Wastage threatens the sustainability of fisheries, ecosystem integrity and the food sovereignty of Indigenous communities. This project will explore the promise of value-added fish products in order to improve productivity and revenue of Indigenous fisheries. This project centers on Indigenous values, traditions and community priorities as these products are developed in collaboration with fishers from […]

This project extends the development of an innovative fishery by-product business of an earlier Mitacs-funded project (McKay, McLachlan, O’Gorman, Oldroyd and Rad-Spice (2020)). The disposal of by-catch fish in Manitoba has been identified by fishers in Misipawistik Cree Nation as not only environmentally wasteful but also a missed opportunity for sustainable and culturally-relevant economic development. […]