Restoration of Olympia oysters gains traction
More than a decade of surveys, monitoring, and trial and error has taught the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Clallam County…
Category: Shellfish
Squaxin Island Tribe, partners team for Olympia oyster restoration
A partnership between the Squaxin Island Tribe and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has allowed one of the tribe’s first foods…
Oyster nursery puts youth science, math skills to use
High school students and Olympia oysters are benefiting from a partnership between the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, scientists and educators. Team…
Crabbers call in catch for study
Green tags affixed to Dungeness crab are an invitation for harvesters in Puget Sound to participate in a region-wide tracking…
Transplanting cockles to boost population
The Squaxin Island Tribe is exploring whether local populations of native cockles—an important food source for tribal members—can be supplemented…
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…
Invasive snails harmful to oyster health
Ornate little snails hanging out in the Skokomish estuary have sneaky intentions with Pacific oysters. Much like humans who love…
Oyster project aims to restore access to ancestral food
In Triangle Cove, a small embayment tucked into Camano Island off Port Susan Bay, the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians is…
Invasive European green crab hit Quilcene Bay
The Skokomish Tribe will be conducting significant trapping efforts for invasive European green crab throughout Hood Canal this summer, including…