ATLANTIC COD is an icon of the North Atlantic, fished for more than 500 years, ever since the discovery of the New World.

Lobster is an icon of Atlantic Canada and New England, a bottom-dwelling species that is prolific from Newfoundland south to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

HADDOCK is a North Atlantic white fish with a very distinctive black blotch—known as the “Devil’s thumbprint”—just above the pectoral fin and an easily recognizable black lateral line running down its side.  

HALIBUT (ATLANTIC)  is the Atlantic's largest bottom-dwelling flatfish. Its blotchy olive and brownish colour disguises it when nestled into the sandy seafloor.  

PoLLOCK is a deep-water fish related to Atlantic Cod and Haddock. They are prolific along the coasts of both North America and Europe.

REDFISH is a slow-growing, deep-sea fish commonly marketed as “ocean perch,” even though it isn't a perch species. They are incidentally caught while fish harvesters catch halibut and haddock

ICELAND SCALLOPS attach themselves to rocks on the seafloor in shallow waters, unlike their giant sea scallop cousin which can propel itself by expelling jets of water. They are plentiful in sub-arctic waters off Canada, Iceland, Greenland, Norway, and in the Barents Sea off Russia.

Pacific Species

SEA SCALLOPS are widely known for their iconic, beautiful shape, a fan-like shell with fluted grooves, and are plentiful in both offshore and inshore areas, ranging from Newfoundland to North Carolina. 

ALBACORE TUNA is one of the smallest members of the tuna family and a highly migratory fish that roams all the world’s oceans. 

DUNGENESS CRAB are an icon of the Pacific coast and are prolific from the Aleutian Islands to southern California. Dungeness crabs have a hard-shelled, oval-shaped carapace, a pair of large claws and four legs.  

Lingcod is a Pacific species whose scientific name says it all. Its roots – the Greek “ophis” for snake, and the Latin word “elongatus” or elongated – provides a fitting description for this odd-looking fish.

Pacific Halibut is the Pacific's largest bottom-dwelling flatfish. Its blotchy olive and brownish colour disguises it when nestled into the sandy seafloor.

SablefisH (Black Cod) is highly prized for an intensely rich, buttery flavour – hence the nickname “butterfish” – and for its surprisingly delicate texture.

King Chinook is the largest of the five species of Pacific salmon, commonly weighing more than 30 pounds (13 kg).

SOCKEYE SALMON are distinguished by their bright red, rich fillets which are what make them prized by sushi chefs. 

COHO SALMON, also known as Silvers, are the most acrobatic of the Pacific salmon, showcasing a marvelous ability to jump and dodge.  

PINK SALMON is the smallest and shortest-lived of the five Pacific salmon species and has a distinctive hump on its back giving it the nickname "humpy." 

Freshwater Species

SPOT PRAWN is the largest commercially harvested shrimp in British Columbia and Alaska and is prized for its distinctive sweet flavour and firm texture. 

YELLOW PERCH are North America’s most popular freshwater fish, having been commercially harvested for more than a century. Weighing up to a pound (450 g), they live in large schools in the shallow waters of the Great Lakes.