Spawning Herring Important for Marine Lifecycle
The Port Gamble S’Klallam and Nisqually tribes are studying herring spawning in Puget Sound, with hopes of eventually rejuvenating the…
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Nisqually Tribe Uses Traditional Knowledge to Attract Herring Spawn
The Nisqually Tribe is testing whether sinking cedar boughs and evergreen trees near the mouth of the Nisqually River will…
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…
Herring Resurgence Gives Hope for Population
What was thought to be a dwindling herring population made a surprising appearance this spring in Puget Sound and the…
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…
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Finally Sees Bay Clean Up
The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe has been fighting for nearly 20 years to have Port Gamble Bay cleaned of the…
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…
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe keeps eye on cleanup work
The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe is keeping a close eye on the cleanup work taking place in the old logging…
Restoring kelp beds in Port Gamble Bay
Port Gamble S’Klallam tribal elders remember gathering herring roe in the mid-1900s when bull kelp beds were abundant in Port…