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…
Category: Harvest
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…
Coho salmon run supports treaty fishing on Elwha River
For the second year in a row, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe has been able to exercise its treaty right…
Pier upgrades planned to better support Lummi fishing fleet
Lummi Nation’s tribal fishing fleet is set to receive a new pier and docking equipment to support treaty fishing operations…
Whatcom Creek fish provide opportunity for tribal families
Members of the Nooksack Indian Tribe fished for hatchery chinook salmon returning to Whatcom Creek this fall. From Bellingham’s Holly…
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…
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.…
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…