The North Kitsap Herald writes about the tagging and clipping efforts by the Suquamish Tribe as they prepare to release chinook from their Grover’s Creek hatchery: Tagging the fish and clipping off their adipose fins, located between the tail and the dorsal fin, will allow both fishermen and other hatcheries to identify the fish. It […]
A Bellingham Herald editorial: Things have deteriorated badly. Puget Sound chinook salmon stocks are listed for protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. That includes Nooksack River chinook. Runs of the once plentiful Fraser River sockeye salmon have been smaller in recent years as well. The survival of some of these species is in question […]
In addition to this piece in the PI, Frank also released a statement here. Seattle PI: A lot of misplaced anger will be directed at the Pacific Fishery Management Council as it meets in Sacramento this week to set ocean salmon fishing harvest levels. That’s because the wrong people will be sitting across the table […]
Seattle Times: Migrating fish in the Sooes River on the Olympic coast are getting a helping hand from the Makah Tribe. One day late last month in a span of seven hours, a Chinook helicopter delicately created 18 logjams on a 1.5-mile stretch of the river, reconnecting it with its floodplain and improving habitat by […]
NISQUALLY (January 19, 2005) – A decade ago, only 400 chinook salmon spawned in the Nisqually River. This year more than 2,600 chinook returned. “Nisqually River chinook are making a comeback because of sacrifices by tribal fisherman and a dedication by the Nisqually Tribe and it’s neighbors to protect and restore salmon habitat,” said David […]
QUILCENE (Aug. 12, 2003) – Each summer, fishermen are lured to one of the most popular fisheries in western Washington. The goal is the same for everyone: catch coho salmon making their way back to the Big Quilcene River. But while most anglers come out for the sport, others are fishing primarily for a meal. […]
SEDRO-WOOLLEY (July 23, 2003) — The Upper Skagit Tribe has honored its elders, who continue to play a central role in the community, since before anyone can remember. While honoring elders takes many forms, one of the most important involves food. It has always been the duty of younger tribal members, especially fishermen, to provide […]
OLYMPIA (May 30, 2003) — Tribal shellfish harvesters across western Washington have been reporting drastic drops in orders due to the continuing Severe Acute Repertory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in China. “Geoducks are eaten in restaurants in China, but now because of SARS, it seems like no one even wants to go out in public,” said […]
HOH RESERVATION (Feb. 27,2002) — Steven Penn, Hoh tribal fisherman, is enjoying a day of fishing despite a couple of things that might have caused other fishermen to call it a day. The 60-something Penn doesn’t have a truck at the moment – it’s in the shop. His boat motor isn’t working either, so he […]
WASHINTTON COAST (March 1, 2002) — Harvest of blackcod, one of the economic pillars of the coastal tribal communities, has been cut by 37 percent this season. The oily bottom-dwelling blackcod is prized in Japan, and more recently, in fine restaurants throughout the United States. In recent years, tribal fisherman were getting up to $4 […]
