Case History of the Skeena Fisheries Commission: Developing Aboriginal Fishery Management Capacity in
Abstract.—Pacific salmon are important to the First Nations of the Skeena River wa-tershed in British Columbia. The Skeena Fisheries Commission (SFC) was formed in 1985 through a memorandum of understanding between the watershed’s five First Nations: Tsimshian, Gitxsan, Gitanyow, Wet’suwet’en, and L...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.465.6508 2023-05-15T16:15:33+02:00 Case History of the Skeena Fisheries Commission: Developing Aboriginal Fishery Management Capacity in Northern British Columbia Allen Gottesfeld Chris Barnes Cristina Soto The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.465.6508 http://skeenafisheries.ca/pdfs/pub_gottesfeld_etal_2009_casehist.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.465.6508 http://skeenafisheries.ca/pdfs/pub_gottesfeld_etal_2009_casehist.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://skeenafisheries.ca/pdfs/pub_gottesfeld_etal_2009_casehist.pdf text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T06:54:01Z Abstract.—Pacific salmon are important to the First Nations of the Skeena River wa-tershed in British Columbia. The Skeena Fisheries Commission (SFC) was formed in 1985 through a memorandum of understanding between the watershed’s five First Nations: Tsimshian, Gitxsan, Gitanyow, Wet’suwet’en, and Lake Babine. SFC fo-cuses on salmon management, research, and conservation through governance and technical committees. This paper describes the development of fishery management capacity of SFC within the context of the cultural importance of salmon, the history of salmon management measures, and land claims. Capacity is analyzed in terms of the ability to perform eight management functions: policy making, negotiation and resource planning; stock assessment; fishery monitoring; enforcement and compli-ance; research, habitat and enhancement activities; data gathering and analysis for resource planning; creating benefits for fishermen and communities; and training and education. Policy making, negotiating, and planning occur between SFC and the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) through formal and informal consultations and monthly technical meetings. SFC also participates in committees Text First Nations Tsimshian Tsimshian* Unknown Gitanyow ENVELOPE(-128.070,-128.070,55.266,55.266) Pacific Skeena ENVELOPE(-130.198,-130.198,53.646,53.646) Skeena River ENVELOPE(-130.113,-130.113,54.015,54.015) |
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Abstract.—Pacific salmon are important to the First Nations of the Skeena River wa-tershed in British Columbia. The Skeena Fisheries Commission (SFC) was formed in 1985 through a memorandum of understanding between the watershed’s five First Nations: Tsimshian, Gitxsan, Gitanyow, Wet’suwet’en, and Lake Babine. SFC fo-cuses on salmon management, research, and conservation through governance and technical committees. This paper describes the development of fishery management capacity of SFC within the context of the cultural importance of salmon, the history of salmon management measures, and land claims. Capacity is analyzed in terms of the ability to perform eight management functions: policy making, negotiation and resource planning; stock assessment; fishery monitoring; enforcement and compli-ance; research, habitat and enhancement activities; data gathering and analysis for resource planning; creating benefits for fishermen and communities; and training and education. Policy making, negotiating, and planning occur between SFC and the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) through formal and informal consultations and monthly technical meetings. SFC also participates in committees |
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