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“A community-fishing enterprise in Vancouver has grown so popular the founders are planning to build two of their own processing plants.
Sonia Strobel and her husband, Shaun, started Skipper Otto’s Community-Supported Fishery in 2008 after they realized Shaun could not make a living as a fisherman on his own. The company works like a co-op, with members buying shares at the beginning of each season and spending the credit on fish throughout the year.
Members can pick up the weekly catch, which ranges from tuna to spot prawns to king crab, directly from workers at the False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf.
“We’re able to get those fish much earlier in their journey than we would do if we were buying from the supermarket,” said Vancouver resident Natalie Tsang, who was one of 40 people signed up with Skipper Otto’s in its first year.
A $300 share would provide a family of four with about one serving of seafood per week for a year, according to the company’s website.
Tsang said one of the biggest benefits of getting their seafood from Skipper Otto’s is her children are able to see where their food comes from.
“They see us go down to the wharf, we choose the fish together, they chat with Sonia and Shaun. They get more involved in this process.”
Skipper Otto now has a membership of 2,117 people and is outgrowing its current workflow, which involves outsourcing the packaging part of the fish’s journey from fishermen to consumer.“