by Admin | Oct 26, 2021 | Featured Article, Fishing Rights, News
Anyone working in salmon fisheries management remembers 2019 as the year the bottom dropped out of Fraser sockeye. That’s the year the once-abundant river reached a historic low of 293,000 returning adults. To put things into perspective, Fraser sockeye averaged 9.8...
by Admin | May 29, 2020 | Featured Article, Fishing Rights, News
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...
by Admin | Jun 25, 2019 | Featured Article, Fishing Rights
With resourcefulness, perseverance and some elbow grease, the first prawn fishery is taking place despite a number of barriers to success. In June 2018, the five Nations involved in the Ahousaht et al court case (Ahousaht, Ehattesaht/Chinehkint, Hesquiaht,...
by Admin | Mar 26, 2018 | Assessment and Monitoring, Featured Article, Fishing Rights, Training and Education
Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation (MMFN) is in the early stages of working with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) on an expanded demonstration fishery in Muchalat Inlet. The fishery will target Gold and Burman River Chinook salmon in late summer, and...
by Admin | Mar 26, 2018 | Featured Article, Fishing Rights, Tomorrow's Leaders, Training and Education
Central Region Biologist Jared Dick’s love for science began during a class lesson in middle school. “We were talking about how the earth’s warming up, and I found it really scary but interesting,” he said. After high school his grandparents suggested he go to...
by Admin | Mar 20, 2018 | Featured Article, Fishing Rights
On February 1, 2018, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced proposed amendments to the Fisheries Act that will affect Canadians from coast to coast. With a focus on restoring protections for...
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