Grayum Named NWIFC Executive Director
OLYMPIA (February 1, 2005) – The treaty Indian tribes in western Washington have named Michael Grayum as executive director of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. Grayum, 57, replaces James...
View ArticleNew Hatchery Tagging Trailer Helps Salmon
OLYMPIA (May 2, 2005) – A new automatic clipping and tagging trailer is assisting treaty tribes in western Washington in more efficiently marking and identifying hatchery salmon. “Being able to tell...
View ArticleTribal co-management on TVW
TVW will broadcast a hearing of the State Senate Committee on Natural Resources regarding state/tribal co-management at 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5. (Will be posted here). The tribal panel will be...
View ArticleNorth Kitsap Herald: Grover’s Creek set to release chinook
The North Kitsap Herald writes about the tagging and clipping efforts by the Suquamish Tribe as they prepare to release chinook from their Grover’s Creek hatchery: Tagging the fish and clipping off...
View ArticleKitsap Sun: Story and video on new selective fisheries
The Kitsap Sun published an indepth story on the new selective chinook fisheries regulations, set by the tribes and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife several weeks ago. The regulations...
View ArticleNWIFC, Fish and Wildlife Commission on TVW
Here are the videos of the recent NWIFC/State Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting, provided by TVW. Segment A: Segment B:
View ArticleKitsap Sun: Cooperation at Salmon Harvest Talks
Chris Dunagan of the Sun had a great story on a later afternoon meeting between tribal and state fishermen during the North of Falcon process: Tribal and nontribal fishermen may have their differences...
View ArticleUpper Skagit Tribe replaces hatchery roof
SEDRO-WOOLLEY (Dec. 1, 2008) – The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe built a new roof for its hatchery, to protect fish and children from the elements. The 20-year-old hatchery used to have a roof that didn’t...
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Recommendations to the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress
Recommendations from the 24 treaty tribes represented by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission regarding treaty tribal natural resources...
View ArticleLive updates from Tribal Habitat Conference
Visit blogs.nwifc.org/habcon/ to see live posts from the Tribal Habitat Conference at the Tulalip Inn in Marysville. The first update is about the opening remarks from Tulalip Tribes’ Terry Williams....
View ArticlePuyallup Tribal News: Second elders fishing season yields 17
The Puyallup Tribal News covered this year’s elders fishery: For the second year, Puyallup Tribal elders were given the first crack at the fishing season. Because of lower returns over the years, many...
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NWIFC Magazine: Hard Work Brings Results
A look back on the 25 year history of tribal and state fisheries co-management is one of the featured stories in the newest NWIFC Magazine, which you can download as a pdf here: Summer 2009 Magazine...
View ArticleTribes’ State of Our Watersheds to assess recovery progress
OLYMPIA – The treaty tribes of western Washington are taking a look at the outcome of salmon recovery efforts over the past decade since Puget Sound chinook, Lake Ozette sockeye and Hood Canal summer...
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South Sound chum test fishery results online
The results of this year’s annual South Sound chum salmon test fishery show that the run is stronger than originally forecast. Now, those results are also getting to biologists and fishermen faster...
View ArticleVideo: NWIFC/WDFW South Sound chum salmon test fishery
For more than 30 years, the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife have been conducting a test fishery near Kingston, WA for chum salmon. The purpose is to...
View ArticleAbout Us
The Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) is a natural resources management support service organization for 20 treaty Indian tribes in western Washington. Headquartered in Olympia, the NWIFC...
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SSHIAP
MAINTENANCE ALERT NWIFC SSHIAP web maps and applications will be down for maintenance starting April 1, 2025. Please contact Bruce Jones (bjones@nwifc.org) for any immediate data needs. SSHIAP GIS...
View ArticleGenetics
NWIFC geneticists assist member tribes in generating and evaluating data relating to the genetic structure of the fish populations they manage. Examples of the services genetics staff provide includes:...
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