Upper Skagit Indian Tribe Celebrates Rebound of Baker River Sockeye
The Baker River salmon run has reached a historic milestone this year, with nearly 92,000 sockeye salmon returning to the river.
This achievement is a result of efforts by the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, state wildlife officials, and the hydroelectric utility that initially caused the decline.
"We basically lost this run," said Scott Schuyler, the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe's policy representative for cultural natural resources. "Back in 1985 the run went down to 80-ish or so fish, which is basically extinct. And it was due to hydropower that caused their demise, and it was hydropower that helped fix the run to get to where we are today."
Schuyler, a tribal member and elder, has been watching the fish run for over 40 years and recalls the tribe's fishing village, S.báliuqʷ, on Baker Lake.
Author's summary: The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe celebrates a major rebound of Baker River sockeye salmon.
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