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…
Tag: Shellfish Harvest
Port Gamble S’Klallam Program to Increase Shellfish Harvest for Tribal Members
The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe is investigating a variety of gear types for growing Pacific oysters, to ensure more harvest…
Kitsap Sun: After 12 years, Port Gamble Bay safe for shellfish harvesting
The Kitsap Sun reported that shellfish beds in Port Gamble Bay are now open for harvest after 12 years of being…
Puget Sound Treaty Indian Tribes, Shellfish Growers Reach Pact
OLYMPIA (May 18, 2007) – Puget Sound treaty Indian tribes and commercial shellfish growers have finalized an agreement that will protect and enhance the resource while resolving legal issues from a federal court ruling that re-affirmed treaty-reserved tribal shellfish harvest rights.
The pact resolves lingering legal issues from a 1994 federal court ruling that upheld the tribes’ treaty-reserved shellfish harvest rights. The agreement preserves the health of the shellfish industry, recognizes the importance to the tribes of their shellfish harvest rights and provides greater shellfish harvest opportunities for everyone in the state.