CRITFC Press Releases
2024
- Landmark Agreement Prioritizing the Restoration of Healthy and Abundant Columbia Basin Salmon Populations Formalized by Biden Administration
February 23, 2024
2023
- Columbia River Tribal Fishing Access Sites Among Projects Part of Biden Administration Investment in Tribal Water Systems
December 20, 2023 - Six Sovereigns and Biden Administration Partner in Historic Fashion to Find Solutions that Benefit Salmon and the Pacific Northwest
December 15, 2023 - Tribal Responses to Biden memo on Columbia Salmon Restoration
September 29, 2023 - State of Oregon Approves Off-reservation Hunting and Fishing for Grand Ronde Despite Objection from Treaty Tribes
August 21, 2023 - CRITFC Hosts Annual ‘Columbia River Indian Fishers Expo’ at Skamania Lodge
August 1, 2023 - Umatilla Leader Corinne Sams Sworn in as 2023-24 Chair of Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
August 1, 2023 - Interior Secretary Haaland Appoints CRITFC Executive Director Aja DeCoteau to National Park System Advisory Board
May 24, 2023 - Yakama Tribal Member Donella Miller Joins CRITFC as Fishery Science Department Manager
March 7, 2023
2022
- Tribal Energy Vision for the Columbia Basin Released
September 9, 2022 - Warm Springs Leader Ron Suppah Sworn in as New CRITFC Chair
August 1, 2022
2021
- CRITFC leaders name Aja K. DeCoteau new Executive Director
November 30, 2021 - Nez Perce Leader Quincy Ellenwood Sworn in as New CRITFC Chair
July 22, 2021 - CRITFC Statement Re: Chauvin Verdict
April 22, 2021
2020
- Loss of Johnny Jackson
July 18, 2020 - Tribes Open First Commercial Fishery of 2020
June 19, 2020 - Columbia River Tribes Assume Stewardship of Renowned Ocean/Estuary Research Institution
June 3, 2020
2019
- Oregon Zoo Celebrates Pacific Lamprey at ‘World Rivers Day’ Event
September 25, 2019 - Umatilla Leader Jeremy Red Star Wolf Sworn in as New CRITFC Chair
July 26, 2019 - Exec Director’s Statement on Herrera v Wyoming Supreme Court Decision
May 23, 2019
2018
- Executive Director’s Statement on the Senate Passage of the Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act
December 11, 2018 - Chairman’s statement on House passage of the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act
June 27, 2018 - Columbia River Indian-caught Salmon for Sale
June 15, 2018 - Three Fishers Rescued from Columbia River
May 10, 2018 - Statement on Governor Inslee’s Denial of Vancouver Energy’s Proposed Oil Terminal
January 29, 2018
2017
- Tribal Program Increases Adult Wild Steelhead in Snake River by 20 Percent
October 24, 2017 - Tribes to Open First Significant Fall Fishery for 2017
August 22, 2017 - The Columbia River Basin Holds Immense Natural Capital Value
July 6, 2017 - Tribes Open First Commercial Fishery of 2017
June 19, 2017 - CRITFC Chairman Urges Congress to Pass the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act
June 8, 2017 - CRITFC Receives Wildhorse Grant to Promote Fisher Safety
May 18, 2017 - Fisheries Technician Greg George Perishes in April 7 Columbia River Accident
April 12, 2017 - Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler and Kurt Schrader Introduce Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act
April 10, 2017
2016
- Statement of the CRITFC Executive Director on the Passing of Herb Jackson
June 20, 2016 - Mosier Oil Train Derailment Statement
June 3, 2016 - Wild Fish Conservancy Litigation Places Regional Salmon Fisheries at Risk
March 31, 2016 - Fall chinook continue to set records on the Snake River
February 4, 2016 - Tribes Celebrate New Adult Fall Chinook Record Passing Bonneville Dam
January 21, 2016
2015
- Adult Fall Chinook Returns Set Record at McNary Dam
October 14, 2015 - CRITFC and Tribes Represent Indian Country at National Fisheries Conference
August 20, 2015 - Fall fishers to see the benefits of salmon restoration efforts
August 17, 2015 - Founding Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Member and Umatilla Leader N. Kathryn Brigham Elected as 2015-2016 Chair
June 25, 2015 - Sockeye and summer chinook arrive in time for barbeque season
June 16, 2015 - High Levels of Pesticides, Flame Retardants and Mercury Found in Columbia Basin Lamprey
April 16, 2015 - Tribal leaders discuss environmental priorities with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy
April 15, 2015 - Tribes Petition to Intervene in Vancouver’s Tesoro-Savage Oil Terminal Debate
February 27, 2015 - Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act Introduced
January 28, 2015
2014
- Nez Perce tribal member Dr. Zachary Penney joins CRITFC as Fishery Science Department Manager
December 18, 2014 - Nez Perce Tribal Program Resurrects Snake River Basin Coho Salmon
October 15, 2014 - State of Oregon honors tribal treaty rights and rejects permit for Proposed Morrow Pacific Coal Terminal
August 18, 2014 - Tribes Update Columbia Basin Restoration Plan to Reflect Changing Landscape
June 18, 2014 - Tribes Open Sales of Spring Chinook!
May 20, 2014 - Statement on the Passing of Billy Frank Jr.
May 6, 2014 - Proposed Port of Morrow Site Statement
May 2, 2014 - Let Them Swim Home
April 21, 2014 - Record Number of Fall Chinook Salmon Spawn in Snake River Basin
February 25, 2014
2013
- Impacts from Climate Change on Indigenous Communities takes Center Stage in Special Issue of Climatic Change Journal
October 1, 2013 - Tribes Open 2013 Fall Commercial Fishery
August 20, 2013 - CRITFC Promotes Sergeant Mitch Hicks to Chief of Enforcement
July 9, 2013 - Nez Perce Leader Joel Moffett Selected as New CRITFC Chairman
June 21, 2013 - Tribes Open Long-Anticipated Commercial Fishery for Summer Chinook and Sockeye
June 17, 2013 - Two CRITFC Officers Honored with National Awards
May 28, 2013 - Chief Davis Washines of CRITFC Enforcement to Retire in August
February 25, 2013 - CRITFC Statement on New BPA Administrator
January 17, 2013
2012
- New science shows that hatcheries rebuild abundant salmon populations
October 1, 2012 - Northwest tribes say no short cuts for coal export proposals
September 27, 2012 - Columbia River Tribes Oppose Measure 81
September 6, 2012 - Tribes Open Long-awaited Summer Fishery
June 18, 2012 - Tribal and Federal Leaders Celebrate the Completion of Tribal Fishing Sites
April 25, 2012
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