Facilitating land access and supporting knowledge transfer to advance Dungeness crab work in Kitasoo Xai’xais territory

This project builds on a partnership between Simon Fraser University (SFU), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), and the Kitasoo Xai’xais Stewardship Authority (KXSA). The initiative aims to strengthen community connections to Dungeness crab while addressing concerns about their decline. Through community engagement and the development of an ecological study on crab movement and habitat use in Mussel Inlet, an important fjord estuary within Kitasoo Xai’xais territory, the project will advance understanding of crab ecology while supporting knowledge-sharing and building local capacity for crab monitoring.