Uu-a-thluk (Taking Care Of) Nuu-chah-nulth Fisheries
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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...
Ha’oom Fisheries Society bids adieu to Alex Gagne and hello to Howie Wright
Spring is a time of change, and for the Ha’oom Fisheries Society (HFS), this year’s transition is marked by more than just April showers. On April 4, Ha’oom welcomed their new executive director, Howie Wright, while starting the process of saying a slow goodbye to...
“The more information we know, the better”: Ditidaht Fisheries digs deeper into Hobiton River bi?aat
Ditidaht First Nation is expanding their monitoring of Hobiton River bi?aat (sockeye salmon) with the introduction of a rotary screw trap (RST) into their data collection approach. The RST will enable the nation, and partners Uu-a-thluk and Fisheries and Oceans Canada...
First Nations to play role in aquaculture legislation changes
Photo: Tavish Campbell First Nations across BC are working with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) on changes to federal aquaculture regulations amidst a lack of clarity surrounding the future of salmon fish farming. These changes include the development of the new...
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