This report was prepared to assist the First Nation Marine Society to plan how it might get involved in collaborative fisheries and ocean management. This report researches and describes a variety of organizations involved in collaborative fisheries or ocean management.
The First Nation Panel report elaborated on a fisheries decision-making approach developed by First Nation leaders over a decade ago. Those leaders identified the need for processes that : 1. Allowed for dialogue among First Nation alone (Tier 1: Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Uu-a-thluk (Nuu-chah-nulth Fisheries Program), Skeena Fisheries Commission, Haida Fisheries Program, Inter-Tribal Fisheries Framework (BCAFC Proposal)), 2. Between First Nations and government (Tier 2, Nisga’a Joint Fisheries Management Committee, Fraser Watershed Process, Coastal First Nations – Turning Point Initiative), and 3. Between First Nations, government and other parties (Tier 3: West Coast Vancouver Island Aquatic Management Board, Skeena Watershed Committee, DFO Integrated Harvest Planning Committee (Salmon))