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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new multi-year, multi-partner collaboration aims to empower First Nations communities in British Columbia with salmon genetic analysis tools, technology, infrastructure and skills for fisheries management. The project has secured funding for the next three years from the First Nations Fisheries Council’s Indigenous Stewardship Fund,…

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