In the early spring on the Nass River Eulachan are running. The little oily fish, which is known as the candle fish, is also known as a lifesaving fish because it was the first fresh food to arrive in the river after a long winter, is the cause of much excitement in the Nass in the early spring and late winter.

Camps are set up along the river as a base so Nisga’a harvesters can set nets out in the river and to smoke and cook eulachan, rendering its oils, which not that long ago was more valuable than gold.

Nicole Morven is the Harvest Monitor Coordinator for the Directorate of Nisg̱a’a Fisheries & Wildlife, CICK News had a chance to chat up with Nicole in the Nass Valley as crews prepare to process the thousands of eulachan caught this season. As the run comes to an end, Nisga’a members, young and, gather at the camps to process the eulachan and prepare for a plentiful harvest.