing red gills.

Fresh red fish stacked in a white container at a fish market.

White plastic tubs filled with freshly caught fish on a dock, with a person in the background preparing the catch.

Large fish on a metal surface with several other caught fish and hands in orange gloves holding one of the fish.

Fishing Techniques:

Longlining, trolling, gillnetting, pot/trap fishing, and bottom trawling.

Many local fishers operate small vessels and maintain sustainable practices.

Products:

Halibut – Some of the freshest you can get in Washington
Salmon – Chinook Salmon both white and red, Sockeye Salmon, Coho Salmon and Pink Salmon when they are in season
Black cod (sablefish) and rockfish, lingcod, bass, and skate wing
Dungeness crab – A significant seasonal fishery.
All fresh and available wholesale and boxed in ice

Person wearing a black shirt with a skull and crossbones graphic and the words 'Pirates for Hire', working on a large white cooler that contains fish, with a fish cleaning station inside. The person is holding a large, worn strap. There is a yellow shovel and cleaning tools nearby.

Local Commercial Fishing

Commercial fishing is one of the mainstays of Neah Bay’s economy and lifestyle. It includes both tribal and non-tribal fishers operating under various regulations.