Here's a couple helpful resources for you by: Dave Davis
Good question, Howard. I just called the folks in the know, the Steveston Harbour Authority. They have a Catch of the Day feature on their home page, which lists fish for sale at Fisherman's Wharf. This information is emailed or phoned in by the fishers, so if the fishers don't tell them, they can't post this info. Although public fish sales at the Public Fish Sales Float at Fisherman's Wharf can happen at any time, my experience as a resident, and frequent straight-from-the-fishers buyer is, that the weekends are your best bet is Friday thru Sunday (this was concurred by Pat at the local DFO), as the flush of people visiting on weekends tends to draw more fishers to the Public Fish Sales Float.
Now, something about species being sold. Most fishing seasons vary by specie, region and year. So, even if a specie you want to buy may not be in season locally, the fishers often obtain fish from other areas that are in season at the time. So, to add a little more certainty to what is the catch-of-the-day at the Public Fish Sales Float, visit the Steveston Harbour Authority site, the info you need is on the home page.
You can also call the folks at the local Department of Fisheries and Oceans, who have kindly offered to personally go to Fisherman's Wharf to see if there are any fishers selling and what is being sold. You may contact them at 604-664-9250.
Nov 07, 2007
Live fish sold during off-boat sales by: Anonymous
