Inclusion of Indigenous Knowledge in fisheries decision-making is strengthened by legislation, however the recognition of Indigenous Knowledge systems in management plans, and the supporting research and assessment, varies widely. This Symposium will bring together Knowledge Holders, practitioners, and researchers from Indigenous organizations, agencies, and academia to learn about challenges, opportunities, and conditions necessary to pair Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Knowledge systems with Western science when assessing and rebuilding depleted populations. Practitioners are invited to present case studies that consider Indigenous Knowledge in assessing and rebuilding depleted populations, ranging from consultation on assessments or management plans, to incorporating Indigenous Knowledges in plans that support government agency objectives (e.g., inform status assessments, reference points that reflect ‘serious harm’, rebuilding targets), to collaborative and inclusive co-identification, co-design, and co-implementation of research and management decisions that also support Indigenous and values and priorities.
Organizer: Carrie Holt, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, [email protected]
Co-organizers: Saul Milne, Candace Picco, Sabrina Crowley, Jaclyn Cleary
Supported by: Ha’oom Fisheries Society (Tofino, BC, Canada), Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council’s Uu-a-thluk Fisheries (Port Alberni, BC, Canada), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Nanaimo, BC, Canada)