The World Loves a BC Fish Called Hake. Why Don’t We Eat It Here? 
By Braela Kwan CA Source: thetyee 7/4/2020
Braela Kwan
In the seaside village of Sointula on Malcolm Island that lies between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland, Cary Williams serves hake and eggs for breakfast. Williams caught the hake himself. He has fished hake for nearly 25 years off the west edge of Vancouver Island. The delicate, soft, white-fleshed, mild-tasting fish is the largest seafood catch in B.C.
Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select partners

The Tyee’s legislative bureau chief on 13 years reporting on health, equality and BC politics.

“Pacific hake is the most abundant fish resource we have off the coast of Canada,” said Murdoch McAllister, an associate professor at the University of British Columbia’s department of oceans and fisheries. “It’s way, way larger than the salmon abundance.”
 

In 2017, 85,000 tonnes of hake were harvested off the B.C. coast, nearly six times the province’s wild salmon catch.

But there’s one more catch: not many others in B.C. are eating hake. Despite the unrivalled volume of the province’s hake catch, it’s unlikely to find hake on local restaurant menus or in supermarkets and grocery stores.

Williams and McAllister each note that most of B.C.’s hake catch is exported overseas. “I think we actually consume very little of what we catch here,” said Williams. “The amount that is exported would probably be significantly all of it.”

 
Continue...

News Id SourceStampcountry
4176Taiwan responds to NGO reports on forced labor within its fishing fleetseafoodsource2021-04-02TW
4177Salmon with sea lice pulled from storesUPI2012-10-22CA
4178Chesapeake Striped Bass Reproduction At Record Lowbaltimore2012-10-17US
4179Michigan Angler Catches Record-Breaking Great Lakes Muskiedetroit.cbslocal2012-10-20US
4180Mystery Florida eyeball is probably from '10ft swordfish', experts saytheguardian2012-10-12US
4181Rare Gold Saury Worth Weight in Actual Gold, Apparentlysoranews242012-10-05JP
4182Cub Scout catches 'monster' in Texas lakebeaumontenterprise2012-10-05US
4183Южнокорейские компании вложат 11,8 млрд руб. в создание рыбного порта в Приморьеinterfax2021-04-14RU
4184'Scolded us for being female': Woman says fishing trip prize taken away because she is a womanchron2021-03-30US
4185Incredible moment fishermen casually cast their lines out as dozens of frenzied sharks thrash in the shallows next to themdailymail2021-04-01UK
4186State scientists look to purge invasive goldfish from Maine watersbangordailynews2012-10-03IN
4187Wis. voters favor blocking of Asian carpUPI2012-10-02US
4188North Sea cod: Is it true there are only 100 left?BBC News2012-09-30CA
4189'Record-breaking' turbot caught off ShetlandBBC News2012-09-28UK
4190Judge lets fish farm activist off the hookctvnews2012-09-29CA
4191Preserving Old Female Cods Key To Population Conservation; 'Don't Seem To Have Aged Physiologically'Underwatertimes2012-09-26SW
4192Another giant sturgeon caught in Fraser RiverCBC News2012-09-26CA
4193Fisherman forced to throw back big tuna fishCBC News2012-09-20CA
4194Killing one fish species to preserve anothertheglobeandmail2012-09-20CA
4195Wallington man reels in 180lb albino fishyourlocalguardian2012-09-20UK
4196Alaska and the mysterious disappearing king salmonBBC News2012-09-19US
4197Montana announces fifth record-breaking fish in less than a yearfoxnews2021-04-01US
4198Overuse of antibiotics threatens China’s fish farms, scientists warnscmp2021-04-02CN
4199“Just incredible”: Bay of Green Bay evolves into world-class walleye fisherywbay2021-04-02US
4200Floating hotel where the bedroom is 10 feet beneath the surface of a Swedish lakeDaily Mail2012-09-17UK

217 218 219 167 of [220 - pages.]