US EditionB.C. First Nation builds small island, fisheries officials check for habitat damage
- Between May 26 and May 30, 2025, a First Nation community in British Columbia constructed a modest man-made landform in the shallow, tidal waters of Coles Bay near Vancouver Island.
- The island construction, linked to creating a clam garden, prompted a fisheries investigation to assess potential habitat damage and required authorization under the Fisheries Act.
- Workers using excavators and dump trucks moved rock onto a previously visible low-tide outcrop, raising concerns due to a shellfish harvesting ban since 1997 from pollution caused by septic systems.
- Pauquachin First Nation, with 423 members, views the shellfish ban as a treaty infringement from 1852 and is collaborating with governments to restore clam beds and potentially reopen harvesting.
- Officials remain uncertain about the project's full impact due to limited communication, while assessments continue to determine if further regulatory action or habitat protection is necessary.
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B.C. First Nation builds small island, fisheries officials check for habitat damage
A British Columbia First Nation has built up a small artificial island in the tidal shallows of Coles Bay off Vancouver Island, triggering an investigation by fisheries officials into whether it involved habitat destruction and if authorization should have been required.
B.C. First Nation builds small island, fisheries officials check for habitat damage - The Turtle Island News
By Wolfgang Depner A British Columbia First Nation has built up a small artificial island in the tidal shallows of Coles Bay off Vancouver Island, triggering an investigation by fisheries officials into whether it involved habitat destruction and if authorization should have been required. Two yellow excavators could be seen at work last week in the bay, heaping up stones and gravel on top of an existing rock outcrop, in a project the Department…
B.C. First Nation builds small island, fisheries officials check for habitat damage – Energeticcity.ca
VICTORIA — A British Columbia First Nation has built up a small artificial island in the tidal shallows of Coles Bay off Vancouver Island, triggering an investigation by fisheries officials into whether it involved habitat destruction and if authorization should have been required. Two yellow excavators could be seen at work last week in the bay, heaping up stones and gravel on top of an existing rock outcrop, in a project the Department of Fish…
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