http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/06/19/bc-russian-salmon-imports.htmlImported Russian sockeye salmon hits B.C. plates
With B.C.'s sockeye salmon stocks nearing an all-time low, an unusual import has arrived in Lower Mainland fish stores — sockeye salmon from Russia.
George Heras, the president of the Seven Seas Seafood company, told CBC News he is bringing in between 30 and 40 tonnes of Russian sockeye this year — the most the company has ever imported — to supply more than a dozen stores around the Lower Mainland.
"We saw some of this Russian sockeye and it was very good quality … and seemed to have the good catch methods and sustainable fishery, so we were interested in bringing in more," Heras said Thursday morning.
The Russian product has a similar look and taste to B.C.'s sockeye and sells for about the same price, Heras said.
Kari Dobrilla, who runs the Superior Fish Market in Ladner, said she didn't know anything about the Russian salmon industry until this year, but agreed the quality is right up there with B.C.'s own fish.
"If I had to say it was any different from our fish, I would say maybe a tad milder. But other than that, it's just like our sockeye," said Dobrilla, who has been in the fish business all her life.
The 2008 Fraser River sockeye salmon run is expected to be one of the worst in 50 years, fisheries officials have said.
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