In reality, reefnet fishing is a minuscule portion of the industrial fishing fleet. The U.S. government issued 12 licenses last year, nine of which fish on Legoe Bay. The government has stated that no ...

The origins of reefnet fishing, a method invented by Northwest tribes centuries ago. The origin story of the reefnet, an innovative fishing method invented by the Lummi Nation and other Northern ...

Only 12 commercial fishing captains still hold permits to go reefnet fishing in the Pacific Northwest out of a fleet that once numbered in the hundreds. The distinctive fishing technique dates back ...

Just 12 reefnet fishing licenses remain today, and only one belongs to a tribe member. Only 12 reefnet fishing licenses remain today, and Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley is the sole tribe member in possession ...

LUMMI ISLAND — Local residents gathered on west Lummi Island to enjoy sustainably caught salmon, music and other performances at the sixth Reefnet Festival Aug. 20, organized by the Salish Center for ...

LUMMI RESERVATION, Wash. — Members of Lummi Nation say that for them, fishing is different. Tribal and nontribal fishers alike must keep to the seasons and mind their catch quotas. Still, for most ...