Employees of a remote fishing resort on B.C.'s rugged Central Coast say they're in limbo because they haven't been paid for their work this season.

Six employees of Rivers Inlet Resort told CTV News that their paycheques bounced.

Baker Mansour Nemouchi says he's owed almost $10,000.

And he needs it.

"I have kids. I got a wife. I got kids to feed," he said.

Toni Brown is in B.C. on a working vacation from New Zealand.

She was relying on that money to keep travelling. Now's she's stranded.

"Basically, ruined my plans actually," she said.

In all, 15 employees worked a month without a day off.

They say they tried repeatedly to call their bosses -- resort owners Rick and Ron Shapland of Oregon -- but couldn't reach them.

CTV was not able to reach them either.

The owners did, however, send an e-mail to employees, telling them that the company might have to declare bankruptcy.

"We have researched every avenue we can think of ... Not only are all of you suffering, we are suffering as well," the e-mail read.

The area had a banner fishing year. Other resorts are reporting record catches.

But the Shapland brothers may be victims of the recession. The employees say business was down.

The employees say the Shaplands were good bosses. They just want the brothers to pay up.

With a report from CTV British Columbia's St. John Alexander