Fisheries Finfish

Projects & Programs

Each one of our programs is carefully planned and designed to have minimal impact on listed species. Our programs follow our mission statement, to preserve the stock for the next seven generations.

Little Boston Hatchery

• The Little Boston Hatchery, where our fall chum hatchery program is based, is located at the mouth of Little Boston Creek on Port Gamble Bay and is operated by the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. The hatchery is an isolated harvest program to support local fall chum salmon fishing opportunities. This program enhances the stability and viability of treaty and non-treaty fisheries.
• Up to 1300 adult chum salmon are collected each fall in order to release 950,000 fry during the following spring.

Port Gamble Coho Salmon Net Pens

• The Port Gamble Coho Salmon Net Pens is located at the northern end of Port Gamble Bay in northern Hood Canal. This is a cooperative effort with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Before the Coho Salmon smolts are delivered to the net pens, eggs are from broodstock of the Quilcene National Fish Hatchery and are transferred to George Adams Hatchery where they are reared to smolts.
• The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe operates and maintains the net pens, and fish food is provided by WDFW. Around 425,000 yearling coho salmon are released each year after April 15.