Since 2014 North of Falcon, the treaty tribes’ tactic has been to leverage the annual negotiations in their favor and to the detriment of the non-treaty fishers of Washington. The process has devolved into what more or less amounts to extortion. Treaty Tribes withhold agreement based solely on their desired outcomes for state-managed fisheries. The […]

   Today, Fish Northwest, a nonprofit committed to the conservation and preservation of Puget Sound salmon stocks while restoring and expanding fishing opportunities for Washington’s anglers, filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue the Secretary of Commerce, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]

Recently a website, srkwnogo.com, was created by a coward, or group of cowards, attempting to shame and dox boaters exercising their right to boat in the San Juan Islands. This is yet another attempt by fanatics, who for the most part inhabit the San Juan Islands, to restrict the rights of law-abiding citizens. These folks […]

FNW decided in May it was time to act. In just 7 months our membership has grown from the original five board members to 165 individual members and 25 businesses. In that short period, we have raised over $100,000 in donations. This support allowed us to launch a lawsuit intended to restore equity and opportunity […]

As reality begins to set in that blackmouth fishing in most of Puget Sound is no longer possible and summer seasons are now the next target, we’d like to remind you of how we got to this point. Salmon & Steelhead Journal recently wrote an excellent article on how the North of Falcon season-setting process […]

This is an excellent article covering FNW’s recent filing of a motion to intervene. However, it’s come to my attention that some who read it came away with the impression that our hopes have been dashed, that we have been swatted away like an annoying fly. So to answer the question, what makes us different […]

Fish Northwest’s motion to intervene in the Boldt Decision was heard on Friday 10/30/2020 in US district court before Judge Ricardo Martinez. As anticipated, the United States, WDFW and the tribes each submitted motions to dismiss FNW’s request. Of note, it’s very telling that their motions did NOT dispute the arguments that FNW has laid […]

I’d like you to read the following statements from Assistant Attorney General Mike Grossman, representing Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind, which came in response to our filing a Motion to Intervene in the Boldt case. See if you pick up on the arrogance and indifference on display here toward the tax-paying, fishing license buying […]

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