Fisherman's Profiles | Richmond BC

Frank Keitsch

Frank’s fishing career started when he began helping his dad on deck during school summer holidays 45 years ago. He took to it straight away and has never looked back. Fast-forward to now and he’s a highly experienced West Coast spot prawn fisher and his boats are the venerable Black Heart and the newer Dark Star. Frank’s career has included salmon, halibut, and Dungeness crab fishing but spot prawns are a firm favourite. He’ll even pop the heads and enjoy them on deck or bring them ashore where he’ll boil them in salt water for no more than a minute.

Justin Taylor

Justin’s earliest memories include accompanying his fisherman father Terry as they drove around Richmond supplying their freshest catches to local seafood stores. But as an adult, it took him a few years to turn from a “safe” career in accountancy back to the family’s multigenerational fishing business––in a full-time commitment that would have made his Steveston-born Grandpa Shigeharu extremely proud. Justin sells to the public from their Just Travlin Too boat at Fisherman’s Wharf, he and his family love eating B.C. spot prawns in the simplest way possible: in delicious sashimi form

Troy Takasaki

Troy proudly traces his family’s fishing provenance back to 1866 when his great-great grandfather Kotaro began working the waters of the West Coast for the first time. More than 150 years later, fifth-generation seafarer Troy is continuing the family tradition, working with his uncle Paul Kershaw––their vessel Jet Lag will be selling fresh-catch at Fisherman’s Wharf all season long. A huge fan of the deliciously crunchy crustaceans, Troy says he and his family love adding them to all their meals at this time of year––including pizza!

Fisherman’s Profiles