Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

The Puyallup Herald features research by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on salmon productivity in the Puyallup watershed:

Scientists with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians are looking at the impact of last winter’s floods on salmon species and results this spring aren’t good.

January’s floods along the Puyallup River and its tributaries washed away much of the underwater sediment that salmon need for successful spawning

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OLYMPIA – State and tribal salmon co-managers have crafted a conservation-based package of fisheries for 2009 that will protect weak wild runs while providing limited harvest for treaty tribal and state sport and commercial fisheries.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the annual cooperative season-setting process known as North of Falcon. The name refers to a cape on the northern Oregon coast that marks the …

SWINOMISH RESERVATION(Sept. 5, 2008) – A Federal District court judge in Seattle has ruled in favor of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in a case involving a diking and drainage district’s failure to comply with the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act when replacing tidegates in its jurisdiction. The Tribe brought the lawsuit against Skagit County Dike District No. 22 after several years of …

The Skagit Valley Herald covered the Swinomish Tribe’s Blessing of the Fleet:

More than 500 people attended the annual First Salmon Ceremony on Thursday afternoon to feast on 350 pounds of Columbia River spring chinook salmon, 300 pounds of crab, 250 pounds of prawns and platefuls of shellfish. Guests included tribal and nontribal dignitaries from Skagit, King and Whatcom counties, as well as people from all

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The Bellingham Herald reports on Salmon Recovery Funding Board projects in Whatcom County. Lummi Nation was the largest single recipient in the county:

Whatcom County, a salmon conservation group and local tribes on Wednesday received $3.5 million in grants to help struggling salmon populations and restore their habitats in the Nooksack River.

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Efforts range from a Lummi Nation plan to catch adult chinook salmon in

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The (Everett) Herald reports:

Struggling salmon populations in south Snohomish County took a beating last week when normally tranquil streams such as North Creek and Little Bear Creek filled to overflowing, biologists said.

SHELTON (November 8, 2006) – Coho populations on Goldsborough Creek have increased significantly since a dam on the creek was removed in 2001, according to data collected by the Squaxin Island Tribe.

“This shows us that dam removal works in restoring salmon populations,” said Andy Whitener, natural resources director for the Squaxin Island Tribe. “If you give salmon habitat to spawn and rear in, they’re going …

OLYMPIA, WA (10/19/05)– How do you measure leadership in natural resource management? When it comes to saving the salmon resource, leadership must be measured in terms of heart, concern for our descendants and the ability to demonstrate courage and integrity in the face of great odds.

I have spoken for the salmon for more than 50 years, and I will tell you this: If salmon go …

LA CONNER (June 14, 2005) — After more than a decade of hard work, a groundbreaking recovery plan for Skagit river chinook salmon was completed on Friday.

“The plan is a pathway to recovery for wild chinook salmon,” said Lorraine Loomis, fisheries manager with the Swinomish Tribe. “We will not rest until we have achieved our recovery goals, and this is a huge step toward bringing …

CLALLAM BAY (December 1, 2004) – It’s not often that removing a road will provide better access, but for fish it does just that.

Salmon and trout in the Clallam River now have more access to spawning and rearing habitat after an old logging road along the river was partially removed and closed in August. The joint project between the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and the …