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Omineca fisheries managers sought to a) understand current fishers preferences and b) understand nonparticipation in fishing through conversations with non-fisher and marginalized fishing communities (e.g., women, 2SLGBTQIA+ persons, and racialized persons).
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Author: Jessica Woskett, Jennifer Wigglesworth, Philip Mullins, Brett Van Poorten, and Nikolaus Gantner
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Date Published: Jun 2025
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Report ID: 63276
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Audience: Government and Public
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Omineca fisheries managers sought to a) understand current fishers preferences and b) understand nonparticipation in fishing through conversations with non-fisher and marginalized fishing communities (e.g., women, 2SLGBTQIA+ persons, and racialized persons). The project team collected data from fisher, non-fisher and marginalized fishing communities regarding their perceptions and experiences of fishing with the goal of improving management of the Omineca Regions public fisheries and increasing overall participation rates. This was accomplished through an intersectional and social constructionist, mixed-method study to reach fishers and non-fishers from diverse backgrounds (focusing on race, gender, and sexuality) to understand the inclusionary and exclusionary practices occurring within the recreational fishery in the Omineca Region. Data were collected via six focus groups and four semi-structured interviews and distributed an online survey. The project team found various factors that contribute to non-participation of non-fishers from various backgrounds not limited to the commonly cited constraints to participation such as lack of time, limited resources, insufficient socialization into the activity, and lack of motivation to participate. To reduce these constraints and increase the number of new fishers, the project team recommends increasing access to required fishing resources, developing partnerships with affinity groups, and creating opportunities for social connection in recreational fishing. Contact for this Report as of Aug 2025 Nikolaus Gantner, Resource Management Branch, Province of BC.
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