Steelhead Populations in Kitsap
The Kitsap Sun published a story looking at the Kitsap steelhead population, based on the recently issued steelhead management plan guidelines released by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. From…
Lummi fishermen dig deep for geoducks
The Bellingham Herald writes about Lummi tribal geoduck harvest: Cliff Cultee and other Lummi geoduck divers hope to get a chance to harvest the big, meaty clams again this spring.…
Will it be safe to eat fish from the Duwamish?
The P-I’s series on the Duwamish River Superfund site looks at the impact of the pollution on area tribes, which consume above-average amounts of seafood:
Health authorities condone eating salmon out of the Duwamish River up to four times a month. But some tribal members are consuming far more — eating it daily, in some cases.
Another tribe wants to gather clams from the polluted river after it’s cleaned up — but is criticizing the federal government for telling big Duwamish polluters and landowners to count on artificially low consumption rates.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to justify those lower rates, cited a study of a third tribe that doesn’t even fish the Duwamish — and eats a lot less seafood.
Canoes land at historic treaty site
The Seattle P-I and (Everett) Herald covered the canoe landing yesterday in Mukilteo:
The Seattle P-I:
Long canoes built in the Northwest style crowded an easily overlooked stretch of rocky Mukilteo beach Thursday, marking a return 152 years in the making.
Kitsap Sun: Suquamish Tribe chum spawning surveys
Chris Dunagan at the Sun does a good job every year with his "salmon spawning" story. This year he features the Suquamish Tribe's spawning surveyors (reg required): "I'm really impressed…