Fishing has provided sustenance to the people of coastal British Columbia through the ages. With the arrival of Europeans in the 19th century, the harvesting of fish, particularly salmon, became an industry as well as a food source. Specialized methods suited to the species of fish and the characteristics of coastal areas were soon developed. For a few short months every year, quiet inlets and waterways came alive with bustling communities at the many cannery operations that dotted the B.C. coast in the early 1900s.

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