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Alaskan snow crabs are canaries for worsening fishing woes
As the crustacean's population plummets in the Bering Sea, so do the livelihoods of fishers in Washington and beyond.
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Lummi Nation prioritizes tradition in new food assistance program
Members of the nation in northwest WA now have more control over how culturally important foods — like locally caught salmon — are distributed.
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Feds said salmon is safe to eat — but didn't consider Native diets
Due to chemical pollution, the treaty-protected fish in the Columbia River Basin pose health risks for Indigenous tribes.
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Herring are swimming back to the Salish Sea
The fish almost disappeared from Howe Sound in the mid-1970s. Now, the Squamish Nation and citizen scientists are welcoming them home.
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Noisy ships are sending beluga whales into a tailspin
Researchers in B.C. found that ocean sound pollution interrupts the Arctic white whales' communication, migration and hunting habits.