The Saturna Island Marine Research & Education Society (SIMRES) is hosting a Herring School presentation on...

There was male milt in the water, there was male milt frothed up and laid on all the rockweed….but not an egg to find.
Until we found a clue, a tiny broken piece of Japanese Sargassum covered in eggs.

The W̱SÁNEĆ Hereditary Chiefs have received a legal opinion confirming a path forward to defend their Douglas Treaty right to fish “as formerly,” including seeking a moratorium on the commercial herring fishery in the Strait of Georgia. With legal work now underway and scientists, Elders, and community supporters mobilizing to gather evidence, this effort represents a critical moment to stand for herring, Indigenous law, and the long-term health of the Salish Sea. Your membership donations and community support will help carry this work forward in the months ahead.