Incorporation of traditional and local ecological knowledge and values in fisheries management

The Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council (the Council) hired the ESSA project team to explore the scope and potential of "traditional ecological knowledge", "local ecological knowledge" and "fishers' knowledge" for expanding and strengthening Pacific salmon management. This report describes the methodology for the project, what was learned, and recommendations for how these lessons can be used to improve Pacific salmon management. Much of what was learned, and the recommendations, also apply more broadly to management of fisheries in general as well as other natural resources.