Tag Archives: aquaculture

Sho Am Hungry – ex Miss Sherry

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Katherine

Sho Am Hungry in Gold River Sho Am Hungry is a fish farm net cleaning vessel owned by Brunswick Jetters Ltd in Powell River.

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Laurier II – ex 83-2

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Katherine

Laurier II in Deep Bay With no visible name, the Laurier was a mystery – a slowly sinking ship near Vancouver Island University’s Deep Bay Marine Field Station. Someone always knows, and the Laurier II is no longer a mystery, … Continue reading →

Posted in history, photojournalism, RCN, ships | Tagged abandoned, aquaculture, Deep Bay, history, Laurier II, Navy, RCN, shell fish, ships | Leave a comment

Oysters – Sproat Bay

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Katherine

We’re heading up Trevor Channel toward Bamfield, when the Frances Barkley stops at the southeast end of Tzartus Island– not for pirates or a calamity of some sort, but because we are being approached by a small boat. The crew … Continue reading →

Posted in mountains, nature, ocean, ships, video, winter | Tagged Alberni Inlet, aquaculture, Bamfield, Frances Barkley, Lady Rose Marine, nature, ocean, oysters, Sarita, ships, Sproat Bay, Trevro Channel | Leave a comment

Baynes Sound – the nets

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Katherine

Buckley Bay – Baynes Sound I often wondered what these nets were about, and other than that they had something to do with shellfish had no idea. I recently discovered that they “predator nets” and are used to prevent predation … Continue reading →