Otto & Shaun are just cleaning up after a busy Kerrisdale Market & Emma is packing up from the West End Market. Shaun & Otto will then head straight back up to Port Hardy tonight, and run the boat 10 hours across the sound for a gillnet chum opening Monday and possibly also Tuesday. We’ll … Continued
Okanagan Fruit CSA – delivery to Vancouver
July 25, 2013
We have been so happy with our Community Supported Model! The connection is creates with our members allows for a more robust food system. Your support ensures we receive a fair price for our catch and are able to survive in an industry dominated by big business. Without caring people like you, many talented independent … Continued
What to do with Roe?
July 25, 2013
BC chum salmon roe is not only jam packed with nutrients and highly prized around the world for its large size and beautiful color, this seasonal delicacy is also beautifully simple to prepare. To make caviar: remove the skeins and soak the roe in salt water for 5-25 minutes and then rinse with cold water. That’s all … Continued
3,000lbs of Area 8 chum on their way to Vancouver!
July 24, 2013
Shaun just called from Port Hardy: Otto hauled in over 3,000lbs of chum salmon Monday and Tuesday in Area 8. He has 270 huge chum averaging 11-12lbs each! Those are some huge, beautiful, silver-bright chum! Shaun and Otto will spend the rest of the day today picking through the bin to find some of the … Continued
Halibut, Tuna, and Crabs, oh my!
July 19, 2013
Otto and our other salmon gillnetters have been working very hard for the early part of our season and our other fishermen are working hard, too! Duncan and his dad are heading out halibut fishing this week on board Georgia Girl. We will keep you posted on how it goes as they fish for their … Continued
Fisheries announced an opening in Area 8 for chum on Monday with a possible extension for Tuesday. Otto is on his way south and will fish this opening and then run to Port Hardy where Shaun will meet him to help process and transport fish home. Vancouver members can expect a fresh sustainable fish pick-up … Continued
Video of Rumi’s fillet demo
July 18, 2013
Here’s a link to a video of Rumi, master fish cutter, filleting a salmon. Thanks Kristie for sharing 🙂 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RcyFcq0umA
The fisherman’s guessing game
July 17, 2013
It is based on daily announcements from the Department of Fisheries that our fishermen decide where to travel and where to fish. The Nass river fishery is now closed for two weeks and likely for the rest of the season. The Skeena River will not open for at least two weeks. And so our fishermen … Continued
Henneguya salminicola (aka Tapioca)
July 15, 2013
Henneguya, also know as “tapioca” or “milk flesh” disease, is a protozoan parasite sometimes found in the muscle of Pacific Salmon. There is no human health or fish mortality concerns associated with Henneguya, but the white cysts are visually unappealing. The parasite gets spread in the spawning grounds by post-spawning Salmon who have the parasite. … Continued
How do we know it’s sustainable?
July 13, 2013
Fisheries management is a very complex thing! But the life cycle of a salmon makes managing fisheries somewhat more sustainable than some other species of seafood. Because 75% of salmon return to the place of their birth every 4 years to spawn (25% return on the 5th year), we can actually count the number of … Continued
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