Northern Reserve Arctic Char

Northern Reserve Arctic Char

Raised with passion. Reserved for the table.

New Brunswick, Canada

A fish of the far north, passionately raised in the Wolastoq valley. Three generations of family craft, held to a single standard: nothing leaves our water that we would not serve at our own table.

Origin

It began in a barn.
It became a craft.

It started in a barn in western New Brunswick, with a father and his sons raising fish by hand, side by side. What began as a shared family undertaking became a discipline, refined together across decades of cold winters and careful seasons.

Northern Reserve is the culmination of that work. A single species, raised with exacting care, harvested to order, and delivered with its provenance intact.

I

The Founding

A father and his sons, a barn, and a few tanks. A shared conviction that fish could be raised better by hand than by scale.

II

The Discipline

Decades of refinement. Water, feed, and stocking density studied until the method became instinct.

III

The Reserve

The method given a name. Arctic Char, raised to a standard and offered to those who notice the difference.

The Char

The most refined fish
of the northern waters

Arctic Char sits between salmon and trout: finer in the grain, cleaner on the palate, with a delicate richness that rewards restraint in the kitchen.

Cold Water

Raised in cold, clean water that firms the flesh and keeps the flavour clean.

Fine Texture

A tight, buttery flake with a colour from pale rose to deep coral.

Harvested to Order

Fish leave the water when the order is placed, not before.

Rich in Omega-3

Naturally high in healthy fats, with a clean, mild finish.

Salvelinus alpinus

Offerings

Prepared for the kitchen

No. I

Whole Fish

Dressed and iced at harvest. For kitchens that break down their own fish and want it whole, bright, and unmistakably fresh.

  • FormatDressed, head on
  • PackIced, boxed
  • Ideal forRestaurants
No. II

Fillets

Hand trimmed, pin-boned, skin on. The signature cut, ready for the pan, the grill, or the cure.

  • FormatSkin on, boneless
  • PackFresh or vacuum sealed
  • Ideal forChefs, retail
No. III

Portions

Uniform, centre-cut portions, individually sealed. Consistency for service at scale and the premium retail case.

  • FormatCentre-cut
  • PackIndividually sealed
  • Ideal forHospitality, retail
We do not raise the most fish. We raise the ones worth reserving.
The Northern Reserve Standard
Trade & Partnerships

Supply for those
who notice.

We work directly with a select number of restaurants, retailers, and distributors across Canada. Allocation is limited by what our water can produce well.

01Direct relationship. No brokers between our water and your kitchen.
02Harvested to order with full traceability on every shipment.
03Standing allocations available for recurring partners.
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Tell us your format, approximate weekly volume, and delivery region. Every enquiry is handled personally.

(506) 425-3324
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