Treaty tribes bring critical voices to World Fisheries Congress
People around the world rely heavily on fish as a nutritional resource and economic commodity. Fisheries scientists, policymakers and other…
Category: Climate Change
Quinault’s intertidal survey builds valuable data
Quinault Indian Nation fisheries staff surveyed beaches near the Big and Little Hogsback volcanic formations in July to help track…
Floating ban put in place to protect Nooksack River salmon
Floating down the South Fork Nooksack River in an innertube, kayak or other flotation device as a summer pastime was…
Tribe reviving traditional shellfish resources, management practices
As part of a growing effort to revive ancestral food stewardship practices, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community this spring invited…
Squaxin Island Tribe, partners look to revitalize kelp
A bull kelp forest in Squaxin Island Tribe waters has shrunk dramatically in recent years, with the population plummeting from…
Testing imitation beaver dams as climate mitigation strategy
As the Stillaguamish River and its network of tributary and side channel streams braid their way across the landscape, they…
Quileute Tribal School receives blessing
The Quileute Tribe’s Move to Higher Ground initiative achieved a milestone this summer with the blessing of the new Quileute…
Lummi hatchery hard at work amidst second year of South Fork die-offs
For the second year in a row, chinook salmon are going belly up in the South Fork Nooksack River before…
Tribes on the forefront of preparing for climate change
Tribes in western Washington are on the front lines of climate change adaptation. The climate crisis threatens every aspect of…