Maritime Discovery Centre Port Alberni BC British Columbia Canada
Port Alberni is nestled in the Alberni Valley at the head of Vancouver Island's longest inlet. For decades, Port Alberni's main industries have been mining and logging, but today the town is also converting itself into a major tourist hub. With the increased popularity of Pacific Rim National Park, Barkley Sound and Clayoquot Sound, many visitors are basing their vacations in Port Alberni, and taking trips to a variety of surrounding locations. Port Alberni is truly the Salmon Capital of the World - adjacent waters boast all five species of Pacific salmon. Port Alberni's harbour district is thick with tackle shops, boat rentals, and fishing charters. This is definitely one of the major hubs for angling on Vancouver Island and is the best resource centre for information on fishing locally in both saltwater and freshwater. Visitors come to Port Alberni year-round to sport fish Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound for chinook, coho, and sockeye salmon. Salmon school in the inlet before ascending to the spawning grounds. Timing is crucial if you wish to take advantage of their presence. One day they're here; the next, they're gone, so plan ahead. In general, the Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound offer year-round fishing. Salmon is the prize catch in these waters but so too are halibut. Visits to active logging and mill operations are available; museums feature heavy equipment as well as First Nations art; and the revitalized Harbour Quay is home to regularly-scheduled cargo and passenger ships serving the scattered communities of Barkley Sound. The Alberni Harbour Quay is a peoples place, with stores and restaurants, art galleries, charter outlets, and a forestry visitor centre. Population: 18,790 Discover the sea around us. Sense the raw adventure, tales of heroism and moments of mystique, grandeur and romance that tell the story of our coast.
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Location: Port Alberni Vancouver Island BC British Columbia Canada
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