This grant supports the washington department of fish and wildlifes efforts to produce hatchery chinook salmon in the puget sound to stabilize puget sound populations and provide increased…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $1,179,856 to the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife under the Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This three-year project grant supports the production of hatchery Chinook salmon in the Puget Sound region to stabilize local salmon populations and enhance commercial and recreational fishing opportunities. The award directly addresses the program's core mission of assisting states in salmon restoration and fulfilling responsibilities under the Pacific Salmon Treaty through administrative management and recovery initiatives.

The funded activities focus on hatchery Chinook salmon production operations based in Olympia, Washington, with the objective of stabilizing and enhancing Pacific salmon populations to support optimum sustainable production for United States commercial and recreational fisheries. This work aligns with NOAA's priority consideration for state programs that directly address salmon recovery and contribute to international management of salmon fishery stocks under the Pacific Salmon Treaty framework.

This grant supports the washington department of fish and wildlifes efforts to produce hatchery chinook salmon in the puget sound to stabilize puget sound populations and provide increased commercial and recreational fishing opportunities. This grant aims to stabilize and enhance pacific salmon populations to provide optimum production and sustainable opportunities to united states commercial and recreational fisheries.