The aim of this presentation is to share the results of the cross-sectional study titled NP-BRIDGE. The study was conducted to understand the facilitators and barriers to providing gender-affirming care as experienced by nurse practitioners (NPs) in British Columbia (BC).

Karina Villaluna (she/her) is a Fraser Health-based Family Nurse Practitioner and University of Victoria alumna. She provides comprehensive longitudinal primary care for patients of all ages with a specialized focus in the provision of gender-affirming healthcare. Karina is passionate about providing compassionate, continuous, and inclusive care that is as scientifically grounded as it is deeply personal.

Without an identified use case for early biological survey data, these historical records are vulnerable to fading into obscurity while fisheries managers prioritise the development and application of modern surveying techniques. In this research, I demonstrate the potential of historical surveys to provide novel insights into the characteristics of a forage fish population. Drawing from archived surveys (1915-1939) and a federal biosample database (1946-2024), I present a 109-year analysis of trends in the age composition, length composition and growth rate of Pacific herring populations across seven management areas in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia. To provide historical context to the trends observed in the archival data, I accompany my analysis with a qualitative study of coverage of the herring fishery from the industry journal Pacific Fisherman (1903 -1951). This body of work aims to engage with present uncertainty over the appropriate management of Pacific herring stocks by expanding our understanding of the current status of these populations in relation to their historical counterparts.

Kai Muir is an Environmental Studies MSc. student in the Ocean History Lab at UVic. His master’s research is focused on assessing the potential of historical biological surveys and industry periodicals to inform modern management of Pacific herring stocks in the Strait of Georgia. This is his second major research project with the Ocean History Lab; in 2023, he completed an undergraduate Geography honours thesis quantifying the catch of Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska throughout the rise and fall of the early-20th century salt cod industry. Outside of his historical research, Kai enjoys spending time in the field volunteering for local marine monitoring initiatives.