Beyond depleted salmon runs, the pandemic has created occupational hazards and a depressed salmon market.
Dawn Stover
Posted inDecember 12, 2011: Out on a limb
Tribes try selective fishing to boost catch without harming wild salmon
“Power up!” yells Capt. James Ives as a pulley motor begins hauling a heavy fishing net onto the Dream Catcher‘s deck, here on the Columbia River in northeastern Washington. Three crewmembers from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation fold the net, piling its floats on one side of the boat and pleating its lead-weighted […]