Nanwakolas Aquaculture and Tourism Research Cluster

The Nanwakolas Council Society and its eight member Nations are moving through a regional economic development planning initiative to create a more diversified and sustainable business profile. This research cluster is intended to provide additional insights into culturally valued industries of the member Nations, specifically within shellfish aquaculture and tourism industries. The research would encompass six research projects, as follows:• Project 1: DMT Fisheries Shellfish Aquaculture Investigation • Project 2: K’omoks Shellfish Processing Feasibility Analysis• Project 3: Regional Shellfish Aquaculture Partnership Investigation• Project 4: Da’naxda’xw Awaetlala First Nation Tourism Product Research• Project 5: Hanson Island Development Project Investigation• Project 6: Regional Tourism Partnership Investigation

FIve innovative research techniques will be applied within this research as detailed in the full application. This applied research will be a successful case study that increased knowledge mobilization for Canadian First Nations and for Canada overall.

Faculty Supervisor:

James Tansey

Student:

Partner:

Nanwakolas Council Society;Chief's Pride Aquaculture Corporation

Discipline:

Business

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University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate