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Improving Indigenous sovereignty could improve ocean health and conservation

Written by: Karissa Ketter, Staff Writer SFU associate professor Anne Salomon’s research reveals differences of Indigenous small-scale fisheries compared to industrial commercial fisheries. In an interview with The Peak, Salomon found the biggest difference is the “intensity of harvest and the spatial extent of harvest.” Salomon’s recent research was done in collaboration with the Heiltsuk Nation, based in Bella Bella. The community approached Salomon and her team to test the resiliency of their traditional practices of harvesting kelp and herring eggs.  The research team found “the intensity of their traditional practices basically mimics natural law.” They harvest the amount of…

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