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Harvest Updates

Yakama Nation Harvest Management

Under the Treaty of 1855, the Yakama Nation reserved the right to fish, hunt and gather and other rights at all usual and accustomed places. This includes the preservation of fish habitat at all usual and accustomed fishing places.

The Yakama Nation manages fisheries resources to ensure continued access by Yakama members to fulfill their ceremonial, subsistence and commercial needs. This treaty reserved right includes the right to have fish present to harvest, at all usual and accustomed places.

Downloads:

32 XXXII (32) - FISHERIES CODE.pdf

2024PHLSubsistenceRegs.pdf

Harvest News

Fishers Meeting

Mon, 01/05/2015

The Fish and Wildlife Committee directed Fisheries Staff to

schedule a fishers meeting for Friday, January 16, 2015,

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the CHC Heritage Theatre,

Official Yakama Fall Season Regulations

Mon, 08/11/2014

FORMAL ACTION TAKEN: The Fish and Wildlife Committee authorize the first five (5) fall commercial

gillnet fishing periods in all of Zone 6 of the Columbia River during the dates listed above. Salmon,

2014 Subsistence Regulations

Mon, 03/31/2014

2014 Yakama Nation Subsistence Regulations.

See attached file for further details.

Modifications to the Winter Gillnet Season

Wed, 03/12/2014

The Winter Gillnet Fishery in Bonneville Pool has been extended and will close 6pm on Saturday March 15, 2014. The Dalles Pool fishery will reopen one day earlier Wednesday March 12, 2014 and will close 6pm Saturday March 22, 2014.

March Fisher's Meeting

Sun, 03/09/2014

The Fish and Wildlife Committee directed Fisheries Staff to schedule a fisher's meeting for Monday, March 24, 2014 from 10am - 4 pm at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles, OR.

See attached memo for full agenda details.

Winter Gillnet Season Reg Modifications

Tue, 03/04/2014

Good numbers of fish remain on the sturgeon catch guidelines for both The Dalles and Bonneville Pools. To avoid issues that harm populations in each pool, it makes it unfeasible

2014 Winter Gillnet Season

Fri, 01/31/2014

The Fish, Wildlife, Law and Order Committee approves a commercial gillnetfishery in all of Zone 6 of the Columbia River from 12 p.m., February 1 to 6 p.m., March 21, 2014.

Authorize Smelt Fishing By Permit for 2014

Fri, 01/17/2014

Smelt returns to the Columbia Basin have been very low for the past several years; however an improved Smelt return is expected in the Cowlitz River in 2014.

Fisher's Meeting January 27, 2014

Wed, 01/15/2014

The Fish & Wildlife Committee directed Fisheries Staff to schedule a Fisher's Meeting for 10 am to 4 pm Monday January 27, 2014 at Legends Casino in Toppenish, WA. Lunch will be provided. See attached memo for the full agenda.

Sturgeon Setline Fishery

Tue, 12/31/2013

The tribal sturgeon setline fishery normally begins January 1st of each year. At the present time harvestable numbers of sturgeon are available in Zone 6 of the Columbia River. The setline catch is projected to be fewer than 200 fish.