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PICKEREL SHELLFISH: ALBACORE TUNA WALLEYE CLAMS, MUSSELS, B.C. & ATLANTIC LAKE ERIE, HURON OYSTERS, SCALLOPS Pole or troll caught & ONTARIO Beach or suspension farmed Known for its rich fl avour, Bottom gillnet or trap net ARCTIC CHAR HALIBUT Atlantic: Hand rake or tong SPOT due to the high fat content A delicate, mildly sweet- From stews to à la carte of the fl esh. Albacore tuna Worldwide: Closed-system PACIFIC fl avoured freshwater fi sh PRAWNS is fast growing and highly farmed Bottom longline or delicacies, shellfi sh are an B.C. that is quite lean. Tastes Nunavut: Bottom gillnet or weir handline caught important part of Canadian Trap caught reproductive, making them very good poached or inherently resilient to fi shing A popular choice for grilling, A lean, white-fl eshed fi sh with cuisine, varying in taste from Known globally for their steamed with ginger and pressure. Troll or pole fi shing and a great substitute for a fi rm texture and distinctive mild and delicate to rich and sweet, delicate fl avour garlic, but heavy sauces are methods result in much trout or salmon, Arctic char fl avour. Very versatile, halibut earthy. Shellfi sh are generally and fi rm texture, B.C. not recommended. Bottom lower incidents of by-catch is sustainably farmed with lends itself to many cooking farmed off the bottom of the spot prawns are a chef gillnets and trap nets cause than are typical with more closed, land-based systems, techniques including frying, sea fl oor in either suspended favourite. A well managed minimal damage to the common method of pelagic reducing many of the risks of grilling, baking, and broiling. bags or on ropes or trays fi shery, B.C. spot prawns surrounding environment. longline. open-net-pen farming. Arctic The Pacifi c halibut fi shery is with minimal impact on the are caught in traps char is also caught by bottom jointly regulated by Canada surrounding environment. resulting in low levels gillnet or weir in Cambridge and the U.S. with annual of by-catch or habitat Bay, Nunavut, part of a catch limits. damage. sustainable small-scale fi shery.

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