Tribe catches coho salmon on free-flowing Elwha River, a first since dam removals

Tribe catches coho salmon on free-flowing Elwha River, a first since dam removals

Source: seattletimes

10/10/2023

Credit: Karen Ducey / The Seattle Times

With the plonk of fishing tackle in clear, green water, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s first fishery on a free-flowing river in more than a century got underway.

“I am so proud of my tribe today,” said Russell Hepfer, vice chairman of the tribe, to a gathering of more than 100 people from the community and beyond to share in ceremony before starting the fishery on Monday. There was a welcome song, a prayer song and, of course, a salmon song.

Salmon, Chinook

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
3401	Tributes paid to Parrot, Britain's largest fresh water fish who has died age 25	telegraph	2017-08-04	UK
3402	Putin ignores wet shoes warning to release batch of endangered fish into Lake Baikal	RT	2017-08-04	RU
3403	Did a Miami Man Really Catch a Fish in South Beach Floodwater Yesterday?	miami new times	2017-08-02	US
3404	Extinction Possible as Salmon Runs Hit Near-Record Lows	courthouse news	2017-08-02	US
3405	FWP seeks information about slashed, stabbed fish in Giant Springs feeding pond	Great Falls Tribune	2021-08-26	US
3406	Japan likely imports fish from Chinese ships flagged for illegal acts	KYODO NEWS	2021-08-18	JP
3407	Gargantuan 400-Pound Warsaw Grouper Caught In Sarasota	brobible	2021-08-18	US
3408	Valuable fish culled as WA kingfish producer loses faith in WA State Government	ABC Mid West & Wheatbelt	2021-08-20	US
3409	Fish can't recognise faces if they’re upside down – just like us	new scientist	2017-08-05	US
3410	Meet an elusive, tragic, and incredibly bizarre new species of fish	popsci	2017-07-24	US
3411	Noisy fish? Lake Superior underwater noises include ships, wind and ... eelpout	duluthnewstribune	2017-07-16	CA
3412	Could a new fish passage system help Snake River salmon?	KNKX Public Radio	2021-08-20	CA
3413	For first time in decades, ‘do not eat’ advisory removed for Illinois River fish	Chicago Tribune (TNS)	2021-08-21	US
3414	Hungry tropical fish, sea urchins marching south as kelp forests disappear	ABC Weather	2021-08-21	AU
3415	Britain’s ageing fishing fleet a key contributor to climate crisis: report	the guardian	2021-08-18	UK
3416	thousands of casts for Virginia pair on epic fishing quest	washington post	2021-08-18	US
3417	UC Davis Study: White males chose 'racist' names for fish	cbs	2021-08-19	US
3418	Grouper, goes scuba diving and fries up some freshly caught conch on Bahamas vacation with wife Vanessa and their kids	dailymail	2017-06-26	UK
3419	Why lionfish are being hunted by robots in Bermuda	bbc	2017-06-26	US
3420	Invasive Carp Caught 9 Miles From Great Lakes	The Two-Way	2017-06-23	US
3421	Photographer Captures Seahorses, Stingers and 'Grumpy' Fish In Vanishing Ocean Habitats	Zenger News	2021-08-17	SP
3422	This Robot Mimics a Primitive Eel-Like Fish, Swims Like a Pro	autoevolution	2021-08-13	US
3423	Are Canadian fish being poisoned by radiation?	cosmosmagazine	2017-06-11	CA
3424	Fish falls from the sky in Lake Tapps	THE NEWS TRIBUNE	2017-06-02	US
3425	Oklahoma man’s invention makes fish hook removal safer	swtimes	2017-05-29	CA

136 of [218 - pages.]