Tribes Oppose Oregon's Measure 81 Banning Commercial Gill-Net Fishing

Jackleen de La Harpe
October 26, 2012
Environmental issues are a major concern for tribes this election in the Pacific Northwest, and in Oregon, the Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) and its four mem...

Snag Fishing During Salmon Spawning Season

Lee Allen
October 26, 2012
Salmon --- they’ve fed families ever since they began to swim upstream and Native peoples became the first to feast on their firm flesh...

Watch This Whale Shark Sucking Fish Through Hole in Net

ICTMN Staff
July 25, 2012
The intersection of humans and marine life is sometimes symbiotic, as seen in this video of a whale shark sucking fish through a hole in the net the way a kid sucks powdered-sugar ...

PBS NewsHour Hosts American Indian Panel on Coping With Climate Change July 19

ICTMN Staff
July 19, 2012
Earlier today we noted a segment of PBS NewsHour devoted to the Swinomish of Washington State, who are facing steep declines in salmon population —a bad omen for a tribe whose name...
Shawn Yanity

Fish Consumption Rate Needs Updating

It's a lot easier and less expensive to prevent toxins such as flame retardants, pesticides and mercury from getting into our waters than it is to try and clean them up after the fact. That's the idea behind the state of Washington's plan to update fish consumption rates....

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July 05, 2012

Legislation Would Provide Permanent Protection to Samish Land

Richard Walker
July 06, 2012
ANACORTES, Washington—The blessing came as the Samish Indian Nation prepared for its annual cultural day and general meeting. At 6 a.m...

North to Alaska: The 49th State Is the Last Frontier in Sportfishing

Lee Allen
July 22, 2012
The history of Alaska has been shaped as much by its fish as by its settlers and its geography...

PikePalooza: Help the Kalispel Repel Invasive Northern Pike

Jack McNeel
June 25, 2012
Fishermen can do their part in helping reduce pike populations in Boundary and Box Canyon Reservoirs in Washington State, and perhaps win cash and prizes at the same time...

Red Lake Indian Reservation to Begin Guided Fishing Trips

ICTMN Staff
April 10, 2012
The Seven Clans Casino on the Red Lake Indian Reservation are opening up guided fishing trips on the 25 plus lakes on their reservation, the Bemidji Pioneer reports...

Dramatic Footage of Bald Eagle Rescue on Cowichan River, B.C.

ICTMN Staff
January 29, 2012
On January 17 two dudes in British Columbia came across this injured eagle while canoeing up the Cowichan River on Vancouver Island...

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