Career: Fishing and Harvesting

"We live in the most beautiful part of the west coast, and at the end of the day, if we work together, we can achieve a lot. We can all be champions."

Do you wonder if a job on the water is for you?


If most of these statements apply then you could enjoy harvesting your Nation’s seafood

Uu-a-thluk

taking care of

Download the fishing & harvesting career fact sheet

And Keep a Copy for Yourself

Read a cool story about the T’aaq-wiihak taa?inwa fishery

Nuu-chah-nulth divers recently harvested 16,000 pounds of taa?inwa.

Muschim

the people

Joshua Gillette

Listen to Josh Gillette, Kyuquot, BC, talking about how he achieved his dream of owning a boat and being a fisherman like his father and grandfather.

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