Category: BC Commercial Fishermen's Week - THE FISHERMANS MARKET

BC Commercial Fishermen’s Week, February 22-28, 2021

2/28/2021

BC Commercial Fishermen’s Week was born out of Adam Pearl and Geoff Austin’s love of high quality, sustainable seafood, and fishing. This celebration is a creation of love and passion for our fishermen and women who bring the ocean to our plates time and time again.

A man’s career working in the plants and unloading boats

2/24/2021

~ Interview with Happy Seigner

When many people think of the seafood industry they think about the fishermen and women who work on the ocean, the market where they buy their fish, and the restaurants that serve their fish cooked up nicely for them. What most people don’t think about is the many individuals who are responsible for getting the seafood from the boats to your plates.

Fishing to keep out of trouble

2/23/2021

~ Shannon Hedquist, daughter of Commercial fisherman Brian Hedquist

When my father, Brian Hedquist, graduated from high school in Prince Rupert he, like many others in his class, had two choices for a career, commercial fishing or working in the mill. He chose fishing and that weaved the tapestry of our lives for all of my childhood.

BC Commercial Fishermen's Week sales

2/22/2021

BC Commercial Fishermen's Week is here and in support we are running several promo's on our local BC Fish!

Each fish is OceanWise approved sustainably caught.

The Beginning of the Black Cod Fishery in BC

2/18/2021

~ Interview with Blair Pearl, Commercial Fisherman

Black cod in the 60's and 70’s was simply a bycatch fishery. Halibut boats would go out and bring small limited catches of black cod in with their halibut or rockfish loads. Back in those days the BC halibut fleet was allowed to fish in Alaska and the Americans were allowed to fish in BC. When the International Pacific Halibut Commission announced that this agreement would end, knowing that half of the BC fleet would have to move south and fish in a more congested area, Blair decided to change focus and target black cod specifically.

A tribute to Tom Orr, bc commercial fisherman

2/18/2021

Tom Orr, BC Commercial Fisherman

~ Emily Orr, Commercial Fisherman

This is my Dad, Tom Orr, who started out salmon trolling in the early 80’s (his boat then was the Jan-Ty-Lee) and went on to spend nearly 30 years fishing prawns.

camp coffee at dawn

2/18/2021

~ Katie Budd, Commercial Fisherman and store manager for Fisherman's Market West Vancouver.

So, my story isn’t harrowing or about rough seas as so many fishing stories are. What I want to write is about is a feeling. The feeling of waking up on the pacific north coast.

Rights of passage - a fisherman’s son

2/17/2021

~ Adam Pearl, Commercial Fisherman and one of the owners of Fisherman's Market

My boys, Theodore and Sullivan, are 9 and 10 respectively. They are starting to more frequently bring up coming on my boat prawn fishing with me. This is something which will not go away. I know this from experience. Not just from myself once being a 9 year old wanting to go with dad, but also all my cousins with their dads as well. Every young man in my family gets the urge to at least try commercial fishing like their fathers had before them. And their fathers before them and on and on. I think my boys are young. Too young. And then I think about my first trip with dad.

Pan seared lingcod fillets

2/10/2021

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Serves: 6

INGREDIENTS:

1 ½ pounds lingcod, cleaned and boned
1/2 lemon, zested
1 ½ cups bread crumbs
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
2 tbsp mayonaise
1 teaspoon lemon pepper
Salt and pepper to taste

cedar plank halibut cheeks

2/10/2021

Cook time: 30 min
Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS:

2 cedar grilling planks
8 halibut cheeks
2 tbsp tarragon leaves
2 leeks, white parts only
2 tbsp olive oil
1 lemon, sliced
Salt and pepper

Pan Seared Albacore Tuna

2/10/2021

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb albacore tuna loin
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
For the rub/crust:
1/2 Tbsp paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
A heavy-bottomed pan big enough to cook your whole loin

Steamed Dungeness crab

2/10/2021

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Serves: 2

INGREDIENTS:

2 Dungeness crab clusters
1 cup water
1/2 cup white wine
2 lemons, quartered
3 tbsp fresh basil or tarragon, minced
2 tsp old bay seasoning
1 stick butter, melted
Salt and pepper to taste

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