Working With Tribes
There are 45 federally-recognized tribes in the Pacific Northwest; the Pacific Region's Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation Program partners with at least three dozen of them. Together we co-manage hatchery programs that support tribal, commercial, and recreational harvests and conserve, protect, and restore native aquatic species and their habitats.
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PEOPLE: Meet Some of the People Behind Our Tribal Programs
With strong coonnections both to family and the Makah Reservation, Marsha McGee has provided critical administrative support to Makah National Fish Hatchery in Neah Bay, Washington, for nearly three decades.
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PROJECTS: Scientific Collaboration and Training
Whenever possible we share training resources and technical assistance resources to further collaboration and our co-management of fisheries and hatchery programs.
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PROFILE SPECIES: Pacific Lamprey Restoration
Pacific Northwest tribes are leading efforts to conserve, and restore Pacific lamprey, a species that is ecologically and culturally important. Several tribes, the Service, and other conservation partners work together to save this ancient fish.
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PLACES: Tribally Co-Managed National Fish Hatcheries
The Fish and Wildlife Service operates six National Fish Hatcheries that are located on tribal lands and/or co-managed with tribal partners.
Dworshak NFH (Idaho) Kooskia NFH (Idaho) Quilcene NFH (Washington) Makah NFH (Washington) Quinault NFH (Washington) Warm Springs NFH (Oregon)
Did You Know? Little White Salmon NFH
...is our oldest National Fish Hatchery in continuous operation. Little White Salmon NFH went into opened in 1896, and today propagates and releases, or transfers more than 9.4 million spring and fall Chinook salmon.
