Uu-a-thluk (Taking Care Of) Nuu-chah-nulth Fisheries
Building Nuu-chah-nulth capacity for ocean-related careers, and increasing access to, and management of sea resources.
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New funding opportunity opens doors for Nuu-chah-nulth fisheries departments
Nuu-chah-nulth Nation fisheries programs that receive funding from DFO’s Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy (AFS) are tapping into a new funding opportunity that will bolster the nations’ fisheries management capabilities. According to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO),...
Uu-a-thluk takes part in first ever Alberni Valley Rivers Day
On a beautiful day in late September, Uu-a-thluk staff had the opportunity to connect with local community members during the first annual Alberni Valley Rivers Day event. The inaugural event was split between two sites, at the Beaver Creek Community Hall and Stamp...
Protecting Salmon Watersheds through Nuu-chah-nulth Laws: An overview and update on the progress of the Salmon Parks Project
In a letter of support written to Environment and Climate change Canada in 2019, Chief Walter Michael, Tyee Ha’wilth, Nuchahtlaht Tribe, writes “With our partners, we intend to lead the way so other First Nations can pursue similar conservation efforts in their...
Part 2: Hupacasath Fisheries: “Managing fisheries to maximize fish for today and fish for tomorrow”
Since the early 1990s, Hupacasath First Nation has worked collaboratively with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) on managing salmon returns to the Great Central and Sproat Lake systems. Over the years, this work has included both juvenile salmon out-migration and...
Hupacasath Fisheries: “Managing fisheries to maximize fish for today and fish for tomorrow”
Photo: Graham Murrell Since the early 1990s, Hupacasath First Nation has worked collaboratively with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) on managing salmon returns to the Great Central and Sproat Lake systems. Over the years, this work has included both juvenile salmon...
Learning the importance of ecological inter-connectedness from a Nuu-chah-nulth perspective
Information runs down to our children like water travels down a stream, and over the last four weeks, Uu-a-thluk has been a part of that critical knowledge transfer through its participation in the annual “Gently Down the Creek” programming. With the easing of...
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