ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
The Seafood Entry Point is your starting place for building a business in seafood.
Each episode features real stories, practical advice, and clear “how-to” breakdowns on what it takes to get started and grow — from harvesting and farming to processing, planning, and scaling.
We cut through the noise and focus on what actually matters: how to navigate the industry, avoid common mistakes, and find opportunities to innovate.
Whether you’re just industry curious or looking to take the next step, this is your place to learn, connect, and move forward.
Update frequency:
every 16 days
Average audio length:
25 minutes
Guest interviews
English
Canada
10 episodes
since April 28, 2026
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
What happens when you put curious consumers in a room with a chef, commercial divers, and some of BC's lesser-known seafood?
In this special episode, Olivia and media studies student Pouya, head to Finest at Sea in Victoria for an event celebrating three of BC's unique dive-fishery species: sea urc…
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Episode 9: Exploring BC’s Dive Fishery with Lawrence Anderson
What does it take to build a career beneath the waves? In this episode of The Seafood Entry Point, Olivia sits down with longtime commercial diver and industry advocate Lawrence Anderson to explore BC’s commercial dive fisheries and the …
Who are the people building Canada's emerging seaweed sector?
In this special episode of The Seafood Entry Point, recorded at the Pacific Seaweed Summit in Campbell River, we step away from the traditional one-on-one interview format and bring you along as we meet some of the people shaping BC's g…
Episode 7: Building the Support System Behind BC's Seaweed Innovation
What does it actually take to turn a seaweed idea into a successful business?
In this episode of The Seafood Entry Point, we sit down with Naser Arda from North Island College's Centre for Applied Research, Technology and Innova…
Episode 6: Building a Career in Canada's Seaweed Sector with Jordan Hawkswell
What does a career in Canada's emerging seaweed sector actually look like?
In this episode of The Seafood Entry Point, recorded at the Pacific Seaweed Summit in Campbell River, we sit down with Jordan Hawkswell to explor…
Episode 5 : Restoring Kelp, Revitalizing Language: A Conversation with Lyndsay Silvestre
Recorded at the Pacific Seaweed Summit in Campbell River, this episode features Lyndsay Silvestre, an emerging leader in British Columbia's seaweed sector whose work brings together ecological restoration, aqu…
Building BC's Seaweed Sector with Mark Smith
Recorded live at the Pacific Seaweed Summit in Campbell River, this episode features Mark Smith, Executive Director of the Pacific Seaweed Industry Association and leader of the Canadian Seaweed Network.
Mark shares his perspective on the opportunities …
Episode 3: Applied Research, Real Impact: How VIU Supports Seafood Entrepreneurs
What does a working marine research station have to do with building a seafood business?
In this episode of The Seafood Entry Point, we take you inside the Deep Bay Marine Field Station on Vancouver Island where rese…
Thinking about starting a seafood business but not sure where to begin?
In this episode of The Seafood Entry Point, Olivia breaks down business planning into simple, practical steps, so you can move from idea to action without getting stuck in overwhelm.
Instead of diving into complicated busines…
Episode 1: Welcome to The Seafood Entry Point
Thinking about getting into the seafood industry, but not sure where to start?
This first episode is your introduction to The Seafood Entry Point. Hosts Olivia Alexander and Dr. Andrew Loudon share their backgrounds — from business development to applie…
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