High-tech and traditional knowledge combine in Sumas First Nation salmon plan
The initiative involves a combination of on-the-water monitoring and modern technology to track the health of multiple salmon populations which travel through the waterway, Sumas First Nation natural resource officer Amanda Gawor explained.“What that entails is really getting an idea of the abundance of salmon migrating to their terminal spawning grounds.
It also allows the nation to share that information with other nations and user groups, fostering transparency and trust while helping to protect the salmon population.“Instead of waiting for a lot of post-season analysis and forecasting, we’re able to use current knowledge to get a better idea of migration, and we’re able to use that info annually, if continued, to gauge the variation of the runs and the run timings of different species,’ she said.
He said the guardianship program has helped show that importance, while demonstrating how First Nations want to, and can, be a part of solutions moving forward.Ottawa allocates close to $12 million for Indigenous commercial fisheries in B.C. “The technology, bringing the actual in-season counts of how many salmon are migrating through this system, will definitely help with stewardship and better management of the resource to ensure the resource will here for generations to come.”
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