Standing Up for Our Fishers: An Unsatisfying Conclusion
September 8, 2023
News bc fishing industry fishing fishing license license sustainable fishing sustainable seafood west coast fishingBack in early June, we shared a story about our halibut fisher, Doug Kostering and DFO’s seizure of his catch. It’s been a long bumpy road this summer with an unsatisfying conclusion so we feel it is the right time for an update. As a recap, our longtime halibut fisher, Doug Kostering, was accused by … Continued
Standing Up for Our Fishers: A Message from Sonia
June 8, 2023
The reason I co-founded Skipper Otto with my husband Shaun, was to stand up for and support independent fishing families, and this mission has never been more important. On Friday June 2nd, armed DFO officers visited both our Fisherman’s Wharf location in False Creek, Vancouver, as well as our cold storage facility in Surrey, BC, … Continued
Stronger Together: BC Young Fishermen’s Gathering
April 18, 2023
The fishing industry in Canada has been really good at breaking apart connections over the last 150 years. It has separated consumers from harvesters through long complex supply chains; pitted Indigenous and non-Indigenous harvesters against one another and moved the industry out of the hands of independent families. The resulting scarcity mentality and pervasive “us … Continued
Hope and optimism following the Fisheries for Communities Gathering
March 14, 2023
I’m bursting with hope and optimism following the Fisheries for Communities Gathering this past month in Victoria, and I couldn’t resist sharing my excitement with all of you (the Skipper Otto community). When Canadian politicians come together with thoughtful, cross-party support for a grassroots issue that helps independent fishing families – it should be celebrated! … Continued
Independent fishing families need your help: sign the petition!
February 24, 2023
Since we started Skipper Otto in 2008, our goal has always been to fight for the rights of individual harvesters and coastal First Nations, to ensure the value of the fisheries flow into – not away from – our communities. One of the most beautiful things about the Skipper Otto community is that folks like … Continued
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