The Latin name for Pacific halibut translates as "Hippo of the Sea".
The English name is derived from "Holy flatfish" - "hali" for holy and "but" for flat - as it was a special fish served on holy days or "holidays" in Medieval England.Downloads
Sustainability Information Sheets
British Columbia Seafood Industry Year In Review
BC Seafood Information Sheets
Information about the species including nutrition, availability and links to recipes.
- Salmon Species - comparison (pdf)
- Albacore Tuna (pdf)
- Blue Mussel (pdf)
- Chinook Salmon (pdf)
- Chum Salmon (pdf)
- Clams (pdf)
- Coho Salmon (pdf)
- Dungeness Crab (pdf)
- Farmed Atlantic Salmon (pdf)
- Geoduck (pdf)
- Pacific Halibut (pdf)
- Pacific Herring (pdf)
- Pacific Oyster (pdf)
- Pacific Sardines (pdf)
- Pink Salmon (pdf)
- Sablefish (pdf)
- Scallops (pdf)
- Sea urchins (pdf)
- Side Stripe Shrimp (pdf)
- Sockeye Salmon (pdf)
- Spot Prawns (pdf)
BC Fishery Information Sheets
Information about the species specific fishery.
- Albacore Tuna (pdf)
- Dungeness Crab (pdf)
- Eco Certification (pdf)
- Geoduck (pdf)
- Integrated Groundfish (pdf)
- Intertidal Clams (pdf)
- Lingcod (pdf)
- MSC Certified Fisheries (pdf)
- Pacific Hake (pdf)
- Pacific Halibut (pdf)
- Pacific Sardines (pdf)
- Red and Green Sea Urchin (pdf)
- Rockfish (pdf)
- Roe Herring (pdf)
- Sablefish (pdf)
- Salmon Gillnet and Seine (pdf)
- Salmon Troll (pdf)
- Sea Cucumber (pdf)
- Shrimp by Trawl (pdf)
- Spawn on Kelp (pdf)
- Spiny Dogfish (pdf)
- Spot Prawn on Trap (pdf)
- Wild Pink and Spiny Scallops (pdf)
Sustainability Information Sheets
Information about our sustainable fisheries
One-page Industry Overviews
Information about our seafood industry in six languages.
British Columbia Seafood Industry Year In Review
These helpful publication gives an overview of the commercial fishing, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors in the province. More information is available at: www.env.gov.bc.ca/omfd
