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…
Tag: Shellfish
Port Gamble S’Klallam, nonprofit partner remove derelict crab pots
The heavy breaths of a diver come over the intercom on the F/V Cadence, telling the deck crew what he’s…
Giving Olympia oysters a hand in Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay’s expansive mudflats along the Olympic Peninsula have fostered the recovery of native Olympia oysters. The population has grown…
Tribe partners with paper mill to monitor European green crab
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is partnering with a Port Angeles paper mill to expand invasive European green crab monitoring.…
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…
Jamestown S’Klallam fishermen open waterfront restaurant serving Native-caught seafood
Jamestown S’Klallam geoduck divers Jeremy and Jason Holden didn’t realize how significant their new seafood business would be to their…
Suquamish tribal elders hold clam harvest after hiatus
More than 40 Suquamish tribal elders participated in a clam dig in Chico Bay in July, for the first time…
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…
Tribe, partners discover cancer in cockles
The Suquamish Tribe’s work to increase the regional cockle population for harvest has resulted in an unexpected discovery. Cockle cancer.…