B.C. First Nations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada protect crab for Indigenous food, social and ceremonial purposes

The Narwhal
Matt Simmons
2021 03 31

First Nations on the central coast sounded the alarm about declining crab populations in 2007. Putting pressure on Fisheries and Oceans Canada, it wasn’t enough for Indigenous fishers to say what they were observing — they had to prove it.