Our friend Bill Lee @deerwoodmedia captured this stunning footage of Joel coming home. It hits us right in the feels. All fishing families know how powerful "coming home" is!

Underwater view of scallop fishing! We sent down a camera (with no light) attached to the trawl during our last fishing season. Our family has been fishing this spot over over 20 years and it's still teeming with life. #sustainablefishing #swimmingscallops #proudtofishbc #howwefish #bcscallops #scallopfishing #regenerative #commercialfishing #pinkscallops#bcseafood #scallops #underwater #sealife #oceanlife #oceanwise

Come take a look at the story behind scallop fishers Melissa and Joel Collier. With help from Dorse Media House, we tell the story behind our swimming scallop fishery and our fishing family. "I hope I can pass this on to my kids as well, and for generations to come" - Joel

Melissa and Joel Collier fish swimming scallops from their 42' fishing vessel, the Lisa Jess. In this video, Melissa will take you on a tour of our fishing vessel during the off season (don't mind the mess). Come check out our living space, sleeping arrangements, deck space and fish hold. What do you think? Can you live with 2-3 other people like this for over 40 days at a time, only coming to shore for a couple hours every few weeks?

Chef Kyle Dampsy from the Canoe Brewpub joined Melissa and Joel Collier aboard their fishing vessel the Lisa Jess to fish swimming scallops in February, 2020. Canoe Brewpub is a restaurant in Victoria BC and wanted to show their customers the process behind one of their top selling dishes - À la Minute Scallop Chowder. From Canoe "As a large-scale Victoria restaurant feeding thousands every year, we appreciate our responsibility, and also our opportunity, to educate and support the local food movement. Here at Canoe, we’re committed to our farmers, growers, and to you. We don’t just believe in local — we buy it, cook it, taste it, and love it. We are Champions of Local Food, talking the talk, walking the walk and chopping the chop — Join us." We were very grateful for this opportunity to share our passion of fishing and showcase this amazing product. Thanks to Canoe BrewPub, Chef Kyle Dampsy and Dorse Media House for providing us with this amazing video to share - Melissa Collier

A commercial fisher and trained biologist, Melissa Collier sees first-hand how open-net pen fish farming threatens wild Pacific salmon stocks. "Fishing has been our past and it's our future," says the mother of two, located in Courtenay, BC. Join Melissa and thousands of others to show your support for wild Pacific salmon by signing the Wild First pledge: www.wildfirst.ca/pledge-form

Melissa and Joel Collier fish swimming scallops from their 42' fishing vessel, the Lisa Jess. Swimming scallops, also known as Pink and Spiny scallops, are the only wild scallops caught in British Columbia. The fishery is small scale and Ocean Wise. Head to our website to learn more about how we fish and where to get them.