Algae bloom shuts down tribal and non-tribal crab fishery
An algae bloom that has exploded since its beginnings earlier this year when it caused domoic acid levels to spike in razor clams, has closed Dungeness crab harvest for Quinault…
Wash. Post: As salmon vanish, so does Native heritage
NWIFC Chair and Swinomish fisheries director Lorraine Loomis is featured in a Washington Post article about the effects of the drought on salmon and tribal culture: As a drought tightens…
Herald: Stillaguamish salmon threatened by silt, drought
The Herald has a long story featuring the Stillaguamish Tribe's natural resources department, describing the challenges salmon face on the Stillaguamish River. The Stillaguamish is home to three species listed…
Video: Tribe Keeps Tradition Alive with Baker Sockeye Fishery
Upper Skagit Baker Sockeye Fishery from NW Indian Fisheries Commission on Vimeo. The Baker River sockeye fishery is especially important to Upper Skagit tribal fishermen. It’s one of the few…
New video: Get in the boat with the Nisqually Tribe for salmon salmon research
The Nisqually Indian Tribe regularly samples juvenile salmon as they head out to the open ocean. This is how they get a better understanding of how salmon habitat helps salmon…
Video: Tightline Adventure highlights tribal hatcheries
Tightline Adventure, a Native-owned and operated non-profit, is making a series of videos about tribal hatchery facilities. Click to watch a video, shot at the Tulalip Hatchery, featuring the NWIFC…
Video: Lummi Youth Learn Lifeways
Lummi Nation water resources technician Lisa Cook produced a pair of videos about the tribe's youth outreach progam, which is teaching Lummi schoolchildren about the importance of salmon and other…
More, but still not enough on fixing fish blocking culverts
From the Seattle Times: Washington state is under a federal court order to fix hundreds of barriers built under state roads and highways that block access for migrating salmon and…
News stories highlight tribes’ drought concerns
Two local news stations featured tribal concerns in their reports about record-setting temperatures and low water flows. KIRO 7 interviewed Jason Griffith, Stillaguamish fisheries biologist. KING 5 spoke to Doreen…
Seattle Times: Conservation groups seek increased shoreline protections in Puget Sound
From the Seattle Times this morning: Three conservation groups on Wednesday petitioned the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to change how it regulates seawalls, bulkheads or other barriers to increase…
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