Cailyn Siider

Richard Michelson is a salmon, prawn, and herring fisherman from Sointula B.C., a member of the Metlakatla First Nation, and sits on the southern panel of the Pacific Salmon Commission. He currently lives in Campbell River with his wife Emma.  We caught up with Richard while he was re-hanging gillnets with his uncle Gerald Sjoberg in preparation for the upcoming roe-herring fishery. Below is a summary of our Q&A. 

Cory Pearson is a Port Hardy based cod fisherman. She and her partner Mike own and operate the FV Swell Dancer. We caught up with her recently and talked about her taking the jump into fishing full-time.