Building an economy that provides for life

Fisheries for Communities network releases 2020 Proceedings Report Mid-February, before COVID-19 shifted the status quo, over 120 people connected to the fishing industry met at the Fisheries for Communities Gathering in Nanaimo, BC. Ecotrust Canada was there to help facilitate, to listen, and to learn how we can be part of the systems change that sees a more vibrant commercial fishing economy on the West Coast. What did we learn? That the people who harvest fish and seafood on the West Coast have the potential to revive and sustain the social, economic, and cultural fabric of our remote coastal and Indigenous communities — but current federal and provincial policies are holding them back, unlike Atlantic Canada where there are clear ...