European Green Crab Numbers Explode on the Coast
Northwest treaty tribes are continuing to keep a careful eye on the European green crab that has infiltrated Puget Sound…
Tag: Suquamish Tribe
Liberty Bay Opens to Clam Harvest After Decades-Long Closure
The Suquamish Tribe is harvesting clams from Liberty Bay after a 30-year closure. The state Department of Health had prohibited…
Keeping the Cedar Bark Gathering Tradition Alive
Suquamish Tribe members Peg Deam and Martha Mabe shoulder backpacks loaded with snacks, small axes, knives and rope, then walk…
Suquamish Tribe, Partners Explore Hatchery Program for Cockles
The Suquamish Tribe is researching development of a hatchery program for cockles. “While they are not harvested commercially by the…
Former Landfill Restored to Salmon-Friendly Stream Again
The Suquamish Tribe recently celebrated the cleanup of 1,000 feet of Gorst Creek that had been covered by a landfill…
Narrowing Down Pre-spawning Mortality Factors for Coho Salmon
The annual pre-spawning salmon mortality study at the Suquamish Tribe’s Grovers Creek Hatchery takes a different twist each year. After…
Healthy forage fish habitat imperative to salmon recovery
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The Suquamish Tribe and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are updating…
Narrowing the Causes of Pre-Spawning Death
Scientists overseeing the Grovers Creek coho salmon stormwater experiment are closer to determining what kills salmon exposed to polluted runoff.…
State of Our Watersheds: Culverts Blocking Fish Access in Kitsap
Culverts mess up fish habitat. And Kitsap County is filled with them. In fact, there are enough culverts to partially…