2007 - BC First Nations Direct Involvement in Sablefish Fishery
The Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (PICFI) was launched in 2007. It was created to increase First Nations’ access to the commercial fisheries in British Columbia by developing common and transparent rules that apply to all participants. The PICFI helps improve the management of the commercial fisheries through greater collaboration among fishery participants.
The federal government, through the PICFI program, purchased fishing assets, licences, vessels, and equipment. These are provided to First Nations bands up and down the coast to increase First Nations involvement into the Sablefish fishery and other BC coast fisheries.
