Tag: Tribal fishing

ODFW Commission updated on Columbia River non tribal Harvest Reform

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03/18/2016 – John Snyder – NWFN  SALEM, Ore – The Oregon Department of Fishing and Wildlife Commission heard an update on research, evaluation, and implementation of the Columbia River non-tribal fishery reform policy. This is the third year of a four-year transition period for management of fisheries in the mainstem Columbia River. Panelists from Salmon for …

Fishing is a way of life for the Lummi nation

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By RALPH SCHWARTZ – Associated Press – Sunday, November 22, 2015   LUMMI RESERVATION, Wash. (AP) – Members of Lummi Nation say that for them, fishing is different. Tribal and nontribal fishers alike must keep to the seasons and mind their catch quotas. Still, for most Washington residents, fishing is a privilege granted by the state …