by Brian Tate
Northern Region Reporter
Ha-shilth-sa Newspaper
March 25, 2004
Tsaxana - During the past five years plans have been drafted and re-drafted by the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations for a shellfish farm to be owned and operated by themselves.
Recently, with the help of Roberta Stevenson and Roger Dunlop, five years of effort will have not been wasted. As of April 2004, the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation will be in the beginning stages of their shellfish business. In the upcoming weeks the hiring of three individuals will be taking place; one for managers training and the other two for onsite tenders.
There are two sites successfully chosen for production of oysters; Bodega which is inside Tahsis Inlet and the other at Ous Point which is two-thrids of the way out to Yuquot.
The Bodega site will have two techniques used to grow oysters, one methed is the use of the beach and the other is a rafting method where the oysters will hang from.
Ous Point site will be a rafting site and is going to be right around the point from an Atlantic Fish farm site.
"With the funding
just now coming through, I am very pleased to see this getting off the
ground so to speak," said Jamie James, the Fisheries Manager for
Mowachaht/Muchalaht. "There were some anxious moments when I didn't
think this would go ahead, but I am glad this is now a reality, Jamie
said.
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