Chris Miller and his business partner Cody Frye have Alaska's first-known trawl-free restaurant called The Kannery in Homer. Chris has a rich history in seafood procurement and restaurant management as a Chef and restaurant owner. He sheds light on the industry and questions whether seafood labels are truly believeable, how restaurants in Alaska can take the high road and how sourcing locally is the take away.

Fish Alaska magazine Publisher Melissa Norris interviews Tim Bristol the Director of SalmonState, an organization that campaigns on behalf of Alaska's wild salmon. When our precious salmon stocks are managed and protected, the rest falls into place. SalmonState is the premier sponsor of Fish Alaska's Trawl Free Table column and podcast. Tim sheds a statewide perspective and addresses some of the main issues with trawl.

The Trawl Free Table Podcast is a limited series that accompanies the new Trawl Free Table column in Fish Alaska magazine. The column was created to spark discussion and awareness on the negative effects of trawl fishing in Alaska, and to share mouth-watering recipes featuring Alaska's seafood caught by truly sustainable non-trawl methods. In this episode Fish Alaska Publisher Melissa Norris interviews Stop Alaskan Trawler Bycatch Facebook page activist David Bayes .