Eelgrass Shows Explosive Growth in Port Angeles Harbor
A multi-year eelgrass restoration effort in Port Angeles Harbor has proven successful for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. In 2017,…
Tag: Juvenile Salmon
Kilisut Harbor, Oak Bay Finally Reconnected
Juvenile salmon can move freely from Oak Bay to Kilisut Harbor for the first time in 75 years, following the…
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.…
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe transfers fish into new net pens
Juvenile coho salmon transferred into Port Gamble Bay this winter are settling into a brand new net pen to rear…
Elwha Restoration Roundup: Record Chinook Return, Salmon Habitat Improving
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe says that changes to the Elwha River are occurring faster than anticipated since deconstruction of…
Marine survival research focuses on juvenile salmon, preferred prey
Fisheries managers studying poor ocean survival of salmon are concentrating their research on juvenile fish and their preferred prey. Several…
Tulalip Tribes turn “gulch” into Greenwood Creek
The Tulalip Tribes recently improved rearing habitat in a small coastal stream popular with juvenile chinook. Known to locals as…
Port Gamble S’Klallam has Surprising Results in Nearshore Study
The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe is finding more juvenile salmon in small bays than other nearshore environments, including large estuaries…
Upper Skagit Tribe surveys habitat use by juvenile chinook, steelhead
The Upper Skagit Tribe and the University of Washington (UW) are doing a two-year study examining seasonal habitat preferences for…