Low Chum Returns Shorten Fisheries, Reduce Egg Take
South Sound and Hood Canal chum salmon returns were lower than expected last fall. While enough...
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Tag: Chum Salmon
Golf Club Hill Road Triple-Box Culvert Replaced with Bridge on Chico Creek
After two decades of patient planning and coordination with Kitsap County and others, the...
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Instant Hatchery To Boost Skokomish Salmon Production
An “instant hatchery” will increase the Skokomish Tribe’s chum salmon egg production at its Enatai...
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Surprisingly Fewer Chum Salmon Return to Puget Sound Than Expected
Chum salmon returns this year have been dismal in much of Puget Sound. “This season may be going...
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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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Skokomish Tribe Triples Size of Hatchery Facility
The Skokomish Tribe recently expanded its Enetai Creek Hatchery facility for the first time in...
Read MoreRecord Chum Salmon Run in Hood Canal
Fishermen in Hood Canal saw a record number of fall chum salmon return this year with an expected runsize of 1.4 million. Tribal and state managers reported that tribal and non-tribal fishermen caught 1.186 million fall chum in...
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...
Read MoreSuquamish Tribe donates fry for release in Carkeek Park
In its 10th year of a successful partnership, the Suquamish Tribe has donated 50,000 chum salmon fry to the Carkeek Watershed Community Action Project, supporting the effort to teach the public about salmon and why it’s...
Read MoreBack to the River documentary premieres at Seattle Aquarium
The premiere of the documentary, Back to the River, was held at the Seattle Aquarium Feb. 2. The movie details the story of the treaty rights struggle from the pre-Boldt era to tribal and state co-management. The movie includes...
Read MoreKitsap Sun: Recent Rains Help Push Salmon into Local Creeks
The Kitsap Sun reported on this fall’s expected fish returns to Kitsap’s watersheds with the inundation of the November rain storms. From the story: Recent rains are bringing forth a surge of chum and coho salmon...
Read MoreKitsap Sun: Chico Creek’s Chum Salmon Move in Early
The Kitsap Sun reported on this year’s earlier -than-usual return of chum salmon to Kitsap County’s Chico Creek, Â the most productive salmon stream in the county. From the story: “Chum are spawning throughout...
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