A joint venture between several industry and government agencies, this guide provides:

	an up-to-date database of BC’s seafood suppliers sorted by species, product form, region, markets and capital investment;
	the latest information for industry participants and potential investors to accurately assess new opportunities, and;
	current and specific information regarding several popular and unique BC seafood species including photos.

The guide is a response to the dramatic changes in the BC seafood business over the past ten years – change driven by wildly fluctuating harvests, changes in the product forms demanded by consumers and increasing popularity of lower profiled species. This changing mix of species and products has kept the wholesale value of BC seafood steady but made it difficult for buyers and processors alike to keep track of the resulting changes.

How can it be used?

	A fresh fish processor could use this site to help decide whether to expand into filleting and packaging for retail by obtaining information on existing producers and facilities through a search by species, product lines and capacity.
	A seafood buyer can use it to obtain a list of suppliers of major species such as salmon, halibut and oysters, but also of sea urchin geoduck, neon flying squid and dogfish.
	A specific seafood buyer such as a chef, culinary arts instructor or new seafood enthusiast could obtain current and specific information regarding how to best buy, store and prepare a number of species.

BC Seafood On-line Partners