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Premier Catch in the Press
Read and listen to some articles and podcasts we've enjoyed being a part of over the past few years.
REFLECTIONS, BELLEVUE CLUB MAGAZINE
APRIL 2022
"Bellevue Club members Ashley and Joci Besecker want to make eating wild, local seafood more than a meal—they started their company, Premier Catch, with the goal of creating a healthier lifestyle for everyone from professional athletes to toddlers."
SEAFOOD NEWS PODCAST
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
"...They're back to talk about a cool new partnership that Premier Catch launched with five professional female athletes from the WNBA and NWSL, including Breanna Stewart, Alysha Clark, Jess Fishlock, Olivia Moultrie and Layshia Clarendon."
BELLEVUE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE
MAY 2021
"Customers want involvement in their food source. We thrive on bringing transparancy to this industry where others have cut corners. Explaining the differences in wild vs farmed, fresh vs frozen, and what "sustainability" really means is what we enjoy."
URNER BARRY'S REPORTER
SPRING 2021
"Many businesses closed their doors during the coronavirus pandemic. Between lockdowns, restrictions, labor shortages and other issues, the cost to stay open was too heavy for some to handle. Launching a business during a global pandemic would seem like a crazy idea. But that's exactly what Ashley and Joci Besecker of Premier Catch did."
SEAFOOD NEWS PODCAST
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
"Ashley and Joci Besecker, the co-owners of Premier Catch, join the podcast to talk about starting up their retail business during the pandemic."
MI NEXT
JANUARY 2021
"You don't often see women within the fish industry. It's typically a rough and gruff male-dominated industry, so the fact that two women have launched a beautiful retail brand within this industry, all while communicating and nurturing relationships with vessels and fishermen in Alaska and the Pacific Ocean, is very unique!"
MERCER ISLAND REPORTER
OCTOBER 8, 2020
"As if they weren’t already close, the Mercer Island Besecker sisters-in-law’s bonds have become even tighter after launching a business together.
With Premier Catch, Ashley and Joci have hooked onto a business model that not only pleases the duo, but its throng of customers as well."
MY MERCER ISLAND
JULY 1, 2020
"At its core, Premier Catch strives to increase accessibility to local, wild, and high-quality seafood. The family behind the business has spent years developing relationships with multi-generational fishing families around the Pacific Ocean."