Port Alberni
Ray Watts poses for Ha-Shilth-Sa as Tseshaht distributes a load of tuts’up (sea urchins) March 13. Andy Olson, Tseshaht Fisheries Manager/Biologist, said the nation owns seven commercial fishing licenses, one of them being a sea cucumber license leased to RBS Seafoods. One of the conditions of the lease is RBS Seafoods is required to deliver three loads of sea urchins over the winter. Today’s delivery is the second. Many band members showed up to take some urchins home and people from other nations were also invited to share in the feast.No date has been set for the next delivery, but Olson says it will be before the end of April. Photo by Denise Titian
