These are the fisheries of the Fraser First Nations. All five species of salmon are harvested each year by nearly 100 First Nations Communities belonging to at least nine distinct tribal nations living in and about the Fraser River.
The Fraser Watershed spans over 220,0002 kilometers and runs through glaciers, deserts and rainforests. Harvesting technologies used are as diverse as the peoples, the environments, and the salmon stocks – angling, spear, gaff, and traps are common harvesting tools in shallower waters. Fish wheels and purse seines were introduced with modern machines, but the traditional dip-net is ubiquitous throughout the watershed, steeped in custom and arguably the most dangerous but most popular practice in this fishery.
