Founded in 1999, A-Tlegay was the result of collaboration of the 5 member nations; We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum, K’omoks, Tlowitsis and Kwiakah Nations.

A-Tlegay Fisheries Society provides food fishing permits to members as per its communal license. It also provides services to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), BC Hydro and other private projects. These include environmental monitoring, habitat assessment and restoration, catch monitoring, and surveys of marine species.