This is basis for the food supply of the entire Salish Sea, the basis of our coastal economy, and yet we’re turning this wild herring into fish farm pellets and cat food. This fishery should not ...

Pacific herring in this northern part of the Salish Sea, where the Átl’ḵa7tsem claw sits, appear to be faring better in general than those farther south, though many former spawning sites ...

I encountered my first ratfish years ago in about 20 feet of water near the docks at Seattle’s Shilshole Bay Marina. I had ...

The PWWA said local humpback whales don’t give birth in the Salish Sea but travel with their ... The PWWA said humpback whales feed on krill and small fish — like herring and candlefish ...

After a few months have passed, mother and calf will journey thousands of miles north to their summer feeding grounds in the Salish Sea to feed on small fish and krill, dodging shipping traffic ...

Three mammals specifically have skyrocketed. From 1975 to 2015, the harbor seal population in the Salish Sea exploded from about 6,000 to around 50,000.

Historically, herring had been abundant in the Salish Sea, but their numbers have been in drastic decline since ­commercial fishing intensified in the 1930s, according to the W̱SÁNEĆ chiefs.

The fish are one of the foundations of the food chain in the Salish Sea that support other fish and marine mammals. 2:00 Spawning herring turn water off coast of Vancouver Island turquoise ...

Most of the herring catch targets female fish and their roe, ... But today, their annual return to the Salish Sea represents the last spot where B.C. boats can pull in a big catch of the species.

Hundreds of thousands of tiny fish return to the Salish Sea every year. Tanya Hill Mar 7, 2025 11:30 AM. Share by Email. Share on Facebook. Share on X. Share on LinkedIn. ... Every year hundreds of ...

The fish are one of the foundations of the food chain in the Salish Sea that support other fish and marine mammals. Video: Spawning herring turn water off coast of Vancouver Island turquoise ...