Derelict boat removed from valuable intertidal habitat
For nearly 15 years, the sunken 65-foot sailboat called Windjammer sat derelict near the shore of Kiket Island, where the…
Tag: Forage Fish
Suquamish Tribe, State to Search for Herring Populations
The Suquamish Tribe is adding herring to the mix of forage fish being surveyed in Puget Sound. Herring are considered…
Tracking Eulachon in the Elwha River
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is learning more about the eulachon that keep showing up in the river, even more…
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 million Puget Sound nearshore…
Healthy forage fish habitat imperative to salmon recovery
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The Suquamish Tribe and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are updating…
State of Our Watersheds: Forage Fish Habitat Threatened in the Strait, Bays
Forage fish populations could be at risk because of modified and armored shorelines, according to the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s report in…
State of Our Watersheds: Depressed Herring Populations
Port Gamble Bay once was home to one of the largest herring populations in Puget Sound, a forage fish that…
Lower Elwha Klallam, USGS, Sea Grant: More forage fish seen at Elwha River mouth
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Washington Sea Grant are observing an increase of forage fish…
Forage Fish Important to Salmon Diet
Shannon Miller and John Hagan keep a close eye on the phases of the moon so they can determine the…