Out with the New And In With the Old: Reviving a Traditional Makah Halibut Hook for Modern Fisheries Management Challenges

Stewart, Ian J.; Scordino, Jonathan J.; Petersen, Joseph R.; Wise, Alex W.; Svec, Cole I.; Buttram, Reginald H.; Monette, Joshua Levi; Gonzales, Maria R.; Svec, Russell; Scordino, Joe; Butterfield, Kaeden; Parker, W. K.; Buzzell, Laurence A.

doi:10.1002/fsh.10603

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“…Another method of reducing bycatch can be changes in hook design (Reinhardt et al., 2018). For example, the traditional halibut hook (čibu·d) of the Makah Tribe of Washington State shows some promise for recreational fisheries; however, the hooks are not yet commercially available and may pose efficiency challenges at commercial scales (Petersen et al., 2020; Stewart et al., 2021). Therefore, avoidance is currently the only reliable means of reducing bycatch.…”

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Spatial restrictions hinder avoidance of choke species in an Indigenous rights‐based fishery

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Picco,

Edwards

et al. 2023

People and Nature

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Nutrient‐rich waters along the Pacific coast of North America support diverse fish communities that have helped sustain coastal peoples for millennia. Five Nuu‐chah‐nulth First Nations on the west coast of what is now known as Vancouver Island, Canada, hold constitutional Indigenous rights to conduct a multispecies community fishery, which includes Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis). A 2009 court decision defined the extent of these Indigenous rights to be within 9 nm of the coast, thereby not fully recognizing the knowledge and authority of the traditional leadership and raising concerns about the potential for an increase in rockfish bycatch. Yelloweye Rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) are a potential ‘choke’ species for this fishery because the two species occupy similar depth ranges. A choke species is one that is caught incidentally while targeting other species and, if caught in excess of its quota limits, can trigger a halt to fishing on the target species. Guided by the insights of local Indigenous peoples and using both fishery‐independent survey and commercial longline catch data, we investigated the effects of fishing depth and spatial restriction on the relative catch weights of these two species using spatiotemporal models. We find evidence that a confined fishing area can limit opportunities for avoiding choke species. Specifically, fishing at depths deeper than 175 m, which occur outside the court defined area (CDA), would provide more opportunities for catching halibut while avoiding Yelloweye Rockfish than are currently available within the CDA. This Indigenous‐informed, analytical approach to a management problem is just one example of how Western scientists can engage in coproduction of knowledge with Indigenous peoples to transition from the ‘status quo’ towards a practice of ‘Two‐Eyed Seeing’ that more effectively balances Indigenous rights and species conservation. Policy implications: Our study highlights (1) the importance of considering choke species distributions and opportunities for their avoidance when implementing spatial harvest restrictions and (2) how related analytical and management decisions can benefit from being guided by the advice of Indigenous knowledge holders. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Spatial restrictions hinder avoidance of choke species in an Indigenous rights‐based fishery

English,

Picco,

Edwards

et al. 2023

People and Nature

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Gugwilx'ya'ansk and goats: Indigenous perspectives on governance, stewardship and relationality in mountain goat (mati) hunting in Gitga'at territory

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2024

People and Nature

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Indigenous peoples' deep time relationships with ecosystems hold valuable lessons on how humans can relate to, and be stewards in, the natural world. At the crux of these lessons is the multifaceted way Indigenous peoples participate within ecosystems. This paper describes this multifaceted connection between people and place by analysing a legal and pedagogical philosophy called gugwilx'ya'ansk amongst the Ts'msyen (Tsimshian) people of the northwest coast of North America. The author, an Indigenous anthropologist from the Gitk’a’ata (Gitga'at) tribe of the Tsimshian, narrates how gugwilx’ya’ansk weaves education, governance, identity, spirituality, and ritual into land‐based practices for the purpose of deep‐time stewardship. Through autoethnographic narrative and storytelling, he focuses on his own journey of being groomed into becoming a mountain goat hunter within the hereditary governance system of his community, and how this process revealed a methodology to achieve relationality and reciprocity on the landscape while harvesting. This paper concludes by reflecting on why this Indigenous methodology has been successful for the author, and what lessons it has to offer greater society. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Testing of hook sizes and appendages to reduce yelloweye rockfish bycatch in a Pacific halibut longline fishery

Lomeli,

Wakefield,

Abele

et al. 2023

Ocean & Coastal Management

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Out with the New And In With the Old: Reviving a Traditional Makah Halibut Hook for Modern Fisheries Management Challenges

Cited by 3 publications

References 13 publications

Spatial restrictions hinder avoidance of choke species in an Indigenous rights‐based fishery

Spatial restrictions hinder avoidance of choke species in an Indigenous rights‐based fishery

Gugwilx'ya'ansk and goats: Indigenous perspectives on governance, stewardship and relationality in mountain goat (mati) hunting in Gitga'at territory

Testing of hook sizes and appendages to reduce yelloweye rockfish bycatch in a Pacific halibut longline fishery

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