has eight large off shore fishing vessels, including the FV:  Ocean Pearl, the largest vessel in the B.C. fishing fleet. In addition, we also have an office in James Bay (Victoria), and a docking and repair facility in Victoria's inner harbour.
Our fishing vessels employ over one hundred B.C. fisherman year round, and a local service staff of up to 25 people.
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As a young boy, Bob Fraumeni was fascinated by the sea. He's spent countless hours fishing in Gonzales Bay in Victoria, peering in to the ocean, wondering what was down there. Although he wasn't born in to a fishing family, he was drawn to the sea. As he got older, a teenage Fraumeni began hanging around the busy docks of Victoria's harbour, with three fish processing plants in full operation.
In 1977, Bob bought his first boat, a 36-foot West coast troller designed for Salmon fishing. However, even as he set out on his first trips, Bob Fraumeni knew the salmon industry was going downhill.
"I realized it was time to branch out to other fisheries - especially ground fish," Bob recalls.
By 1984, Bob's company had grown and was established as a limited company called FAS, which stands for "Frozen At Sea". FAS now has 13 boats plying the seas, which fish Sablefish, Albacore Tuna, Wild BC Salmon, BC Spot Prawns, Lingcod, Halibut and Rockfish.
After selling exclusively into the Asian market for many years, Bob was anxious to make his high quality product available locally. 'Finest At Sea' was established as a 'boutique-style' seafood company with locations in Victoria and Vancouver BC. Bob recognized your need for a source of top quality all wild seafood products of known origin. Combined with state of the art processing, storage facilities, transportation and delivery systems, the 'Finest At Sea' products are a phone call away.
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