Wahnapitae First Nation member Taylor Nicholls is the recipient of the Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation’s first-ever aquaculture scholarship
Fishing is enjoyed by people from across the globe. It is an exciting sport that offers the opportunity to enjoy nature, relieve stress and spend quality time with friends and family. But are the fish we catch safe to consume?
She is a recent recipient of the Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation’s first-ever aquaculture scholarship. Newly equipped with her undergraduate degree, Nicholls’ original intention wasn’t to immediately pursue graduate studies. “I love the fact that this research is about our Indigenous culture as well as marine studies. I want to use my degree and the research I conduct as a student to help advance my community.”
“It’s really amazing to have the opportunity to study contaminant levels in each of these fish tissues,” said Nicholls. “We hope to be able to draw comparative conclusions. Traditionally, Indigenous peoples would eat all three of these tissues. Not from each fish, but of specific species like pike and whitefish. Whitefish, for example, Indigenous peoples would eat the muscle, liver and small intestine.
“This study feels like a big responsibility, but it’s exciting and I’ve had incredible support from all involved so far, including my professors.”
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