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The U.S. promised tribes they would always have fish — but the fish they have pose toxic risks

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Yahoo

A first: Federal government acknowledges dams devastated Northwest tribes and fish stocks

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oregon's Bonneville Dam is the last of 14 dams on the Columbia River before it empties into the Pacific Ocean. (Courtesy of the ...

California's biggest lake is in crisis. Now tribes are coming back to save its sacred fish

An agreement signed Friday formalizes seven tribes as co-managers of the Clear Lake watershed. Mercury contamination, toxic ...
USA Today

Salmon won't return to the Klamath River overnight, but tribes are ready for restoration work

REQUA, Calif. — The last of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River is expected to come down in 2024, restoring the river's full flow and the spawning grounds for fish for the first time in more ...
HeraldNet

Tribes: State fish passage projects knock down barriers for local efforts

ARLINGTON — Hindered by habitat degradation, overfishing and pollution, salmon populations along the West Coast have been in decline for decades. Even if a salmon makes it to adulthood, surviving a ...
fisheries.noaa.gov

Reestablishing Connections for Fish and Tribes on Oregon’s North Santiam River

With $710,000 in funding from NOAA, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde will remove barriers to the passage of threatened salmon and trout species on their land. The North Santiam River is a ...
Planetizen

Tribes to co-manage California’s biggest lake, protect its sacred fish

The Clear Lake hitch, a fish only found in Clear Lake, must contend with mercury contamination, algal blooms and predatory ...
Law360

Wash. Tribes Seek To Intervene In Fish Hatchery Dispute

Law360 (April 28, 2023, 6:11 PM EDT) -- The Puyallup Tribe of Indians asked a Washington federal judge Thursday to let it intervene in a federal lawsuit targeting state-run fish hatcheries that ...
OPB

Umatilla tribes see lower fish returns than last year

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have seen lower fish returns this year. According to Jerimiah Bonifer, the program manager for the tribe’s fisheries program, there are a ...
OPB

2 more tribes make historic co-management agreements with Oregon

Four tribes in Oregon can now issue hunting and fishing licenses for their citizens under the agreements, based on harvest limits informed by tribal values. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ...
Oregonian

The U.S. promised tribes they would always have fish; they do, but the fish pose toxic risks

This article was originally published by ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Salmon heads, fins and tails filled baking trays in the kitchen where ...