Publications
Ocean Knowledge Cards highlight 36 species of sea life found along Vancouver Island’s west coast. Bring a deck with you the next time you go to the seashore.
Photo Gallery
A sneak peek into the many activities Uu-a-thluk takes part in, from steam pits to mending fish fences, to presenting to youth about fisheries related careers.
Videos
Safeguarding Our Seafood is a project to help determine the safety of Nuu-chah-nulth seafood following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.
Hishukish ts’awalk: a passion for the natural world leads Kelda Blackstone to Uu-a-thluk
One quick conversation with Kelda Blackstone about her career and passions reveals an interesting path of outdoors-based work, and since 2014, a connection to Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations. The linkages in her journey have led her to the role of term program...
Uu-a-thluk summer science camps go online
“The heaviness will make the water go up because there’s not going to be enough room!” On a sunny mid-August afternoon, Sadie from Tseshaht First Nation is formulating a scientific hypothesis while she learns about buoyancy and the displacement of liquid, all through...
Measuring estuary resilience to sea level rise at the Moyeha River
In an effort to gain a better understanding of the susceptibility of its estuaries to climate change impacts, Ahousaht First Nation has partnered with The Nature Trust of BC, and with assistance from Uu-a-thluk, has embarked on an estuary monitoring project at the...
Taking it to the streams: Uu-a-thluk and Nuu-chah-nulth Nations’ fisheries staff resume fieldwork under COVID-19 safety protocols
After a three-month hiatus caused by COVID-19 safety restrictions, Uu-a-thluk and Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations fisheries staff are preparing to embark on much-anticipated fieldwork and to offer training opportunities under ‘new normal’ guidelines. “I’m feeling cooped...
The show must go on: Ha’oom Fisheries Society moves ahead in the face of a pandemic
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...
Finding ways to support Nuu-chah-nulth Nations during COVID-19 closures
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused unprecedented changes in the way families, communities and cities around the world are functioning, and with workplaces also affected, Uu-a-thluk has made changes to its operations in order to continue providing fishery...
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