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Butterfly Brand Seafood

Butterfly Brand Seafood is a small, family run fishery specializing in wild BC scallops and salmon. The fishery, situated on beautiful Quadra Island, is known for it's dedication to harvesting scallops in an environmentally sustainable way, and it's efforts to preserve the ocean's resources for the future.

Founder, Tim Richards designed the Butterfly trawl for fishing pink and spiny scallops in BC. The Butterfly trawl does not penetrate the ocean floor like traditional trawlers do, rather it runs on five runners like skis, catching the scallops as they swim. The entire trawl weighs approximately 300 pounds on land. When fishing nearly all this weight is born on the towline, so very little pressure is put on the sea bottom. This combined with the trawls slow towing speed (less than one knot) makes the trawl have virtually no by catch. For his efforts, Tim Richards received the Romeo LeBlanc Award for responsible fishing. Everyone at Butterfly Brand Seafood is proud to be recognized for their efforts in making this fishery one of the cleanest scallop trawl fisheries in the world.

About Batavus
Renowned Dutch bicycle manufacturer Batavus is one of the leading bicycle manufacturers in Europe with a history that goes back more than 100 years. Most well known for their practical and functional city style bicycles, the company continues to advance the state of the art in bicycle design by investing in research and innovation. At the same time Batavus maintains their tradition in design that has made their bikes a Dutch cultural icon. To learn more about Batavus and to view their complete line of bicycles, visit the Batavus website .

Ordering a Batavus bicycle
To order a Batavus bicycle please give us a call (403 939-4042) or e-mail us (info@rarified.ca) and one of knowledgeable sales staff will assist you in determining the correct frame size you require, and answer any questions that you may have about the bikes.

Shipping
We are able to ship a bike to most locations throughout Canada and the United States. We ask that the bike be shipped to a local bike shop of your choosing to ensure the professional assembly of the bicycle. The cost for shipping in Canada and the United States ranges from 25 to 50 CAD/USD depending on the destination location. A firm quote on shipping will be provided at the time of order.

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