A significant amount of freshwater in western Canada and the North originates as snowpack from the Rocky Mountains. Terry Prowse, a UVic geographer and a senior federal research scientist who studies hydrology, water resources and freshwater ecosystems.
Almost a decade ago, XEM纽OLTW瘫 Nick Claxton told his family he wanted to revitalize the reef net fishery, a fishing practice unique to the Straits Salish people and banned by the colonial government 100 years ago. His uncle advised: 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 just go fishing. You must first build a ceremonial net.鈥� And so began the spiritual, cultural and educational journey that Claxton considers his life鈥檚 work. It also became his PhD dissertation in curriculum and instruction at the 番茄社区鈥攁 research study designed to revitalize the knowledge, ceremony and practice that was nearly lost.
Ocean Networks Canada at the 番茄社区 and the Pacific Salmon Foundation are teaming up with citizen scientists to increase the quality and range of oceanographic data being collected through a new mobile app called Community Fishers.
Almost a decade ago, XEM纽OLTW瘫 Nick Claxton told his family he wanted to revitalize the reef net fishery, a fishing practice unique to the Straits Salish people and banned by the colonial government 100 years ago. His uncle advised: 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 just 鈥�
New genetic database holds huge potential for fisheries science and conservation Salmon鈥攖hey鈥檙e tasty and nutritious to eat, many livelihoods depend on them and they鈥檙e crucial to the health of coastal ecosystems. Turns out they鈥檙e also a goldmine of information for geneticists and molecular biologists.
