Learn the Story Behind the Seafood

Savour the Local Sea is your opportunity to learn the story behind the seafood. Explore one of Canada’s richest fishing grounds and meet the thousands of people who make a living from the sea. Learn local stories of heroism and comic relief, family traditions and cultural treasures. From fine dining to diners, taste some of the best seafood on the Atlantic, and relish the local connection.

Savour the Local Sea is an annual program designed to make the fishery more accessible to visitors throughout Yarmouth & Acadian Shores. In 2012, you may want to...

Experience the local sea by visiting one of our local wharves for a Living Wharves fishing skills demonstration. Try your hand at various fishing skills and learn what it takes to be a fisherman... or fisherwoman. Scan through our Interpretive Wharf Panels located on twelve wharves throughout the region to learn more about what fishery takes place on each wharf, where the local restaurants and accommodations are located and whats to see and do in each community. QR Codes are located on each panel.

Taste the local sea. Plan to have your meals at participating restaurants for a special dish made with local seafood selected just for you. 

See the local sea. Follow the directional signs to one of many wharves throughout Yarmouth & Acadian Shores where new interpretive panels have been installed. Each wharf has a different story to tell. You never know... you might be able to catch a Living Wharves demo.

Learn the local sea. Fish processing facilities are often overlooked but play a big role in the fishing industry. Take a tour and see the various species and various methods used in these facilities. Click here to view participating facilities.