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White fish

Specific offerings can vary, but our mainstay products are flash-frozen, boneless, skin-on fillets and portions, all in sizes that are usually around 450 g each.

Lingcod is a mainstay product and is available in both 225 g and 450 g portion sizes. At times, we will also have lingcod cheeks, which are available in roughly 450 g portion sizes. Halibut and sablefish are available in various portion sizes, and seasonally available collars are low-cost options for stews and soups. We also source small amounts of various rockfish species, available as fillets. Northern pike and walleye are two freshwater species available in skinless portions. Whole Pacific herring and Arctic turbot are two more recent additions to our online store.

Halibut and sablefish (also known as black cod) are caught between March and November, lingcod in May, and rockfish in late spring and summer. We aim to keep halibut, lingcod and sablefish in stock year-round, while rockfish can be available mostly in the late summer and fall. The gear methods used by our fishers are bottom longline and troll for halibut, troll for lingcod, bottom longline for sablefish, bottom longline, troll and midwater trawl for rockfish. Northern pike and walleye are freshwater species caught between December and March using an auger and gillnet. Pacific herring is caught between January and March using a purse seine, and turbot is line-caught beneath Arctic sea ice using traditional baited hooks between January and April.

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pricing

We buy directly from our fishers, which allows us to offer our members competitive prices while paying our fishers fair wages. The current prices are shown here, and can fluctuate throughout the year. The lower prices are the Metro Vancouver prices, with other provinces being marginally higher. The higher prices are for home delivery throughout Ontario.

product price
Halibut fillets $10-$13 per 100g
Sablefish fillets $6-$10 per 100g
Lingcod fillets $5-$8 per 100g
Rockfish fillets $4-$7 per 100g
Halibut collars $3-$6 per 100g
Lingcod cheeks $7-$10 per 100g
Walleye fillets $6-$10 per 100g
Northern Pike fillets $4-$8 per 100g
Pacific herring (whole) $2-$5 per 100g
Arctic turbot $7-$10 per 100g

Our Fishermen

  • Bruce and Pilar Martinelli

    Bruce has been fishing for over 30 years. His wife, Pilar, and their young son, Rex, often join him on some trips. Rex being particularly fond of the ones which include some beach days! Bruce and his brother Steve grew up in a lighthouse on the BC coast and are the first fishermen in their family. Read more of the Martinelli's stories from the sea on our blog!

    Boat

    Tantrum No. 1

    Gear

    Bottom longline & Trolling

    Catch

    Lingcod, Sablefish, Rockfish, Halibut & Albacore Tuna

    Location

    Westcoast of Vancouver Island & Haida Gwaii

    Bruce and Pilar Martinelli

    Bruce has been fishing for over 30 years. His wife, Pilar, and their young son, Rex, often join him on some trips. Rex being particularly fond of the ones which include some beach days! Bruce and his brother Steve grew up in a lighthouse on the BC coast and are the first fishermen in their family. Read more of the Martinelli's stories from the sea on our blog!

  • Doug Kostering

    Doug is a multi-generation ‘Namgis First Nation fisherman. Doug started fishing with his grandpa in the 1960’s and has continued ever since. His children join him as crew on some trips. Learn more about Doug and how he fishes halibut on our blog!

    Boat

    Paper Chase

    Gear

    Gillnet & Bottom longline

    Catch

    Salmon (sockeye, chinook, pink) & Halibut

    Location

    Most areas of the BC coast - West coast of Vancouver Island, Barkley Sound & Alberni Inlet; the waters around the north, northwest and northeast coasts of Vancouver Island; north coast of BC mainland

    Doug Kostering

    Doug is a multi-generation ‘Namgis First Nation fisherman. Doug started fishing with his grandpa in the 1960’s and has continued ever since. His children join him as crew on some trips. Learn more about Doug and how he fishes halibut on our blog!

  • Francis van der Sande

    Francis is the first in his family to fish, and has kept at it for over 10 years now! He happened on the profession by chance, when visiting his aunt and happened to find work as a deckhand on the Ta-Nika one summer. Once he decided it was going stick went on to purchase that same boat. He resides in Saanich with his wife, Julia and their young family. Although his children are still a bit too young for the summer trips up the coast, he looks forward to teaching them and having them onboard future trips.

    Boat

    Ta-Nika

    Gear

    Trolling

    Catch

    Salmon (pink & coho) & rockfish

    Location

    North of Haida Gwaii

    Francis van der Sande

    Francis is the first in his family to fish, and has kept at it for over 10 years now! He happened on the profession by chance, when visiting his aunt and happened to find work as a deckhand on the Ta-Nika one summer. Once he decided it was going stick went on to purchase that same boat. He resides in Saanich with his wife, Julia and their young family. Although his children are still a bit too young for the summer trips up the coast, he looks forward to teaching them and having them onboard future trips.

  • Kevin Smith

    Kevin is a third generation fisher with experience across several fisheries including salmon and herring. He operates his 79' seiner boat, the Western Investor, with a longtime crew of six people.

    Boat

    Western Investor

    Gear

    Purse Seine

    Catch

    Herring

    Location

    Straight of Georgia

    Kevin Smith

    Kevin is a third generation fisher with experience across several fisheries including salmon and herring. He operates his 79' seiner boat, the Western Investor, with a longtime crew of six people.

  • Cary Williams

    Cary is a fourth generation fisher on both sides of his family. His brother and cousins all currently work alongside him on the boat depending on the season. He is based out of Sointula, BC which is where his family has lived and worked for generations. Cary started fishing with his dad when he was 11, but had been on the boat for as long as he can remember.

    Boat

    Island Sun

    Gear

    Mid water trawl

    Catch

    Hake & rockfish

    Location

    Westcoast of Vancouver Island

    Cary Williams

    Cary is a fourth generation fisher on both sides of his family. His brother and cousins all currently work alongside him on the boat depending on the season. He is based out of Sointula, BC which is where his family has lived and worked for generations. Cary started fishing with his dad when he was 11, but had been on the boat for as long as he can remember.

Explore our favourite ways
to prepare seafood.

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Miso-Marinated Sablefish

Creamy Lingcod & Potatoes

Halibut & Mango Ceviche

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