Staff from UINR, Eskasoni Fish & Wildlife Commission and Potlotek Guardians were at hand at a workshop, hosted by UINR, to age salmon by examining their scales. Fred Whoriskey, Executive Director of the Ocean Tracking Network, provided the background of his organization’s activities in the Bras d’Or Lakes and throughout Nova Scotia. He explained some … Read More
Training for CAPTAINS and FIRST MATES on the identification, handling and release of marine animals considered species-at-risk such as marine mammals, sharks, wolffish and sea turtles. Presentations will be given by the Canadian Sea Turtle Network, Marine Animal Response Society and the World Wildlife Fund. MEMBERTOU and POTLOTEK–Membertou Trade and Convention Centre, Tuesday February … Read More
UINR is proud to announce the publication of our first research article in the journal BioInvasions Records of the Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC). Distribution, prevalence and intensity of Anguillicoloides crassus in the American eel, Anguilla rostrata, in the Bras d’Or Lakes, Nova Scotia was written by Shelley K. Denny, Angela Denny and Tyson … Read More
Welcome Nadine LeFort, Mi’kmaq Environmental Learning Centre’s Education and Outreach Coordinator. Nadine will be coordinating the Unama’KIDS program, Nikani Awtiken summer camp and working on other education projects. Nadine recently returned home to Cape Breton after working for four years as Education Program Director and Curriculum Developer for the Sierra Club BC in Victoria. She … Read More
UINR’s Annual Report 2011/2012–Continuing the Tradition– covers UINR’s activities from April 2011–March 2012. Our Annual Report also outlines our partners and lists our staff and board of directors for the period. The report also gives an overview of our audited financial statements. You can download a copy here.
A new children’s book was published today that tells the story of a Cape Breton eel from a Mi’kmaw perspective. Kataq: Journey of our Eels is illustrated by well-known artist Dozay Christmas and is written by Angela Denny and Shelley Denny of the Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources. The book is in English with side-by-side … Read More
The Board of Directors and staff at UINR wish you a wonderful holiday season and look forward to working with you in 2013! UINR will close for the holidays starting Thursday December 20 and will reopenThursday January 3.
The latest issue of UINR Marten is now available as a free download in our library. This issue features stories and photos of UINR’s tree plantings to restore salmon habitat, community plantings in Membertou, Feast in the Highlands and a feature profile of UINR’s Unama’ki Guardian Coordinator Keith Christmas. We conclude Charlie Dennis’ latest story … Read More
The Bras d’Or Lakes Collaborative Environmental Planning Initiative (CEPI) has launched the Golden Award for the Bras d’Or Lakes. The Golden Award award recognizes role models who, through their deeds and actions, help ensure the spirit of the Bras d’Or Lakes speaks today and for future generations. “The Bras d’Or Lakes is a unique environment … Read More
Please welcome John Couture, UINR’s new Commercial Fisheries Liaison Coordinator. John is no stranger to people in Unama’ki’s fisheries. Since 2004 he worked for Fisheries and Oceans Canada as a Licensing Officer and Aboriginal Program Coordinator. We’ll be hearing a lot from John in the future and watch for a full profile in an upcoming … Read More
At first glance it might be difficult to see the connection between salmon and trees, but a project by Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources–UINR, and Cape Breton Collaborative Salmon Initiative–CSI Cape Breton, hopes to change that. The partners are working on a cooperative salmon habitat restoration project that will see 2000 trees planted along the … Read More
The summer games in Eskasoni and all the activities in Crane Cove inspired me to write this story about the visit of the United States Coast Guard vessel The Eagle to Eskasoni.The christening of the fishing vessel Charlie Joe Dennis made me think of a ship that arrived here back in 1976 for a two-hour … Read More