“CBS Saturday Morning” meets members of the Muckleshoot tribe, also known as the Salmon People, to learn why protecting salmon in the Pacific Northwest and passing on their fishing traditions is about spirituality as much as it is food. Source link
For the Muckleshoot tribe, salmon is more than a meal. For members of the tribe, protecting the fish means preserving a rich history of culture and tradition. The tribe is descended from the Duwamish and Upper Puyallup peoples, who lived in the Seattle area for thousands of years. The Muckleshoot tribe is still known as … Read more
Salmon exposed to cocaine in the water swim longer distances than those that go without, according to a study released this week. Cocaine use is on the rise worldwide, with the U.N. reporting an estimated 25 million people used the stimulant in 2023 and the drug being increasingly found in waterways. Joint research released Monday … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal fishery managers voted Sunday to open waters off the coast of California to commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2022, with the population rebounding after wet winters ended a long drought. The decision by the Pacific Fishery Management Council to allow limited commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the … Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge in Oregon late Wednesday ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest in order to help salmon, saying that the Trump administration’s plans for the massive structures would harm salmon runs that are “disappearing from the landscape.” The ruling came … Read more