Treaty steelhead fishery provides winter harvest opportunity
Winter steelhead returning to the Skagit River watershed to spawn this year will support tribal treaty fishing opportunities for the…
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Tribe exploring water quality, fish health link in Skagit Bay
To better understand how the health of Skagit Bay shifts over time and how changes correlate with the health of…
FISH WAR documentary coming to regional film festivals
FISH WAR is coming to film festivals in western Washington and Vancouver, B.C., in September and October. This documentary film,…
Vessel turn-in program prevents marine pollution
Boats that fall into disrepair pose threats to fish, shellfish and the broader marine ecosystem. That’s especially true of derelict…
Tribes look at spawning cycles of sea cucumbers
Treaty tribes in western Washington are sampling sea cucumber gonads to better understand mating behaviors and figure out what’s preventing…
Shrimp test fisheries guide harvest management
The Suquamish Tribe conducted its annual fishery to test spot shrimp egg production in March, concurrent with other tribes 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…
Tribe reviving traditional shellfish resources, management practices
As part of a growing effort to revive ancestral food stewardship practices, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community this spring invited…
Subsistence fishery puts food in tribal members’ freezers
For just a few hours one morning in May, Lummi Nation tribal members in about a dozen aluminum boats took…