A B.C. community fishery is protesting a Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) raid last Friday that seized approximately 680 kilograms of processed halibut and lingcod provided by a fisherman the federal agency says was not licensed.
The DFO says fishery officers executed two search warrants at Skipper Otto’s Community Fishery Ltd. and a cold storage facility.
“As this is an active investigation into potential violations of the Fisheries Act, it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time,” the DFO said in a statement to CBC.
Skipper Otto, a community-supported fishery in Vancouver, claims the DFO seizure is unjust. Sonia Strobel, its CEO, is backing the fisherman who says the processing of his
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