Study examines potential seal predation of Stillaguamish salmon
As salmon runs returning to rivers across Washington have dwindled, seals and other pinnipeds that...
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Tag: Chinook Salmon
Being Frank: Hatchery salmon hold the ecosystem together
Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As...
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Elwha River test fishery looks at potential fishing methods
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is testing selective fishing methods on the Elwha River with the...
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Logjams are Key to Salmon Habitat Restoration
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe constructed more than a dozen engineered logjams in the upper...
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Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Habitat Survey Leads to Major Fish Passage Restoration
Data from the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s 2014 intensive salmon habitat study helped get a $15...
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Lower Elwha, Partners Studying Chinook Salmon Returning to Dam-Free Elwha River
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, in cooperation with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and...
Read MoreLower Elwha Klallam Tribe uses sonar to count fish in Elwha River
Sonar is helping the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe get an accurate estimate of some species of salmon returning to the Elwha River. The Tribe has been counting the number of returning adult chinook salmon and steelhead using a sonar...
Read MoreKitsap Sun: Skokomish River to support sockeye, chinook salmon again
Construction has started on the Skokomish River with the expectation that sockeye salmon will return to the river after being absent for nearly a decade. The Kitsap Sun (subscription required) reported about the construction of...
Read MoreElwha Restoration Roundup: Record Chinook Return, Salmon Habitat Improving
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe says that changes to the Elwha River are occurring faster than anticipated since deconstruction of the two fish-blocking dams on the Elwha River started in 2011. The most recent milestone is the...
Read MoreSequim Gazette: Chinook Populations Are Strong in the Elwha River
The Sequim Gazette reported that more than 1,700 chinook salmon were found in the Elwha River, between the Glines Canyon Dam and Strait of Juan de Fuca, during a one-day survey of the river in September by tribal, state and...
Read MoreSouth Fork Nooksack Chinook Captive Broodstock Reach Spawning Age
More than 500 mature chinook salmon raised in captivity could produce about 1 million eggs at the Lummi Nation’s Skookum Creek Hatchery this year. Of those, more than 600,000 juveniles are expected to be released into the river...
Read MoreJamestown S’Klallam Tribe starts Washington Harbor restoration
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is restoring salmon habitat in the 118-acre Washington Harbor by replacing a roadway and two culverts with a 600-foot-long bridge. The 600-foot-long road and the two 6-foot-wide culverts...
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