The Fisheries Law Centre welcomes volunteers to join our team Available full-time positions: Business Development Manager (North America) This is a full-time volunteer position and has potential to develop into a full-time paid position. Create and maintain a fundraising strategy To engage with FLC’s research team in meeting specific project funding objectives To develop a … Continued

The winner of the Best Community Impact Award will be recognized with the Premier’s Prize in the amount of $1,500 cash. The winner will be offered an all-access pass to Small Business BC education and experts for one year and will receive business mentorship from the award sponsor. Thanks!

Shaun left this morning for fall chum fishing and it’s a beautiful day for it!  We expect him home by the end of the week and members can expect a fresh fish pick up on the weekend. Happy thanksgiving!

Just a friendly reminder that you have until Wednesday October 9th to complete our 10 question survey and get entered into our harbour cruize/sustainable seafood good bag prize draw. Thanks to all those who already responded. Looking forward to your feedback, and improving the CSF for next year!

END-OF-SEASON SURVEY We are so grateful to all of you for supporting us over these past 5 years as we dreamed-up, implemented, and grew Canada’s first CSF in something that now supports  10 independent fishermen, countless other independent small businesses, and feeds hundreds of families! We have experienced many growing pains over the years and learned … Continued

The current price paid for food production is not enough to support farming or sustainable fishing families, or those who work for them. While the costs for participating in both livelihoods go up, the amount both small-scale farmers and fishermen make continues to decrease. Carving out a living is becoming more and more difficult. Not … Continued

Otto is back up on the water, but unfortunately, it wasn’t a great week for fishing. He is waiting for announcements for next week and is madly hoping to catch something to bring down for a final fresh fish pick-up before the “Meet your Fisherman” BBQ on Sunday September 15th

Thank-you members! Your support this season made it possible for us to provide small-scale fishermen with a fair price for their catch. Our full-time fishermen made approximately $32,000 this summer. If they had been selling those same fish at the prices set by big businesses, they would have only made $24,000. That’s an $8,000 difference! … Continued