Ancient fish weir technology for modern stewardship: lessons from community-based salmon monitoring

• Published in: Ecosystem Health and Sustainability
• Main Authors: William I. Atlas, William G. Housty, Audrey Béliveau, Bryant DeRoy, Grant Callegari, Mike Reid, Jonathan W. Moore
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2017
• Subjects: Local management; traditional ecological knowledge; First Nations; salmon; food fisheries; mark-recapture; Ecology; QH540-549.5; British Columbia; Canada; Sockeye; Weir
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2017.1341284; https://doaj.org/article/156a7f98f2d94d5096c35a906b2a293f

Introduction: The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples states that indigenous people have a fundamental right to contribute to the management of the resources that support their livelihoods. Salmon are vital to the economy and culture of First Nations in coastal British Columbia, Canad...