Squaxin Island Tribe transfers over 1 million coho to netpens
From the Squaxin Island Tribe’s natural resources blog: This week the Squaxin Island Tribe Natural Resources (SINR) and Washington State…
Tag: Fish Wildlife
Tribal representatives talk fisheries management to state senate
Russ Svec, fisheries manager for the Makah Tribe, and Craig Bowhay of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission were part of…
Healing of Hyas Creek From 1951 Fire Gets a Boost From Cooperative Effort
“There are only two anadromous fish-bearing tributaries in that portion of the South Fork Calawah drainage and Hyas Creek is one of them,” said Phil DeCillis, fisheries biologist for USFS. “It had the least amount of wood per mile of the streams we surveyed, so it was important to get more in there. The tributaries are important refuge areas for fish.”
No chinook fishing on Chehalis River system
The Aberdeen Daily World has an article about the closure of the Chehalis River system to chinook fishing. The closure…
Puyallup Tribe supplies chinook for school kids and creek
From the Federal Way Mirror: The salmon population in the Hylebos Creek is growing thanks to the work of students…
Tribes Applaud Federal Funding For Natural Resources
OLYMPIA (December 20, 2007) — The status quo isn’t always something to cheer about, but when it comes to securing…
NWIFC, Fish and Wildlife Commission on TVW
Here are the videos of the recent NWIFC/State Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting, provided by TVW. Segment A:
NWIFC, Fish and Wildlife commission meet
Representatives of the 20 treaty Indian tribes in western Washington and the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission met Nov. 18…
Kitsap Sun: Story and video on new selective fisheries
The Kitsap Sun published an indepth story on the new selective chinook fisheries regulations, set by the tribes and the…