Fisheries co-managers drafting joint hatchery policy
For decades, treaty tribes have operated their own hatchery programs to help sustain the region’s salmon and steelhead populations. Tribes…
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Counting Coho Salmon in Elwha River’s Turbid Waters
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe has determined the most accurate method of counting coho salmon that return to the Elwha River during the intense…
Tribes Partner in Net Pen Program, Ensuring Fish for All
While forecasts for returning coho salmon are down again this year, the Muckleshoot and Suquamish tribes continue to make sure…
Instant Hatchery To Boost Skokomish Salmon Production
An “instant hatchery” will increase the Skokomish Tribe’s chum salmon egg production at its Enatai Creek Hatchery at minimal cost.…
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 down as…
Lower Than Expected Returns of Coho Salmon
Treaty tribes around Puget Sound and on the coast struggled with unexpectedly low returns of coho salmon this fall. While…
South 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…
Port Gamble S’Klallam tries out new method for net pen fish transfer
The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe has developed a new transfer method to move juvenile coho salmon from the state’s George…