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In Sitka, the phrase“ When the tide is out, the table is set” holds a deep meaning for the Tlingít people. For generations, they have relied on the intertidal zone— where the ocean meets the land between high and low tides— as a source of food and a way of life. Harvesting from these rich waters has sustained their communities and forged a connection between the land, the sea, and the people for millennia.