Washington’s seafood industry rises and falls like the waves of Puget Sound, with fishery practices constantly shifting based on the health of each population. The one constant: we like our fish.
Indigenous-Caught Salmon
When territorial governor Isaac Stevens first negotiated treaties with Washington’s Indigenous tribes in the 1850s, one of the first rights enumerated was that of “taking fish at usual and accustomed grounds.” Salish Sea tribes have caught salmon for millennia, with the oldest evidence of North American catch dating back to 12,500 years ago.
Squid
The practice of squid jigging grew popular in 1970s Puget Sound thanks to several
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