Publications
Ocean Knowledge Cards highlight 36 species of sea life found along Vancouver Island’s west coast. Bring a deck with you the next time you go to the seashore.
Photo Gallery
A sneak peek into the many activities Uu-a-thluk takes part in, from steam pits to mending fish fences, to presenting to youth about fisheries related careers.
Videos
Safeguarding Our Seafood is a project to help determine the safety of Nuu-chah-nulth seafood following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.
Uu-a-thluk summer science camps go online
“The heaviness will make the water go up because there’s not going to be enough room!” On a sunny mid-August afternoon, Sadie from Tseshaht First Nation is formulating a scientific hypothesis while she learns about buoyancy and the displacement of liquid, all through...
Measuring estuary resilience to sea level rise at the Moyeha River
In an effort to gain a better understanding of the susceptibility of its estuaries to climate change impacts, Ahousaht First Nation has partnered with The Nature Trust of BC, and with assistance from Uu-a-thluk, has embarked on an estuary monitoring project at the...
Taking it to the streams: Uu-a-thluk and Nuu-chah-nulth Nations’ fisheries staff resume fieldwork under COVID-19 safety protocols
After a three-month hiatus caused by COVID-19 safety restrictions, Uu-a-thluk and Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations fisheries staff are preparing to embark on much-anticipated fieldwork and to offer training opportunities under ‘new normal’ guidelines. “I’m feeling cooped...
The show must go on: Ha’oom Fisheries Society moves ahead in the face of a pandemic
Members of the Ha’oom Fisheries Society (formerly known as T’aaq-wiihak Fisheries) are embracing opportunity and working towards structuring their organization and identifying their management priorities despite challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a...
Finding ways to support Nuu-chah-nulth Nations during COVID-19 closures
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused unprecedented changes in the way families, communities and cities around the world are functioning, and with workplaces also affected, Uu-a-thluk has made changes to its operations in order to continue providing fishery...
Good news for groundfish: BC Outside Yelloweye and Bocaccio Rockfish populations rebuilding
Over the next few years, Nuu-chah-nulth economic and food, social and ceremonial (FSC) fisheries, as well as the commercial and recreational fishing sector, will be benefiting from the rebuilding of two rockfish species found in BC: Outside Yelloweye (Yelloweye along...