Broodstock program is a lifeline for Stillaguamish chinook
Twenty years ago, the number of fall chinook salmon returning to the South Fork Stillaguamish River was too low to…
Category: Hatcheries
Hatchery staff, trainees brush up on skills in coldwater fish culture class
Tribal hatchery staff from around the Pacific Northwest participated in a coldwater fish culture class in June, taking a deep…
Supplying salmon to the Skokomish River
The Skokomish Tribe is eagerly awaiting the return of spring chinook salmon to the South Fork Skokomish River this year.…
Students learn from salmon along the river
Elementary school field trips are always exciting, especially when you get to name and release your own personal salmon. In…
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…
Nisqually Indian Tribe celebrates hatchery upgrades
The Nisqually Indian Tribal community gathered in early May to celebrate a dream that took almost a decade to come…
Upgrades improve conditions for hatchery fish
Upgrades to the Puyallup Tribe of Indians’ Clarks Creek Hatchery will boost the tribe’s mission to raise and protect salmon.…
Being Frank: Tribes not interested in ‘Museum Fish’
Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the…
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…