THIS FISH

Fish harvesters and seafood businesses on Canada's East and West Coasts are currently tracing their catches through Thisfish. Click on the links below to learn more about our featured seafoods.

Atlantic Species

Atlantic Lobster is an icon of Atlantic Canada and New England, a bottom-dwelling species that is prolific from Newfoundland south to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

HADDOCK is a North Atlantic white fish with a very distinctive black blotch—known as the “Devil’s thumbprint”—just above the pectoral fin and an easily recognizable black lateral line running down its side.  

Pacific Species

SEA SCALLOPS are widely known for their iconic, beautiful shape, a fan-like shell with fluted grooves, and are plentiful in both offshore and inshore areas, ranging from Newfoundland to North Carolina. 

ALBACORE TUNA is one of the smallest members of the tuna family and a highly migratory fish that roams all the world’s oceans. 

Lingcod is a Pacific species whose scientific name says it all. Its roots – the Greek “ophis” for snake, and the Latin word “elongatus” or elongated – provides a fitting description for this odd-looking fish.

Pacific Halibut is the largest bottom-dwelling flatfish. Its blotchy olive and brownish colour disguises it when nestled into the sandy seafloor.

SablefisH (Black Cod) is highly prized for an intensely rich, buttery flavour – hence the nickname “butterfish” – and for its surprisingly delicate texture.

King Chinook is the largest of the five species of Pacific salmon, commonly weighing more than 30 pounds (13 kg).

SOCKEYE SALMON are distinguished by their bright red, rich fillets which are what make them prized by sushi chefs. 

COHO SALMON, also known as Silvers, are the most acrobatic of the Pacific salmon, showcasing a marvelous ability to jump and dodge.  

PINK SALMON is the smallest and shortest-lived of the five Pacific salmon species and has a distinctive hump on its back giving it the nickname "humpy." 

SPOT PRAWN is the largest commercially harvested shrimp in British Columbia and Alaska and is prized for its distinctive sweet flavour and firm texture.