Tribe to manage national wildlife refuges
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe took on management of the Dungeness and Protection Island national wildlife refuges this summer from the…
Category: Habitat
Beach restoration to support Lake Ozette sockeye
While most salmon create egg nests in streams, a portion of the Lake Ozette sockeye (blueback) population spawn on the…
Tribe studying various cockle-growing methods
The Suquamish Tribe is figuring out how to give tribal members more access to cockles by growing their own. “We’re…
Being Frank: Fish passage restoration is worth the price
Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the…
Climate funding supports tribal resiliency projects
For years, tribes in western Washington have been gathering data on how climate change affects their tribal members, but there…
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…
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…
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…