Heat dome found to be deadly for some shellfish species, but not for others
June’s intense heat dome, ill-timed with extremely low tides, left shellfish dead on some beaches across Puget Sound and the…
Tag: Oysters
Squaxin Island Tribal Shellfish Harvests Part of Cultural Life
An audiobook plays just loud enough for Squaxin Island tribal member Natasha Bush to hear as she picks Pacific oysters…
Squaxin Island Continues Work to Reestablish Olympia Oyster Population
Squaxin Island tribal member Mike Peters recalls processing Olympia oysters in a floating hut in Eld Inlet decades ago for…
Tribal Fishermen, Natural Resources Staff Adapt to Impact of COVID on Harvests, Culture
When the novel coronavirus hit western Washington this winter, shutting down just about everything, tribal fishermen quickly had to figure…
ANeMoNe Project Helps Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Track Ocean Acidification
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe wants to know how ocean acidification might be affecting shellfish in Sequim Bay. Ocean acidification (OA),…
Diplomacy an Aid to Tribes Accessing Treaty Shellfish Resources
Squaxin Island Tribe’s shellfish biologist Rana Brown’s unofficial title could be principal diplomat. That’s because her job encompasses contacting numerous…
Tribe boosts Olympia oyster population in Sequim Bay
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is making Sequim Bay suitable habitat for Olympia oysters again. The tribe spread 2,500 bags of…
Suquamish Tribe Using Tumble Method for Oyster Growth
The Suquamish Tribe is experimenting with a tumble-bag system that grows high-quality Pacific oysters. “We’re trying to grow single oysters…
Suquamish Seafoods builds new office, processing facility
The Suquamish Tribe has constructed a new seafood plant to increase the variety of products offered to consumers. “With the…