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State, Tulalips join to save salmon

This agreement, may have significant implications for our tribes here on the Peninsula.

After several years of negotiations, the Tulalip Tribes and the state have reached an agreement for joint management of hatchery Chinook salmon aimed at rebuilding stocks of the threatened species. The agreement, the first of its kind in the Puget Sound region, sets joint goals for the number of juvenile fish to be released and for adults that return to rivers.

http://heraldnet.com/article/20120903/NEWS01/709039962/-1/news01

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