Community Fishery Hits The Spot, by Kathleen Saylors for The Vancouver Courier

Sonia - May 19, 2015

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“We had the brainwave one day: maybe we could apply what farmers have done to agriculture to fishing,” Sonia said. The fishery started in 2008, and has grown to include 1,400 members.

Members buy credit into the fishery in $100 increments and pay a small membership fee. Once the fish is caught, members order quantities, the price of which is subtracted from their credit.

Sonia said prices are “less or comparable” to what is found in stores.

“Anyone that’s a member can give us an order,” noted Shaun. “We tell them ‘We’re going to have 300 pounds of prawns tomorrow, how many would you like?’”

The model works because customers are funding the fishery and in exchange receive fish.

Sonia said one of the main benefits to belonging to the fishery for consumers is transparency about where their food comes from.

“They know exactly who caught it, how, where and when, and they know exactly who touched that fish between when it came out of the ocean to when it got on their plate.”

Sonia - May 19, 2015


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Community Fishery Hits The Spot, by Kathleen Saylors for The Vancouver Courier

Sonia - May 19, 2015

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