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Russell Spino Promoted to Sergeant

Russell Spino Promoted to Sergeant

The CRITFC Enforcement has promoted Russell Spino to the rank of sergeant. Spino is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. He was first hired as a patrol officer in 2001 and served as a fisheries officer until 2004. He was then...
2013 Willamette Falls Lamprey Harvest

2013 Willamette Falls Lamprey Harvest

Fishers from the Warm Springs and Yakama tribes at Willamette Falls collecting lamprey. The July 8 harvest coincided with the placement of flash boards that dewater the falls. This often kills lamprey by stranding them in pools at the base of the falls and is an...
PCSRF Tribal Restoration Successes

PCSRF Tribal Restoration Successes

NOAA Fisheries has awarded CRITFC $1.5 million for FY 2013 for the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF), a $100,000 increase over last year. The CRITFC application was rated #2 of all of the applications submitted and #1 for all of the tribal applications....
Sgt Hicks Promoted to Enforcement Chief

Sgt Hicks Promoted to Enforcement Chief

The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission has promoted 20-year CRITFC Enforcement veteran Sergeant Mitch Hicks to Chief of Enforcement. Hicks is a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes from the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho. He will begin his Chief of...