To provide coordination and administrative support for the fisheries disasters in the states of washington and california: 2018 washington puget sound coho salmon fishery (port gamble sklallam tribe);…

This $17,701,194 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Fisheries Disaster Relief program (CFDA 11.477) provides coordination and administrative support for fisheries disasters in the states of Washington and California. The award supports the following initiatives: 2018 Washington Puget Sound coho salmon fishery, 2019 Washington Chehalis River spring chinook salmon fishery, 2019 salmon fisheries for the Swinomish, Tulalip, and Upper Skagit tribes, Lummi Nation salmon fisheries (2015-2019), the Squaxin Island and Port Gamble S'Klallam tribe salmon fisheries, and the 2019 Yurok Tribe salmon fishery. The grant is awarded to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, an interstate agency that delivers data collection, analysis, and research services focused on sustainable management of Pacific fisheries. This funding will help coordinate and administer relief efforts for the documented commercial fishery failures from 2014 to 2019 across multiple tribal and state salmon fisheries in the Pacific Northwest region.

To provide coordination and administrative support for the fisheries disasters in the states of washington and california: 2018 washington puget sound coho salmon fishery (port gamble sklallam tribe); 2019 washington chehalis river spring chinook salmon fishery; 2019 swinomish tribes salmon fisheries; 2019 tulalip tribes salmon fisheries; 2019 upper skagit tribes salmon fisheries; lummi nations salmon fisheries (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019); squaxin island tribes salmon fishery; port gamble sklallam tribes salmon fisheries (2014 and 2019); and 2019 yurok tribes salmon fishery.