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Heiltsuk Vow to Disrupt Central Coast Fisheries Reopening

Thursday, April 3, 2014
By Kristian Selcher for The Tyee With commercial herring roe fisheries on B.C.'s central coast set to reopen at any moment, tension is rising between First Nations and the government, while fishermen remain caught in the middle. In Bella Bella, the Heiltsuk Nation is preparing to block any attempts...
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Ancient herring catch nets fisheries weakness

Monday, February 17, 2014
Published in phys.org Archaeological data indicate modern herring management needs to take a longer look into the past to manage fisheries for the future says a new study involving Simon Fraser University researchers. That is one of the key findings in the study, just published online in...
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Sitka's wild-and-crazy herring fishing rodeo facing some harsh realities

Monday, April 29, 2013
Just as daffodils and groundhogs, cherry trees and robins announce the arrival of spring elsewhere, so the sac roe herring fishery spells the end of winter here in Sitka, Alaska. Seine boats with names like Storm Chaser, Perseverance, Leading Lady, Defiant and Invincible begin to appear on our...
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The Real Story of Puget Sound’s Disappearing Herring

Friday, March 29, 2013
Puget Sound’s Pacific herring are a small fish with a whale-sized slate of problems. Many of the local herring stocks are in decline and despite some localized efforts to save them, their numbers haven’t bounced back. Scientists have identified numerous culprits that have likely contributed to the...
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