Pewen Fresh Wild Patagonian King Salmon

Wild King Salmon from Chile?

In an undisturbed wilderness of rugged mountains nested in Chile’s Patagonian region, the Toltén River begins it’s journey to the sea. This is the home for the young Pewen King. Forty years ago, King salmon eggs from the renowned Columbia River King were introduced to the river with the hope of creating a commercially harvestable population. The efforts were not successful. Most of the Kings did not adapt well enough to sustain the endeavor. But a few few Kings remained and slowly established a new home. They have rooted themselves into their new home and their numbers and reached the point where a limited commercial harvest is possible. The native stewards of the region, the Mapuche, harvest these fish a few monthe a year as they return to the Toltén. Carefully managed amounts are harvested and shipped exclusively to Wheeler Seafood.