Fish Revolution

My work is being featured on Fish Revolution's website! 

"Fish Revolution is dedicated to improving the health of marine fish populations. Our primary goal is to force a shift in demand from harmful fishing practices to sustainable methods that ensure healthy production of seafood and other ocean products for years to come.  We believe in supporting fishing communities taking steps to conserve fish populations (and their livelihoods) while bridging the gap between fishermen and consumers"

I hope to work with them future projects!

SURF SMELT FISHING

As a part of my ongoing project documenting sustainable seafood in the SF bay area, I recently photographed two fishermen, Mike and Kirk, fishing for Two x Sea.  They are using toss nets to catch surf smelt which are found along the coast from Southern California to Alaska.  The older man with the yellow jacket was there fishing with his grandson.  Looking through the photos I'm regreting that I didn't get his name or contact information to show him these shots... just maybe I can catch him out there again.

Surf Smelt Fishing With Kirk from Courtney Michalik on Vimeo.

ALBACORE TUNA

These are the most recent images from my project on sustainable seafood in the bay area.  I will have to write more about this project and these gorgeous animals later... for now just photos.

RAINBOW TROUT

I have been working at Fish Restaurant in Sausalito part time for over a year now.  I have met some great people through the restaurant and I truly love working there.  Fish is dedicated to sustainable seafood by avoiding species which are overfished, paying careful attention to fishing seasons, and simply not buying fish that have been caught using unsustainable fishing methods.  As Fish grew, Two X Sea, a sustainable fish distribution company evolved.  Two X Sea began developing an algae based fish feed which could be used to raise trout instead of relying on feeds containing other, smaller fish (as well as chicken parts).  They began this experiment at McFarland Springs in Susanville, CA.  I am hoping that these images will become part of a larger series, which I will be developing this year.

PERCH

Spending time with my parents in Michigan meant lots of fishing on the lake and eating veggies from the garden.  The food was good and fresh and local.  I began to experiment with still life photography of lake perch.  I have done similar photography with heirloom tomatoes, eggplants, & butterflies.  I would like to expand this project now that I am back in the bay area.  We will see what comes out of it.