Tag Archives: Puget Sound

Kitsap Sun: Gorst Chinook Run Changes

The Kitsap Sun reported on the potentially early-returning chinook to Sinclair Inlet in a few years. GORST — Three years from now, anglers and tribal fishermen should be able to catch chinook salmon in Sinclair Inlet during July — a month earlier than they can now — thanks to a new hatchery program. The Suquamish […]

Squaxin Island Tribe clam growth research video

The Squaxin Island Tribe numbers individual clams on several growth plots around southern Puget Sound to get a good idea of how quickly shellfish grow on various beaches. Here is more information on the clam growth tracking project. Daniel Kuntz, the tribe’s beach manager, explains the process of digging, counting and measuring the clams each […]

Video from the South Sound Science Symposium

A videographer produced a series of videos of the South Sound Science Symposium earlier this month. The symposium was hosted by the Squaxin Island Tribe and brought together scientiests from around the region to discuss the most recent research regarding the restoration or southern Puget Sound. Here is the presentation by Chris Ellings, a biologist […]

Herald reports on EPA grants to tribes

The Daily Herald of Everett reported on the $2 million in grants awarded to tribes by the EPA, describing how the Stillaguamish and Tulalip tribes plan to use the money: Fisheries experts for the Stillaguamish Tribe plan to use their money to conduct an inventory of culverts throughout the watersheds upon which the tribe has […]