the Founders

Adam Pearl

Big seas and sleepless nights, following your lines and trusting your instincts. This is how you make the catch that feeds the people. This is Adam Pearl. Knowledge passed from father to son, from uncle to nephew. Knowledge built on wide experience and endless hard work. To take that experience and turn it into an amazing quality of product is truly the key to being a successful com-
mercial fisherman.

“To feel the weight of a full hold of 
halibut beneath you as you make your way home after months at sea is the most rewarding day you can ever have. To know that your catch will touch the plates of thousands of people around the world tells you in your heart you’ve done something good.”

Geoff Austin

To be a true swordsman with a filleting knife. To know the bone structure of every fish from our beautiful coast. To be a true fishmonger the likes of Geoff Austin you need to know every aspect of this industry intimately. From being a commercial fisherman, a master with a knife, or a self taught business man, Geoff is the man who makes this business run smoothly. With amazing contacts for direct to the source buying and a sharp eye for exceptional quality he is the difference between good and great.

“My family and friends would say I was born with salt in my veins. I have fished since I could walk and have immersed myself in all aspects of the fishing industry. For a business to be successful it has to give its customers the very best.  It has to be the quality they deserve.”

Cory siegner

​A lot of fish guts, but not a lot of glory, the middle man all the way down the line. This is where Cory Siegner came from. Taking thousands of pounds of fish a day, from all around the world and getting it onto the plates of fine dining restaurants and family barbecues alike. To have an endless array of knowledge for a thousand different products, everyone wanting what’s new, what’s fresh, what’s exciting!

“To watch your father unload a boat of the best fish the west coast has to offer, then have your aunties process that fish and grade out the best of the best, and finally watch your uncles move that product into several thriving markets all along the west coast doesn’t give you a lot of options for what you want to be when you grow up. I love every minute of it!”

Katie budd

Katie began with us at our Kamloops location back in 2013. When she made the decision to move back home to the coast we were excited for the opportunity to partner up with her in our Vancouver operations. Since then she has helped open our West Vancouver and the Gibson's markets. With dedication and hard work Katie has not only managed the market but showed her true talents of inspiring customers and staff alike.

Katie was born and raised on the Sunshine Coast and has been a spot prawn fisherman from a young age. She loves fishing and the ocean and it transfers seamlessly into her work at the market. If you ever get a chance to run into Katie at one of our markets take a minute to ask her about our industry, you will not regret it. She will inspire you to look at seafood in a whole new light. Katie embodies the very spirit of the Fisherman's Markets' core beliefs.