Indigenous knowledge crucial to future of fisheries

Dungeness crab digging for food on the central coast of BC. Credit: Tristan Blaine.

Dungeness crab digging for food on the central coast of BC. Credit: Tristan Blaine.

Research by Natalie Ban, Alejandro Frid (Adjunct), & Lauren Eckert (PhD student) illustrate that a joint fisheries management approach with First Nations improves the evidence-based management of Dungeness crab. Original news release published on Dec 14, 2017 https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2017+marine-data-indigenous-knowledge-natalieban+media-release