by Admin | Dec 13, 2019 | Featured Article, News
According to ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus, change is the only constant in life, and in the case of the west coast Vancouver Island (WCVI) intertidal clam fishery, there is an abundance of change in the works. Nuu-chah-nulth Nations and Fisheries and Oceans...
by Admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Assessment and Monitoring, Featured Article
Uu-a-thluk technical staff are building on the success of Roger Dunlop’s Burman River sac?up (Chinook salmon that have reached freshwater) spawning escapement estimate project by expanding his assessment method into the Conuma and Tranquil Rivers, while continuing to...
by Admin | Oct 11, 2019 | Featured Article, Training and Education
Approximately two months, 9000 kilometres and 100 lectures later, Kadin Snook, Fisheries Manager for Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation (MMFN), is now versed in the law of the sea thanks to a scholarship provided by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). Capacity building...
by Admin | Sep 25, 2019 | Featured Article, Science Camp, Training and Education
From building bottle rockets to a live video chat with researchers at-sea, Uu-a-thluk’s 2019 science camp season was a memorable one. A total of 135 Nuu-chah-nulth children and youth attended seven camps aimed at inspiring scientific thought processes, and hopefully...
by Admin | Aug 26, 2019 | Assessment and Monitoring, Featured Article
T’aaq-wiihak and Uu-a-thluk, on behalf of the Nuu-chah-nulth Nations, are working with members of the recreational fishing sector to expand the collection of Clayoquot Sound suuhaa (Chinook salmon) biosamples at Wilf Rock. “We want at least 100 samples, that’s the...
by Admin | Jul 12, 2019 | Featured Article
Nuu-chah-nulth and Haida Nations are in the process of finalizing a promising new agreement that will see the Nations working together on critical objectives relating to the ocean. The draft agreement, which was signed by Nuu-chah-nulth Ha’wiih at the June 12-13...
