The Native Fishing Association (NFA)
Promotes and Supports Indigenous People
in BC's Commercial Fishing Industry.

Deadline for Applications is November 20th!

Applications can be found on our webpage: www.shoal.ca/licensing-quotas/or by contacting our office ... See MoreSee Less

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Deadline for Applications is November 20 2024! ... See MoreSee Less

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Are you a seafood harvester, or interested in shore-side seafood commerce development? Register now at reception@shoal.ca ... See MoreSee Less

Happy #womeninfishingwednesdays!

Today we're sharing the story of Joscelin Lewis, from the Gitxaala Nation. "I am a proud Gitxaala. My husband & I were casting off of the dock in our hometown of Lax Klan, 15 minutes in, I caught & reeled in a spring salmon! I enjoy being out harvesting, providing for our family and sharing with community members. I have been out trawling, salmon food fishing and most recently I’ve gone casting for Salmon. The Spring Salmon I am holding in the photo is what I caught, casting off our dock in Lax Klan - my first catch by casting rod!!" ... See MoreSee Less

Do you remember this post?

In January of this year, NFA did a call out to women fishers to share their pictures and stories to start #womeninfishingwednesdays . By the end of the month, we had over 800 pictures submitted! Since then, NFA has been working hard to develop a strategy to properly showcase the wonderful, beautiful pictures submitted from across North America. 100 pictures were randomly selected to be featured in a physical display. I have reached out to those women asking for permission to use the pictures and over half of them have said yes! (If you received a response to the picture from NFA it wasn’t spam, we would love to include you too, just let us know!) But NFA would also like to create a larger, virtual exhibit showcasing as many women as possible. We also hope to add to the exhibit in the future. So, I am asking anyone who responded to our original posting, or anyone with new pictures who would like to participate in future exhibits to please send NFA a Facebook message or email krystal@shoal.ca giving us permission. Keep watching our page for more details about the Exhibit!Happy 2024! It's Indigenous #WomenInFishingWednesday and we'd like to have more of you beautiful, strong Indigenous Fisherwomen to feature on Wednesdays!!! Send us your photos of you on the water or you working your fishing business.

Special thanks to all of our participants for 2023 and helping us to grow our network. We look forward to sharing more stories for your viewing in the following weeks... ... See MoreSee Less