lowest salmon catch<\/a> in over 70 years.)<\/p>\nIn their place, southerly species are moving in. One of the most notable of these new arrivals isn\u2019t a fish, but Humboldt squid, which have begun appearing in both fishers\u2019 nets and in restaurants across the city.<\/p>\n
From a chef\u2019s perspective, Baarschers sees the changes as a mixed bag. New kinds of seafood are exciting to work with, but they come at the cost of beloved favorites.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou get to know and love certain items, and when they decline and you no longer see the same fish around, it is a bit sad because you just have such fond memories,\u201d he says. The changes could also affect Vancouver\u2019s massive tourist industry, as customers have come to expect certain species on their plates. \u201cEveryone waits for halibut season to come,\u201d Baarschers says. \u201cAnd if you don\u2019t have halibut on the menu, people are asking why.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Vancouver, British Columbia, is nothing short of a seafood paradise. Situated at the mouth of the formerly salmon-rich Fraser River, the city overlooks Vancouver Island to the west, and beyond that, the open Pacific Ocean. Long before it had a <\/p>\n
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