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| author | Garner, Kerri; Parfitt, Ben |
|---|---|
| published year | 2006 |
| document type | report |
| species | Chinook, chum, coho, pink, sockeye, steelhead |
| location | British Columbia, Skeena River, Nass River, West Coast Vancouver Island |
| subjects | First Nations Fisheries, Conservation, Co-management, Policy Paper, history, Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, PFRCC |
| access file |  download pdf |
First Nations, Salmon Fisheries and the Rising Importance of Conservation
The following report is divided into three major sections with accompanying side stories. The first deals with First Nations and their historic connection to salmon fisheries. The second briefly enumerates the changes that occurred with the evolution of salmon fisheries into commercial ventures. The third looks at present-day conservation issues and the challenges they pose for First Nations.
–Excerpt from the report’s Introduction