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DNA analysis confirms 2,000-year-old sustainable fishing practices of Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Posted: 13 Nov 2021 04:24 AM PST

Ancient Indigenous fishing practices can be used to inform sustainable management and conservation today, according to a new study. Working with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and using new palaeogenetic analytical techniques, the results of a new study provides strong evidence that prior to European colonization, Coast Salish people were managing chum salmon by selectively harvesting males.