Qualicum First Nation Fisheries is located at 5850 River Rd. in Qualicum Bay, British Columbia. Qualicum First Nation Fisheries operates a Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) licenced seafood processing plant. We offer blast freezing and storage of Fresh/Frozen Salmon. We are capable of blast freezing 600,000 pounds a month and storing approximately 300,000 pounds on site.
Qualicum First Nation Fisheries is also involved with the management of the Big Qualicum River. In 1984 the Qualicum Reserve Fishing Bylaw was passed, this grants the Qualicum First Nation exclusive rights to the river and the fish that flow through the QFN reserve.
The Qualicum First Nation Fisheries Staff monitors Fish Stock levels in the Big Qualicum River, conducts test fishing operations, patrols and monitors fishers in their territory, and in years of abundance catch and process commercial Salmon from the Big Qualicum River.
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