Our Boats. Our Fish. From our fishermen direct to you. We are proud British Columbians striving to be the leader in sustainable fishing practices.
Welcome to Finest At Sea Ocean Products Ltd. We are the leading provider of the finest quality seafood on the West Coast. All our products are 100% wild and are caught by our own fishermen through sustainable fishing practices. We have been operating since 1977 as F.A.S. Seafood Producers Ltd. Finest At Sea was established as a ‘boutique-style’ seafood market here in Victoria.
LOCATION
VICTORIA JAMES BAY
27 Erie Street Victoria, BC V8V 1P8 250.383.7760
HOURS: SEAFOOD MARKET DAILY 10am - 6Pm
fish & chip TRUCK daily 11am - 7pm
VANCOUVER KERRISDALE
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closing our Vancouver location. After many months of looking, we were unsuccessful in finding a new space to set up shop.
Our last day of service will be September 15, 2024.
Please bare with us as our hours way be a bit wonky as staff move on to new opportunities.
We thank you for your years of patronage and for your continued support of Wild BC Seafood.
Please continue to seek out family owned fishing businesses.
Tight Lines - Finest At Sea
Products
Finest At Sea products consist of a wide variety of wild BC seafood, including: Halibut, Sablefish, Salmon, Spot Prawns, Albacore Tuna, Lingcod, Rockfish, Dungeness Crab, and Local Shellfish. We also boast a onsite smoke house where we do all our own in house recipes for smoked and candied salmon, tuna and our staff favourite sablefish. Combined with state of the art processing, storage facilities, transportation and delivery systems, Finest At Sea products are your #1 choice for the finest seafood on the West Coast.
Our Story
It all started when…
As a young boy, Bob Fraumeni was fascinated by the sea. He spent countless hours fishing in Gonzales Bay in Victoria, peering into the ocean, wondering what was down there. Although he wasn’t born into a fishing family, he was drawn to the sea. As he got older, a teenage Fraumeni began hanging around the busy docks of Victoria’s Harbour, which at the time had three fish processing plants in full operation.
In 1977, Bob bought his first boat, a 36-foot West Coast troller designed for Salmon fishing. However, even as he set out on his first trips, Bob Fraumeni knew the salmon industry was going downhill.
“I realized it was time to branch out to other fisheries - especially ground fish,” Bob recalls.
By 1984, Bob’s company had grown and was established as a limited company called F.A.S.Seafood Producers Ltd., which stands for ‘Frozen At Sea.' F.A.S. now has 8 boats plying the seas, catching everything from Halibut up in Haida Gwaii to Albacore Tuna off the West Coast of Vancouver Island.
After selling exclusively to the Asian Market for many years, Bob was eager to make his high quality products available locally. ‘Finest At Sea’ was established as a boutique-style seafood company with locations in Victoria and Vancouver, B.C. Bob recognized your need for a source of top quality, 100% wild seafood products of known origin and now the Finest At Sea Products are just a phone call away.
BEST FISH & CHIPS IN TOWN
Our Fleet
Finest At Sea has ten large offshore fishing vessels, including the FV: Ocean Pearl, the largest vessel in the B.C. fishing fleet. Our vessels are equipped with cutting-edge, deep cold (-60º) freezing systems. As any experienced fish buyer knows, freshness can only be guaranteed when the time between expiration and freezing is measured in minutes.
FV Ocean pearl
This impressive 130ft ship leads our fishing fleet. Year round the 'Ocean Pearl' is catching Sablefish, along with some Halibut and Rockfish.
FV Scania Queen
Our ‘Queen’ reels in Spring, Coho, and Pink Salmon for us. Captained each summer by our fearless leader Bob Fraumeni while he mentors future fishers.
FV MALAHAT II
The Malahat isn't just the stretch of highway between Victoria and Duncan... it also is the name of a member of our fleet! She fishes for Albacore Tuna, Halibut and Lingcod
FV Nordic spirit
This 56’ member of our fleet, catches Spot Prawns, Halibut, Tuna and Sablefish. It is set up for various sustainable catch methods including, traps and long-lining
FV Hanna Lio
The 'Hanna Lio' longlines for Halibut, and Sablefish but also brings in our, Rockfish, and Lingcod as some tasty bi-catch
FV stAR wars II
The Star Wars II is one of our largest ships, but it packs one of our smallest fish: herring. Beyond Herring Packing, the Star Wars II also brings in Halibut and goes on some very impressive Ghost Gear Recovery missions
FV Nordic Rand
You can find the 'Nordic Rand' reeling in Tuna, Spot Prawns, Sablefish, and Halibut.
FV salmon king
This Tuna-catching machine finds its home south of the border as part of our US fleet.
The 'Conquest' makes up the other half of our US fleet.
WHY WE ARE THE FINEST
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Contact Us
We at Finest at Sea take great pride in the service that we provide to all of our customers. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments please let us know below!
Our Office
27 Erie Street
Victoria, BC. V8V1P8
