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Tribes, commercial growers celebrate shellfish settlement

  • Post author:Bryan Bougher
  • Post published:July 9, 2007
  • Post category:NWIFC Blog

On Friday the tribes and commercial shellfish growers agreed to a historic agreement, settling more than a century of controversy.

KOMO: Tribes, growers celebrate Puget Sound shellfish settlement
Seattle Times: Shellfish settlement ends years of rancor
The Olympian: Tribes’ accord puts aside years of tension over shellfish harvests
Kitsap Sun: Shellfish Settlement Fails to Resolve All Disputes
Kitsap Sun: One Moment, Two Decades in the Making for Tribes, Growers
KPLU: Treaty Rights Battle Ends With Settlement

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Tags: Battle Ends, Commercial Growers, Controversy, Decades, Harvests, Puget Sound, Rancor, Seattle Times, Shellfish Growers, Sun One, Tension, Treaty Rights, Tribes

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