Climate Act boosts Quinault’s climate change fight
Thanks to funding made possible by the state’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA), the Quinault Indian Nation’s mission to face climate…
Climate Commitment Act funds study strengthened with tribal knowledge
The Hoh Tribe is producing a climate change assessment combining the stories and knowledge of tribal members with hard data.…
Tribe exploring water quality, fish health link in Skagit Bay
To better understand how the health of Skagit Bay shifts over time and how changes correlate with the health of…
FISH WAR documentary coming to regional film festivals
FISH WAR is coming to film festivals in western Washington and Vancouver, B.C., in September and October. This documentary film,…
Being Frank: Federal funding supports tribal hatcheries that benefit everyone
Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the…
Vessel turn-in program prevents marine pollution
Boats that fall into disrepair pose threats to fish, shellfish and the broader marine ecosystem. That’s especially true of derelict…
Tribes collaborate to test invasive crab trapping method
Lummi Nation Aquatic Invasive Species Division staff deployed a series of innovative “crab slab” traps around the Lummi Sea Pond…
For Quinault Indian Nation, razor clam survey a crucial tool
Fisheries staff from the Quinault Indian Nation and others gathered on Kalaloch Beach early on a July morning to perform…
Port Gamble S’Klallam, nonprofit partner remove derelict crab pots
The heavy breaths of a diver come over the intercom on the F/V Cadence, telling the deck crew what he’s…
Being Frank: Endangered Species Act petition is a distraction from conservation efforts
Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the…
Eelgrass mitigation project a growing success
Along Ediz Hook, a large spit that extends around Port Angeles Harbor, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and partners started…
Giving Olympia oysters a hand in Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay’s expansive mudflats along the Olympic Peninsula have fostered the recovery of native Olympia oysters. The population has grown…
Students assist European green crab effort
When Taholah High School students spread out near the Quinault Marina in April armed with crab traps and clipboards, they…
Tribe partners with paper mill to monitor European green crab
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is partnering with a Port Angeles paper mill to expand invasive European green crab monitoring.…
Chief Leschi hatchery provides hands-on lessons
This spring, students at the Puyallup Tribe of Indians’ Chief Leschi Schools pulled on boots and trekked with buckets to…
Camp reconnects tribal members with camas
Leaning forward, Gordon Max Najera Jr. of the Port Gamble S’klallam Tribe used his weight to push the sharp edge…
eDNA: A hands-off science for species detection
The Suquamish Tribe is using environmental DNA (eDNA) to figure out which fish are using the Doe Kag Wats watershed,…
Sharing cedar harvest traditions
During a short hike to Brighton Creek, a child approached Nisqually tribal member Hanford McCloud with a pair of antlers,…
Being Frank: Repealing Climate Commitment Act comes at too high a cost
Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the…
Tribes test innovative trap in battle against invasive crab
As invasive European green crab populations have spread in Washington waters, the bays and sloughs around the Tulalip Tribes’ homelands…
Tribes’ spring ceremonies honor, protect Northwest salmon
Each year, many tribes in the Northwest host salmon ceremonies as a way of communing with the fish populations that…
Tribes discuss salmon, Fish Wars with university students
Nancy Shippentower of the Puyallup Tribe remembers the years leading up to the landmark Boldt decision in U.S. v. Washington…
Tribes look at spawning cycles of sea cucumbers
Treaty tribes in western Washington are sampling sea cucumber gonads to better understand mating behaviors and figure out what’s preventing…
“Powerful film:” Viewers respond to FISH WAR documentary
At the height of the Fish Wars, the civil rights of the region’s first inhabitants were violated with clubbings, tear…
Shrimp test fisheries guide harvest management
The Suquamish Tribe conducted its annual fishery to test spot shrimp egg production in March, concurrent with other tribes and…