The forgotten stage: Juvenile Dungeness crab
Dungeness crab science in Puget Sound tends to focus on larval and adult stages, and not as much on the…
Tribe feeling impact of marine survival project funding cuts
The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe is feeling the impact of abrupt funding cuts from the state for its marine survival…
Salmon in Dungeness River get help swimming upstream
Sometimes salmon need a little boost to get to their spawning grounds. With low water levels becoming more common in…
Partnership experiments with cockle outplanting in geoduck tubes
Cockle seed for the Suquamish Tribe’s shellfish program spent a bougie spring in a cozy hatchery environment—with proper water temperature,…
Restoration of Olympia oysters gains traction
More than a decade of surveys, monitoring, and trial and error has taught the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Clallam County…
DNA project assesses elk population health
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and partners at Panthera and five other Olympic Peninsula tribes are trying to understand whether…
Tribe tests water temperature limits for chum salmon
Water temperature is critical to salmon. It affects their ability to grow, metabolize food and fight off diseases. If water…
Northern pike a potential threat in Lake Washington
A voracious, invasive fish that preys on salmon has seen its numbers grow in Lake Washington. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe staff…
Eelgrass transplant project wraps up in Port Angeles
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, in partnership with Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL), has planted more than 43,000 eelgrass plants…