We are independent West Coast fishermen who believe a balance must be maintained between our traditional way of life and the impact on the fisheries. By adopting ocean-friendly and responsible harvesting practices and focusing on the most sustainable of the fisheries, we supply our customers with the finest seafood available from the pristine waters of the North Pacific. Our Ocean Wise™ seafood is sold through discriminating retailers and restaurants which are uncompromising on quality and committed to ensuring the health of the oceans. read more >>
Photo: Sustainable Chefs Rick Moonen and Robert Clark hangin' out with a 101 lb. Organic Ocean Pacific halibut harvested the previous day off of Tofino!!!
Fisherman-owned Vancouver company flourishes with BC's spot prawn fishery
By Rick Crosby
On Saturday, May 8, 2010, a row of white tents is set up on one jetty at Fisherman's Wharf near Vancouver's Granville Island. A group of seafood chefs stand out in their starch white uniforms in the growing crowd of visitors at British Columbia's fourth annual Spot Prawn Festival. The gathering is the brainchild of Vancouver prawn fisherman Steve Johansen, 43, and restaurateur Robert Clark, 47, who believe spot prawns are the poster child for sustainable fisheries. In the early 1990s spot prawns were relatively unknown to consumers in British Columbia.
Download a PDF of the cover story on the National Fisherman. June, 2011 >>
Seafood International, March 2011
To say Dane Chauvel, Steve Johansen and Frank Keitsch believe in what they're doing is like saying a priest believes in God.
This trio, which collectively makes up Vancouver-based Organic Ocean, a boutique supplier of seafood to the city's top restaurants, is fervent about its seafood.
The darling of Organic Ocean's product mix is its spot prawns.
read more >>
Photo: Organic Ocean's spot prawns are commercially harvested in traps deployed on long-lines commonly 180 feet to 325 feet below the ocean surface.
And what are they saying about Organic Ocean?
Steve was instrumental in helping with my dream, and in collaboration with the Chefs' Table Society of B.C., successfully launched our annual spot prawn festival. Now, also a spot prawn fisherman, Steve and his buddy Frank supply Vancouver with super fresh spot prawns with our first truly day boat fishery that is available for retail down on Fisherman's Wharf.
Executive Chef Robert Clark,
C Restaurant
