Salmon Farmers

Creative Salmon is a producer of high quality naturally raised Chinook salmon indigenous to our local area. As one of the founding members of the Pacific Organic Seafood Association (POSA), we are actively pursuing Organic Certification.

We provide our customers with assurance of wholesome and nutritious Premium Quality Chinook salmon. We utilize only the best quality feed ingredients, growing conditions and husbandry techniques together with a philosophy that our environment, our employees and our local community are equally as important as is the economic bottom line.

Grieg Seafood BC Ltd. (Grieg) is a Canadian salmon farming company based in Campbell River, British Columbia, and proudly supports 45 full-time employees. Operations further support another 50 full-time employees at a fish processing plant owned by Walcan Seafood Ltd., the single largest employer on Quadra Island.

Farm Operations, comprising of 9 sites owned by Grieg and one other leased site are based in four areas; Esperanza Inlet and Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, and on the east side of Vancouver Island in Clio Channel and Okisollo Channel.

Grieg is a proud member of the BC Salmon Farmers Association and in addition to abiding by provincial and federal regulation is also governed by the BCSFA Code of Practice.

Grieg is also a member of the Grieg Group of Companies, based in Bergen, Norway. The Grieg Group is 25% owned by the Grieg Foundation, a registered charitable organization, which has a mandate to support SOS Children's Villages, medical research, cultural activities, and humanitarian causes. To learn more or to get involved visit SOS Children's Villages.

The Grieg Foundation was a significant sponsor of the 3rd Aboriginal Dance Symposium held October, 2005 in Victoria, British Columbia and received recognition of its support during the opening ceremonies held in the Mungo Martin Big House.

Marine Harvest is the world's largest aquaculture company, and its premier producer and supplier of farmed salmon. Marine Harvest Canada is a fully integrated business having freshwater and saltwater production facilities from Duncan to Klemtu and its own processing plant in Port Hardy. Marine Harvest is the largest producer of Atlantic Salmon on the Canada's west coast and employs more than 500 British Columbians.

Mainstream Canada

Since 1989, Mainstream Canada has been a leading company in the Canadian salmon industry producing top quality products for an increasingly demanding market. As an industry leader, Mainstream Canada is proud to assure our customers our products are processed under the most stringent international safety and health standards, a fact validated by international recognition.

Mainstream Canada has a long tradition in environment protection and sustainability. A combination of various factors, as well as a deep understanding of the surrounding environment, allows us to guarantee that our aquaculture operations will continue for a long time.

Mainstream Canada is part of the Norwegian CERMAQ GROUP which is a world leader in salmon production with operations in Canada, Scotland, Chile and Norway.

Our sablefish is outstanding for a wide variety of culinary styles and techniques, and the high fish oil content makes it a great source of omega-3 fatty acids.

Every sablefish is raised using pioneering practices honed and refined to ensure consistent quality in the ideal environment for the fish – the cold, clean waters of the North Pacific. Our exacting standards (no medication, hormones, nor colouring agents are ever used) reflect our independent approach in the entire process, from egg to plate. Only those fish that meet these standards can be considered for our Special Reserve.

We believe that sustaining the environment ultimately sustains us, and we are also proud to partner with the Kyuquot First Nations to nurture the local community through year-round employment. In the Nuu-Chah-Nulth language, ‘kyuquot’ means different people, which is a symbol for our unique and different approach to sablefish aquaculture, and our desire for raising the best, most delicious fish.