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Sequim · SequimTribal hatchery staff from around the Pacific Northwest participated in a coldwater fish culture class in June, taking a deep dive into their work with salmon in hatcheries. The two-week class covered what it takes to operate a hatchery, such as proper sanitary practices to keep eggs and fish healthy, the extensive calculations needed to estimate accurate numbers of eggs for spawning, and how to manage and optimize water flows, fish densities an…Read Article
Hatchery staff, trainees brush up on skills in coldwater fish culture class - Northwest Treaty Tribes

Quilcene · QuilceneThe Skokomish Tribe will be conducting significant trapping efforts for invasive European green crab throughout Hood Canal this summer, including in Quilcene Bay after finding several dozen in one session this spring. A total of 42 crab were removed from side channels of the bay, near the parking lot for the state tidelands on Linger Longer Road, with the largest measuring 3.3 inches wide, said Max Wiecek, the tribe’s aquatic invasive species co…Read Article