Assessing threats to salmon and Tla-o-qui-aht priorities for restoration in the ha?ukmin (Kennedy) Watershed

The ha?ukmin (Kennedy) Watershed is vital to Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation as a source of food and culture. The goal of this research, led by a Tla-o-qui-aht member and under Tla-o-qui-aht guidance, is to support the Nation’s fisheries and restoration decision-making for ha?ukmin. Specifically, the research will investigate two factors: the diet of Peamouth Chub (who may compete with salmon for food) in ha?ukmin and the Tla-o-qui-aht community’s priorities for their salmon hatchery. Diets will be assessed by sampling stomach contents from ha?ukmin chubs throughout a year, while Tla-o-qui-aht values for the hatchery will be investigated with a series of interviews. This project will be a partnership between the UBC Centre for Indigenous Fisheries and Ha’oom Fisheries Society. Ha’oom, an organization that supports the rights-based fisheries for five Nations including Tla-o-qui-aht, benefits from this work through its potential to increase salmon returns and support Tla-o-qui-aht’s relationship to the salmon and waters.

Faculty Supervisor:

Andrea Reid

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Partner:

Ha’oom Fisheries Society

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

The University of British Columbia

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