For more than 30 years, the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife have been conducting a test fishery near Kingston, WA for chum salmon. The purpose is to give fisheries managers an...
Read MoreThe results of this year’s annual South Sound chum salmon test fishery show that the run is stronger than originally forecast. Now, those results are also getting to biologists and fishermen faster than before. For 2012, the...
Read MoreOLYMPIA – The treaty tribes of western Washington are taking a look at the outcome of salmon recovery efforts over the past decade since Puget Sound chinook, Lake Ozette sockeye and Hood Canal summer chum were listed as...
Read MoreA look back on the 25 year history of tribal and state fisheries co-management is one of the featured stories in the newest NWIFC Magazine, which you can download as a pdf here: [Download not found]. Lorraine Loomis, the...
Read MoreThe Puyallup Tribal News covered this year’s elders fishery: For the second year, Puyallup Tribal elders were given the first crack at the fishing season. Because of lower returns over the years, many local tribes,...
Read MoreVisit http://habitatconference.org to see live posts from the Tribal Habitat Conference at the Tulalip Inn in Marysville. The first update is about the opening remarks from Tulalip Tribes’ Terry Williams. If you’re...
Read MoreRecommendations from the 24 treaty tribes represented by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission regarding treaty tribal natural resources management in the Pacific...
Read MoreSEDRO-WOOLLEY (Dec. 1, 2008) – The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe built a new roof for its hatchery, to protect fish and children from the elements. The 20-year-old hatchery used to have a roof that didn’t completely cover two...
Read MoreChris Dunagan of the Sun had a great story on a later afternoon meeting between tribal and state fishermen during the North of Falcon process: Tribal and nontribal fishermen may have their differences in background and culture,...
Read MoreHere are the videos of the recent NWIFC/State Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting, provided by TVW. Segment A:
Read MoreThe Kitsap Sun published an indepth story on the new selective chinook fisheries regulations, set by the tribes and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife several weeks ago. The regulations were set during their annual...
Read MoreThe North Kitsap Herald writes about the tagging and clipping efforts by the Suquamish Tribe as they prepare to release chinook from their Grover’s Creek hatchery: Tagging the fish and clipping off their adipose fins,...
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