“The management measures are an inter-tribal and state milestone,” said Rob McCoy, wildlife division manager for the Makah Tribe. “Everyone worked together to do something to protect the population for the future. “Harvest is something we can control. We don’t have the capability to accomplish predator control at this time and we can’t control the […]
We will be blogging live from the Coast Salish Gathering on Monday and Tuesday. The Coast Salish Gathering is a policy dialogue for Coast Salish chairs, chiefs and their council as well as federal, state and provincial regional directors and their executive staff only. Reports and video of the proceedings will be posted to the […]
TACOMA – Tribal fishing on the Puyallup River is closed to make sure that enough adult coho make it back to a state-run hatchery to produce the next generation of fish. The Puyallup Tribe has treaty-reserved rights to conduct a fishery in the river, which focuses on a run of hatchery coho. “Future fisheries depend […]
A massive run of Fraser River sockeye salmon this year provided a dream fishery for tribal fishermen, but can’t begin to make up for decades of poor returns that have devastated the tribal fishing economy, tribal salmon managers say. More than three times as many sockeye returned to the Fraser as were expected this year, […]
Lynda Mapes had a great piece in the Seattle Times over the weekend about the Lake Washington sockeye fishery, and how it is managed. She put particular focus on the efforts of the Muckleshoot Tribe to promote this run. Read the entire piece, but here is a good excerpt: LAKE WASHINGTON sockeye are among the […]
Habitat in a 1-mile stretch of the Skokomish River that has been degrading since the 1950s is getting a healthy boost with more than 2,000 logs and hundreds of native plants. The Skokomish Tribe and U.S. Forest Service are installing 28 logjams in the river this summer. The structures help slow the river’s velocity and […]
The Peninsula Daily News writes about a grant the Makah Tribe has received to aid its marine mammal stranding research on the reservation.
The Kitsap Sun reported on the fish kill that took place this week in southern Hood Canal. Reporter Chris Dunagan did an update for Wednesday, when oxygen levels improved. From the story: The massive fish kill that many researchers warned about Monday has not fully materialized, but many hundreds of dead fish and thousands of shrimp washed […]
Standing in middle of the rushing lower Elwha River, Mike McHenry hefts a slippery rock, measures its widest point at about 10 inches, then heaves it back into the water. “The whole lower river is filled with this type of large cobble and smaller boulders,” said the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe habitat program manager. “This […]
The Daily Herald reports on the Tulalip Tribes’ recent release of wild turkeys: A year from now, members of the Tulalip Tribes could be hunting wild turkeys on tribal land. Turkeys aren’t native to northwest Washington, but tribal officials believe the birds will establish themselves and provide a harvestable population for tribal members. In August, […]
