In late August a letter-writing campaign was initiated asking both the Director of WDFW and the nine-member WDFW Commission to re-open Marine Area 7 following a closure after just seven days of chinook fishing in July. Ultimately the Department did not re-open Marine Area 7 on September 1st but did publish a letter on the […]

Folks have been inquiring regarding the injunction FNW sought in our most recent lawsuit. This suit mostly pertains to NMFS knowingly allowing the overharvest of multiple ESA-listed stocks of salmon. This irresponsible policy not only puts the overall recovery of Puget Sound salmon at immediate risk but triggers massive cuts in recreational mark-selective (hatchery fish […]

Fish Northwest is committed to the conservation and preservation of Puget Sound salmon stocks while restoring and expanding fishing opportunities for Washington’s anglers, their families, and businesses. We believe that the future of recreational fishing opportunities depends on the conservation and recovery of wild salmon along with the science-based production and harvest of hatchery fish. […]

Fidalgo- San Juan Islands Chapter- PSA, votes to give financial support and backing to Fish Northwest. The board at FNW would like to personally thank our local PSA members for their confidence.

MA-7 just closed after 7 days of fishing. WDFW is claiming the reason is a high effort on the quota of 1382 fish (for perspective, in 2014 MA-7 was open for 8 months. Now in 2021, it remained open for 7 days). The reason for the closure is simple; the treaty tribes have succeeded in […]

Having done its job for them, Fish Northwest is dismissing WDFW from this portion of the lawsuit filed on April 28th in the Federal Court, Western District of Washington, without prejudice. A major objective of the litigation has been achieved in just a few months, and the state can no longer claim the necessity for […]

In 2014 the co-managers (WDFW and the Puget Sound Tribes) multi-year ESA fishing permit issued by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) expired. This permit had allowed each of the co-managers to conduct fisheries under their authority. To this date, the co-managers have not agreed on the specifics of a new multi-year management plan. Without such […]

Click here to visit the FNW store We are grateful to have yet another FNW member business, Ashley’s Design, step forward to support Fish Northwest by providing us with an online merchandise store. We are happy to finally be able to honor the frequent requests for t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and other swag to help spread […]

Today at 5 PM FNW asked the Federal Court, Western District of Washington, to combine the previously filed Motion to Intervene United States v. Washington, 384 F. Supp. 312, 419 (Aka. the Boldt Decision) with the second lawsuit filed just weeks ago. The second suit was filed claiming the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and […]

Fish Northwest (FNW) is a Washington nonprofit corporation committed to the conservation and preservation of Puget Sound salmon and to restoring sustainable fishing opportunities for Washington’s anglers. At 5 PM today FNW filed suit in the Federal Court, Western District of Washington, claiming the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and other federal agencies are violating […]