Tribal hatchery helps introduce youth to aquaculture
Ferndale High School aquaculture students are getting a close-up look at the salmon lifecycle through a partnership with Lummi Nation’s…
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Getting data after dark: Students study smelt run with tribe
Late autumn into winter, a small, shiny, oil-rich fish can be found navigating the Nooksack River. It’s a type of…
Reviving Salmon Runs Through Tribal Hatchery Leadership
Lummi Nation has shown that hatcheries informed by Indigenous knowledge and the latest science can help prevent salmon from extinction.…
Pier upgrades planned to better support Lummi fishing fleet
Lummi Nation’s tribal fishing fleet is set to receive a new pier and docking equipment to support treaty fishing operations…
Tribes collaborate to test invasive crab trapping method
Lummi Nation Aquatic Invasive Species Division staff deployed a series of innovative “crab slab” traps around the Lummi Sea Pond…
Whatcom Creek chinook program feeds tribes, ecosystem
In highly trafficked areas around lower Whatcom Creek, where it winds through the city of Bellingham’s Maritime Heritage Park and…
Indigenous scientists exchange knowledge at local workshop
Understanding water quality and fish health data is critical to protecting and managing treaty resources such as salmon. A group…
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…
Floating ban put in place to protect Nooksack River salmon
Floating down the South Fork Nooksack River in an innertube, kayak or other flotation device as a summer pastime was…