We provide fresh, sustainably caught seafood to our coastal communities.

As owners / operators of the fishing vessel, Blue Bayou, we want to bring you the highest quality seafood.

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Our captain, Jordan Belveal, is a fourth-generation fisherman, who has always been passionate about providing fresh sustainably caught seafood to consumers.

How we started.

In March 2020 we wanted to do our part to help with fears of food scarcity on Vancouver Island during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the help of his wife, Caitlin, managing orders and emails on land while Jordan was out fishing, it quickly turned into our own version of a community supported fishery.

 
Jordan’s first boat, the Pacific Shadow

Jordan’s first boat, the Pacific Shadow

Next, Jordan had the Foremost

Next, Jordan had the Foremost

Jordan’s current (and forever) boat, the Blue Bayou

Jordan’s current (and forever) boat, the Blue Bayou

 

How we work.

During the main fishing season, April - October, we bring whole fresh fish to our local communities. As Jordan heads out on a trip, we email our community members to see if they would like some fish from the trip.

Once the order is confirmed and deposit received we send email updates on how the fishing is going and when pickup will be. Typically we will have pickup after each trip in the Comox Valley, Parksville, Nanaimo and Duncan.

Once in the spring and once in the fall, we will bring the boat down for deliveries and are able to stop in Sointula, Powell River and Hornby Island in addition to our regular stops.

When people come to pickup their fish we weigh the fish, deduct the deposit made and take payment for the rest. We always have a debit and credit card machine with us and can accept cash (although often don’t have change available).

You can make sure you get our community emails by filling in our Fish Wish List here.

We’ve realized not everyone has space for a whole fish, so we also offer fillets. We are licensed to sell fresh whole fish right off the boat, and work with a trusted processing partner to produce high-quality, fresh-cut, vacuum sealed fillets. At this time we only have fillets available for pickup in Nanaimo and Parksville. We hope we’ll be able to expand soon to be able to offer this service further around Vancouver Island.