Puyallup Tribe releases juvenile salmon report for 2008
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians recently released their summary report on juvenille salmon monitoring in the Puyallup River watershed. The tribe operates a smolt trap in the lower river which counts outgoing salmon. The report covers research between January 18 and August 10, 2008.
The most significant finding in the report is the high number of unmarked (assumed not to be of hatchery origin) chinook. (more…)