Tsilhqot’in Select Fishery

The Chilcotin River sockeye has been an integral component of Tsilhqot’in culture for centuries. These fisheries aim to uphold the importance of fish conservation by engaging in sustainable, responsible selective fishing practices that help to maintain salmon stock diversity while protecting the weaker salmon stocks. Tsilhqot’in Select salmon and salmon products are harvested for a limited commercial fishery only once adequate numbers have returned to the spawning grounds, and only after community needs for food, social and societal purposes have been met.