Understanding seal predation on salmon
Treaty tribes and partners are collaborating to answer a question essential to marine mammal management: How many salmon are being…
Category: Harvest
Tribal leader explores fighting for treaty rights through lens of growing up on reservation
Port Gamble S’Klallam tribal member Ron Charles has co-authored a book focused on his tribe’s historic fight for their treaty…
Clam surveys guide harvest management
An abundance of young razor clams along the south end of Kalaloch Beach caught the attention of the staff from…
Tribes study harbor seal diet in Dungeness Bay
The Point No Point Treaty Council is diving into a question that’s been on many minds: how much impact are…
Book details tribal use of resources on Suquamish land
A new publication co-authored by a Suquamish elder and a local archaeologist sheds light on how tribal members traditionally used…
Positive trend continues for sockeye program
Among salmon of the Skagit River watershed, a rebounding population of Baker River sockeye continues to make a splash. This…
Salmon ceremonies celebrate, honor fishing as a way of life
Each spring, Northwest tribes mark the beginning of the fishing season with first salmon ceremonies and blessings of their fleets.…
Being Frank: Indigenous Nations unite for salmon recovery
Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the…
Treaty steelhead fishery provides winter harvest opportunity
Winter steelhead returning to the Skagit River watershed to spawn this year will support tribal treaty fishing opportunities for the…