Skipper Otto's Community Supported Fishery

2010 was our 41st year of commercial salmon fishing and the 2nd year of our Community Supported Fishery. The first of its kind in Canada, we are proud to provide the freshest and highest quality fisherman-direct salmon available, and a fair price for all.
Your membership helps ensure that our family Otto with two nice wild salmoncan continue its fishing livelihood for another season in the face of big corporate Seine fishing, fish farms, and rising fuel prices.
Your support shows that you value . . .
* small scale, local, sustainable, food producers like us
* knowing exactly where your food comes from

Thank you for supporting our family fishing business!
You probably have lots of questions about what a CSF is and how it works, what it costs and what you get, who we are and how to get in touch. Take a look around, and thanks for checking us out!

How much does it cost & what will I get?

Your membership costs $250 for the year. In exchange, you will receive approximately 35lbs of whole, cleaned, head-on sockeye or the equivalent value in other species of salmon. This year, this would amount to roughly 7 whole sockeye fish at around 5lbs each (about $7/lb). Each of our species and items has a “member price” associated with it. You have the option of coming to as many or as few pick-ups as you like. Once you join, you will receive regular email updates throughout the season letting you know when and what is available for pick up. At each pick-up you attend, you can select whatever you’d like to take for your share. We record what you’ve taken in our spreadsheet, the dollar value is subtracted from your $250 total, and we can tell you at any time how much is left in your share. In the fall, we will let you know when the last date is for you to collect the remainder of your share. After this date, any uncollected fish will be donated to charity.

As of April 2011, we are finalizing details to welcome another fisherman aboard the CSF who would provide frozen-at-sea halibut, ling cod, and black cod as another option to our members.  These products will be available towards the end of the season as frozen product on a first-come, first-served basis.  We will keep members update on when, how, and how much will be available!

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