Chinook salmon is considered by many to be the premium of the salmon bunch. With the highest oil content and most velvety-rich, large and tender-flaked texture of all the salmon, it’s no surprise chinook salmon are also known as kings! Not only is this fish delicious, it’s also super versatile! Add some chinook to your next order and try out some of these amazing recipes!
Roasted Chinook Salmon with Tarragon & Butter
This roasted salmon recipe uses a few simple ingredients and tastes incredible! Along with the recipe, we show you how salmon should look when it’s perfectly cooked.
Chinook Salmon with Smoked Salmon Leek & Potato Chowder
Warm and hearty chowder recipes are easy to make and help fill our bellies with comfort. This buttery chinook set atop smoked salmon chowder is sure to satisfy your food cravings. This chinook chowder recipe is perfect for a hearty sustainable seafood meal on a cold winter day.
Pistachio-Crusted Chinook Salmon with Ginger-Cardamom Yogurt Sauce, Glazed Beets and Grilled Summer Squash
You’ve probably never thought of combining these ingredients before, but they create a flavour combination like no other! The pistachios give this uniquely flavored Chinook Salmon a beautiful crunchy crust. Feel free to adapt this one to use any winter vegetables you have on hand. Other varieties of squash, such as delicata, would work wonderfully for making this recipe in the winter.
Sesame Maple-Soy Glazed Salmon only requires a few ingredients and you wouldn’t believe how amazing it tastes! This delicious and delightfully simple salmon recipe that can be made ahead and is likely to be finished in minutes.
Grilled chinook salmon fresh off the grill is delicious on its own, but the peaches really complement it with just the right amount of sweetness! Add some nutty-tasting quinoa on the side to deliver additional flavor—and fibre.
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2023 prices are shown here. Prices do fluctuate each year. Higher price ranges reflect the inclusion of shipping costs for locations outside of Metro Vancouver.
Arctic Char is caught between the months of November and March. We usually carry it from December onwards and often sell out by late spring or early summer.
PRODUCT
SEASON
Artic Char
NOV-MAR
PRODUCT
PRICE
Artic Char portion
$27 – 32 per lb
Shellfish
Our wild, pink and spiny scallops are individually frozen and packed into 2lb packages. They can be cooked from frozen in one of your favourite clam or mussel recipes. We also offer cans of smoked scallops. In Vancouver, we offer live options at various False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf pick-ups during the year. Mussels are a special treat and one we offer every week during their season, while live Dungeness crab and beach oysters are usually available a few times a year.
2023 prices are shown here. Prices do fluctuate each year. The higher price ranges reflect the inclusion of shipping costs for locations outside of Metro Vancouver.
Scallops are caught between Nov-Feb each year but we aim to keep them in stock year round. Live Mussels are available at weekly pick-ups between July-March. Live Dungeness Crab is available at on 2-3 occasions only between Aug-March. Live beach oysters are available on 2-3 occasions only between Nov-March.
PRODUCT
SEASON
Scallops
JAN-FEB
Oysters
JAN-FEB
Mussels
JUN-APR
Dungeness Crab
JUL-SEP
PRODUCT
PRICE
Scallops
$24-$29 per 2lb box
Beach Oysters (Fishermen’s Wharf only)
$13.75-$19.50 per dozen
Mussels (Fishermen’s Wharf only)
$8.95/lb
Dungeness crab (Fishermen’s Wharf only)
$20-22 per lb
Salmon
We carried a wide mix of salmon products in the 2023 season. While specific offerings can vary from year to year, we always have lots of salmon to choose from. Our mainstay products are flash-frozen, boneless, skin-on fillets and portions – in sizes between 1lb and ½ lb each. We also carry hot smoked and cold smoked salmon and a variety of canned salmon products too.
2023 prices are shown here. Prices do fluctuate each year. Higher price ranges reflect the inclusion of shipping costs for locations outside of Metro Vancouver.
Salmon is caught between the months of June-October on the BC coast but we aim to keep it in stock year-round.
PRODUCT
SEASON
Sockeye Salmon
JUN JUL
Chinook Salmon
AUG SEP
Coho Salmon
JUL AUG
Chum Salmon
OCT
Pink Salmon
JUL AUG
PRODUCT
PRICE
Sockeye salmon fillets
$24-$27/lb
Chinook salmon fillets
$27-$30/lb
Coho salmon fillets
$26-$29/lb
Pink salmon fillets
$15-$18/lb
Candied pink salmon strips
$17-$19 per 1/2 lb package
Maple sockeye nuggets
$22-$24 per 1/2 lb package
Peppered sockeye salmon
$21-$22 per 1/2 lb package
Sockeye salmon lox
$12-13 per 100g package
Hot smoked sockeye
$20-$22 per 1/2 lb package
Canned salmon
$8-$14 per can
White Fish
Specific offerings can vary from year to year, but our mainstay products are flash-frozen, boneless, skin-on fillets and portions – in sizes that are usually around 1lb each. Lingcod fillets are usually available in both 1lb and ½ lb portion sizes. Lingcod cheeks are in roughly 1lb portion sizes. Halibut and sablefish collars are low cost options for stews and soups. Hake was not available in 2023.
2023 prices are shown here. Prices do fluctuate each year. Higher price ranges reflect the inclusion of shipping costs for locations outside of Metro Vancouver.
Halibut is caught between the months of March-November, lingcod in May, sablefish in the summer and rockfish late spring and summer. We aim to keep halibut, lingcod and rockfish in stock year-round while sablefish can be available mostly in the late summer and fall.
PRODUCT
SEASON
Halibut
MAR-NOV
Sablefish
JUL-SEP
Lingcod
MAY-JULY
Yellowtail Rockfish
JUN-SEP
PRODUCT
PRICE
Halibut fillets
$37-$40/lb
Sablefish fillets
$27-$30/lb
Lingcod fillets
$20-$23/lb
Yellowtail rockfish fillets
$13-$16/lb
Halibut collars
$10-$13/lb
Sablefish collars
$8-$11/lb
Lingcod cheeks
$28-$31/lb
Tuna
Our albacore tuna is flash-frozen at sea to ensure it is sushi-grade. We carry both full and ½ loins which range in weight between a little over 1 lb and a ½ lb. We also offer thin sliced cold smoked tuna lox in 100g packages and three types of canned products – regular, no salt and smoked tuna varieties. Unlike some other tuna species, albacore is a smaller species which is low in mercury which makes it safe to eat more frequently!
2023 prices are shown here. Prices do fluctuate each year. Higher price ranges reflect the inclusion of shipping costs for locations outside of Metro Vancouver.
Albacore tuna is caught between the months of June and September but we aim to keep it in stock year-round.
PRODUCT
SEASON
Albacore tuna
JUL AUG
PRODUCT
PRICE
Albacore tuna loins
$24-$27/lb
Sliced cold smoked albacore tuna
$9-$10 per 100g package
Canned albacore tuna
$7-$9 per can
Prawns
Our wild, flash-frozen spot prawn tails are special – even as spot prawns go. These prawns are caught live, quickly tailed and packed into 6 oz or 1 lb tubs aboard the boat, topped up with sea water, then frozen at sea to capture their just-caught freshness and negate the need for any preservatives. Our tubs of spot prawn tails are easy to thaw in minutes and perfect for your favourite shrimp or prawn recipes.
2023 prices are shown here. Prices do fluctuate each year. Higher price ranges reflect the inclusion of shipping costs for locations outside of Metro Vancouver.