Promoting fishing opportunity and conservation on behalf of Puget Sound recreational anglers
Promoting fishing opportunity and conservation on behalf of Puget Sound recreational anglers
The public does not have to sacrifice salmon fishing to conserve wildsalmon. We can do both if the state, the federal government, and thetribes simply comply with the federal laws that govern salmon fishing inWashington State – the Endangered Species Act (ESA) regardingconservation and the Boldt Decision which requires the state and tribes toequally share […]
Fish Northwest has begun the process of initiating a legal action on behalf of recreational anglers in the Puget Sound region. Our attorneys are currently advising us of our legal options, however we can say we plan to seek an outcome that compels the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the treaty tribes and the State […]
The state and the tribes have consciously shifted the burden of meeting the conservation requirements of the ESA onto Puget Sound sport fisheries, all the while ignoring the equal sharing of the salmon resource as required by the Boldt Decision. Fish Northwest is committed to addressing these inequities and preserving the public’s cultural and economic […]
