Since 1956, Victoria Co-op Fisheries Ltd. has harvested and processed a significant portion of the East Coast’s freshest and tastiest seafood.
Located in the pristine Northeast Highlands region of Cape Breton Island, this forward-thinking co-operative purchases locally harvested seafood from its’ members. Once processed, our products are shipped worldwide to many customers located in Japan, Vietnam, China and Hong Kong. We also ship a significant amount of product to the USA and within Canada
Victoria Co-op Fisheries is the only active lobster processing facility on Cape Breton Island.
The Co-op purchases a variety of seafood from over 140 inshore commercial fishing vessels including: Lobster, Snow Crab, Halibut, Ground fish and Mackerel. The majority of product is purchased from vessels that are locally owned and operated by Co-op members. The purchasing and processing of this product results in the direct employment of as many as 125 people in peak periods and contributes approximately $2 million in payroll to our local economy.
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