Interesting press press release (below) about the herring fishery. Shaun and several of our other CSF fishermen are some of the 250 fishermen getting ready to go out and fish herring. They have already paid substantial amounts of money for the right to fish (quota, etc.) which will end up being about half of their … Continued

Thanks in part to a UBC Community Grant, we have been able to build an equipment lending library of pressure canners and smokers that our Vancouver members can borrow FOR FREE! We are really excited about helping our members to process and preserve their own seafood at home. Taking whole fish and processing it yourself … Continued

Good news for lovers of Pacific seafood! “We are not concerned for fisheries on the western coast of the United States and Canada because of the loss of the isotope [due to it’s half-life as it travels through the ocean] and because the water concentration is so much lower here than in Japan.” ~ Ken … Continued

The federal government has transferred its authority to assess whether a pipeline would damage fish and fish habitat from the Fisheries Department to the National Energy Board. Read more about it in this Vancouver Sun article

A third of our member survey respondents requested that we improve our website to make it clearer and easier to navigate. We’re thrilled to announce we were able to make this a reality, thanks in part to a Get Youth Working Grant that allowed us to hire Katie Holmes, a talented, young designer. She went … Continued

Shaun, Oliver and I journeyed up to the Johnston Strait at the end of October for the last commercial salmon opening of the season. It was Oliver’s first fishing trip ever! He was very excited to start his budding career as a fisherman. We got up extra early to catch the ferry to Nanaimo, and … Continued

Skipper Otto’s is a Top 10 semi-finalist in the Small Business BC Awards for the Best Community Impact Award! We are so excited and grateful to our wonderful members who helped us get this far. The next steps are to write an extended application and pitch to a panel of Small Business BC judges in … Continued

We are so excited to announce that we were chosen to be part of UBC’s Coast Capital Innovation Hub. The program offers a dynamic space to accelerate social venture growth by bringing together university resources, peer learning, and business networks. The program is defined by its passionate community and collaborative environment. Learn more about the … Continued