Matina is a Project Coordinator with the North Coast Fisheries team, supporting a range of activities related to fisheries monitoring, with a focus on Area A crab fisheries. Her undertakings include analyzing footage from fishing vessels to assess compliance, organizing and participating in bio-sampling trips, and facilitating training for new monitors.
She grew up on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations in Burnaby, British Columbia. Living between a dense urban landscape and nearby mountains and waterways made her increasingly aware of the impacts of industry and policy on land and water. While completing her diploma in Fish, Wildlife, and Recreation, she encountered complex resource management challenges that inspired her to pursue place-based work that fosters accountability, stewardship, and resilient communities.
Matina is motivated to create sustainable systems that prioritize thriving ecosystems alongside local economies. She is excited to be working on the North Coast, where coastal livelihoods and the abundance of marine species are deeply connected.