Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Association

Name

Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Association

Legal name

P.E.I. Fishermen's Association Ltd.

Website

https://peifa.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlottetown

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees: PEIFA generates revenue through annual membership fees of $250.00 plus $37.50 HST ($287.50 total) per member. Members receive a tax-deductible receipt, discount list, and membership card. The association also receives membership renewals through FisherLog.com portal.
2. Tag Sales and Distribution: PEIFA acts as an approved DFO tag supplier, selling fishing tags to license holders at $0.41 per tag plus tax. Tags include lobster, herring/mackerel bait, commercial spring herring, commercial fall herring, rock crab, snow crab, spider/toad crab, eel, and smelt tags. Tags are issued for specific fishing areas and seasons.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PEIFA is a non-profit fishermen's association that delivers membership services to commercial fishers in Prince Edward Island. Its primary offerings are annual membership subscriptions, DFO-approved fishing tag supply across multiple species and lobster fishing areas, fishery registration management, advisory committee coordination, and member welfare programs including a counselling service and scholarship program.

Product overview

The Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Association (PEIFA) operates as a membership-based fishermen's association, not a technology product company. The organization provides a portfolio of member services centered around commercial fishing support, including annual membership access, DFO-approved fishing tag distribution, regulatory news dissemination, and advisory committee coordination. Key offerings include membership services at $287.50/year, fishing tag supply for multiple species, the Fisher Assistance Program for counselling, and scholarship programs for members' families. The organization does not offer a SaaS platform, API, or AI-powered products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PEIFA Membership Services Annual membership program for commercial fishers providing access to member-only sections, news, notices, meeting information, and regulatory updates. Membership costs $287.50 (including HST) annually and includes a tax-deductible receipt, discount list, and membership card.
• Fishing Tag Distribution PEIFA is an approved Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) tag supplier, distributing sequential-numbered trap and net tags for various species including lobster, herring, mackerel, rock crab, snow crab, eel, and smelts. Tags are priced at $0.41 plus tax per tag for the 2026 season.
• News and Notices Distribution Communication platform delivering regulatory updates, fishery management plans, meeting notices, and industry news to member fishers through the website and email notifications.
• Fisher Assistance Program Free counselling sessions available to fishers and their families, providing mental health and support services for the fishing community.
• Captains Elog Electronic Logbook Made-in-PEI electronic logbook application developed in partnership with socilogica for fishers to record catch data, replacing paper-based logbooks for species such as rock crab and scallop.
• Advisory Committee Services Facilitation of species-specific advisory committees including Groundfish, Mackerel, Herring, Tuna, Scallop, Halibut, and Eel committees, coordinating industry input for fishery management planning and DFO liaison.
• PEIFA Scholarship Program Annual scholarship program awarding twelve $1,000 scholarships to students from fishing families who are entering post-secondary education.
• Lobster Quality and Handling Workshops Training workshops offered at community locations across PEI (legions, community centres, Holland College) covering lobster quality and handling best practices, plus Captains Elog training sessions for members.

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDFO is the federal regulatory body for Canadian fisheries. PEIFA serves as an approved DFO tag supplier, distributing official fishing tags to license holders and reporting issuance annually. PEIFA also participates in various DFO advisory committees and coordinates fishery management plans with DFO.
• socilogicacoreTechnology or IntegrationPEIFA partnered with socilogica to develop Captains Elog, a made-in-PEI electronic logbook application. Socilogica provides ongoing development and support for the e-logbook system used by PEI fishers for catch reporting.
• PEI Provincial Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural DevelopmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial fisheries department provides presentations on fishery reports and coordinates provincial fishery management policies with PEIFA.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maine Lobstermen's Association: Trade association for the Maine lobster industry with overlapping species focus (lobster, herring) and member service model. Comparable in function as an industry advocacy, training, and member representation body, though U.S.-based.
• Gulf Nova Scotia Fishermen's Association: Regional fishermen's association in Nova Scotia covering lobster and groundfish fisheries. Operates with a similar mandate to PEIFA: representing license holders, liaising with DFO, and coordinating advisory input.
• Maritime Fishermen's Union: A membership-based union representing commercial fishers in New Brunswick. Directly comparable to PEIFA as a regional fishermen's trade association delivering tag distribution, advocacy, and member services in Atlantic Canada.

Regional players

• Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association: U.S. regional lobster industry association providing similar services to its members (advocacy, training, member programs). Comparable in scope and species focus but does not operate in the same regulatory environment as PEIFA.
• Newfoundland and Labrador Fish Harvesting Safety Association: Atlantic Canada fishermen's association focused on safety training and industry standards. Comparable member-services orientation (training, certification, advocacy) but operates in a different province and emphasizes safety rather than tag distribution.
• Pacific Fishermen's Federation Alliance: Coalition of B.C. commercial fishing organizations. Functions as a multi-association federation, conceptually analogous to how PEIFA coordinates six local PEI associations under one umbrella for DFO engagement.
• Atlantic Groundfish Council: Groundfish-specific industry body in Atlantic Canada. Comparable in representing commercial fishers in DFO advisory processes for groundfish species, similar to PEIFA's species-specific committee coordination.
• Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association: Member-driven Alaska commercial fishing association representing hook-and-line and pot fishers. Comparable member services and advocacy model, but geographically distant and focused on different species.

Others

• Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO): The federal regulator that PEIFA works with daily. Not a competitor, but the most important counterparty: DFO sets the rules, designates tag suppliers, and convenes the advisory committees that drive PEIFA's relevance.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Council of Professional Fish Harvesters: National organization representing professional fish harvesters across Canada. Operates at a broader scope than PEIFA, providing industry-wide training, certification, and advocacy, but covering similar membership and representation functions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PEIFishAssoc
• Facebookfacebook.com/princeedwardislandfishassoc
• Instagraminstagram.com/peifishassoc/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prince-edward-island-fishermen's-association

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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