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Stillaguamish Tribe’s efforts lead to reopening of shellfish beds in Port Susan

By Kari Neumeyer • Mar 2nd, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, News Releases

ARLINGTON – About 1,800 acres of shellfish beds in Port Susan will be reopened to tribal harvest as of April 2, after years of work by the Stillaguamish Tribe.

“This is a great accomplishment,” said Shawn Yanity, fisheries manager for the Stillaguamish Tribe. “Last year, we had a First Salmon Ceremony for the first time in as long as anyone can remember. The opening of Port…



Squaxin Island Tribe honors Bryde’s whale

By Emmett O'Connell • Feb 16th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, NWIFC Blog

Image from nwifc on flickr.

The Squaxin Island Tribe invited visitors out to see the processing the remains of a dead Bryde’s whale last week. Both King 5 and the Seattle Times were on hand.

From the Seattle Times:

Here on this inlet in far South Sound, a visitor recently arrived from distant waters, and the Squaxin Island tribe did what their ancestors



Comprehensive Tribal Natural Resources Management 2010 now available

By Emmett O'Connell • Jan 21st, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, NWIFC Blog, Special Reports

The new “Comprehensive Tribal Natural Resources Management” report is now available for download. This report covers tribal natural resources activities during the last year.

Here is a selection from the introduction by chairman Billy Frank, Jr.:

We are the treaty Indian tribes in western Washington. We are salmon people. We have lived here for thousands of years. We depend on the natural resources of the Pacific