Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Science & Restoration
- - - CRITFC provides the tribes and the region with biological research, fisheries management, hydrology, climate change analysis, and other science to support the protection and restoration of Columbia Basin salmon, lamprey, and sturgeon.
  - - Target Fish Species
      
      Overview
      
      Salmon & Steelhead
      
      Pacific Lamprey
      
      Invasive Fish Species
  - - Fish & Habitat Restoration
      
      The Plan
      
      Columbia Basin Fish Accords
      
      Restoration Successes
  - - Science and Research
      
      Overview
      
      Hagerman Genetics Lab
      
      Ocean & Estuary Research (CMOP)
      
      Columbia Basin Fish & Wildlife Library
      
      Scientific Reports
      
      Data Resources
      
      CRITFC Science Workshops
  - - Climate Change
      
      Overview
      
      Strategies
      
      Scientific Resources
Management & Enforcement
- - - CRITFC employs lawyers, policy analysts, and fisheries enforcement officers who work to ensure that tribal treaty rights are protected. All of these activities are done in careful coordination with and under the direction of our member tribes.
  - - Policy Support
      
      Tribal Energy Vision
      
      Columbia River Treaty
      
      Public Documents
      
      CRITFC Policy Workshops
  - - Fisheries Management
      
      Overview
      
      Equitable Harvest
  - - Fisheries Enforcement
      
      Columbia River Inter-Tribal Police Department
      
      Archaeological Protection
      
      Victim Assistance Program
      
      CRITFC Tip Line
      
      Mobile Command Center
      
      CRITFC Law Enforcement Jobs
Education & Careers
- - - CRITFC works to build and foster pathways for Native American students from elementary school through postgraduate levels to achieve the skills, education and training necessary to succeed in fisheries and natural resource positions.
  - - Career Opportunities
      
      CRITFC Job Announcements
      
      CRITFC Law Enforcement Jobs
  - - Educational Opportunities
      
      College Resources
      
      Salmon Camp
  - - School Resources
      
      Presentations & Resources
      
      CRITFC For Kids
  - - Public Resources
      
      Chinook Trilogy
      
      Aquatic Invasive Species
      
      Windsurfer Safety
Tribes & Culture
- - - CRITFC works to educate all residents of the Columbia Basin about the importance of salmon, of caring for the environment in which salmon live, and inspiring them to create ways that they can honor salmon themselves.
  - - Salmon Culture
      
      We Are All Salmon People
      
      Tribal Salmon Culture
      
      Celilo Falls
      
      First Salmon Feast
      
      Fishing Techniques
  - - Member Tribes
      
      Overview
      
      Nez Perce
      
      Umatilla
      
      Warm Springs
      
      Yakama
      
      Treaty: Promises between governments
About CRITFC
- - - CRITFC’s mission is to ensure a unified voice in the overall management of the fishery resources, and as managers, to protect reserved treaty rights through the exercise of the inherent sovereign powers of the tribes.”
  - - Who We Are
      
      Mission & Vision
      
      Commissioners
      
      Staff
  - - Member Tribes
      
      Umatilla Tribes
      
      Nez Perce Tribes
      
      Yakama Nation
      
      Warm Springs Tribes
  - - Our History
      
      CRITFC’s Impact
      
      Annual Reports
      
      The Founding of CRITFC
      
      Fisheries Timeline
      
      Columbia River Zone 6
  - - Help Our Work
      
      Make a Donation
Fishing
- - - CRITFC provides services directly to fishers from its member tribes including the operation and maintenance of 31 fishing access sites along the Columbia River.
  - - Treaty Fisheries and Fishing
      
      Fisheries Announcements
      
      Willamette Falls Lamprey Regs
      
      Fishers Expo
      
      Fisher Safety
      
      Quality Guidelines
      
      Marketing
      
      Site Dispute Resolution
  - - Access Sites and River Housing
      
      Access Sites
      
      Extreme Weather Resources
      
      Victim Assistance Program
      
      Access Site Improvement Project
      
      On-River Housing
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