The Kitsap Sun (subscription required) reported on the removal of a partial fish-blocking culvert on Chico Creek, under Kittyhawk Drive. Under the direction of the Suquamish Tribe, the 50-year old culvert is being removed, fully allowing the mouth of the estuary to return to a more natural state. From the story: Removing the Kittyhawk culvert is an important […]
In an article discussing the annual return of killer whales to Puget Sound, the Kitsap Sun also talked with the Suquamish Tribe about salmon returning to the Kitsap Peninsula, and what folks could expect to see in local creeks. From the article: Meanwhile, chum salmon are just beginning to move into streams on the Kitsap […]
After a decade estimating adult coho salmon runs in the Chico Creek watershed, the Suquamish Tribe is now turning its attention to the coho offspring. A new monitoring effort is taking place at the Wildcat Creek and Lost Creek tributaries, where the tribe is counting out-migrating smolts in the spring, plus extensive adult coho salmon […]
The Suquamish Tribe recently acquired 157 acres of culturally important tidelands on Dyes Inlet. A traditional shellfish harvesting area, the swath of land is also the site of old wintering villages and homesteads, stretching between Chico Creek and Phinney Bay. The tribe has been harvesting shellfish on the tidelands in cooperation with previous owners since […]
The Kitsap Sun reported on this year’s earlier -than-usual return of chum salmon to Kitsap County’s Chico Creek, Â the most productive salmon stream in the county. From the story: “Chum are spawning throughout the system,” said Jon Oleyar, a biologist with the Suquamish Tribe who keeps track of the local salmon migration. “This is the […]
The Kitsap Sun spoke with the Suquamish Tribe’s fisheries biologist Jon Oleyar about the salmon returning to Chico Creek in Central Kitsap this fall: “The timing of these rains is just about perfect,” said Jon Oleyar, a biologist for the Suquamish Tribe who knows the East Kitsap streams like nobody else. “If you’re a salmon, […]
The Kitsap Sun printed a story about Kitsap County purchasing waterfront property that includes Chico Creek, which is home to the county’s largest salmon run. The county plans to remove a fish-blocking culvert within the property. Funding sources for the project included The Suquamish Tribe. From the article: “A “naming ceremony” for three acres of […]
From today’s Kitsap Sun: Salmon managers allowed Suquamish Tribe fishers to set their nets in Chico Bay on Monday, but their low catch suggests that relatively few chum salmon remain in saltwater, the tribe’s harvest manager said. Jay Zischke said it is not likely that commercial fishing will be opened again. Despite the low number […]
