News

September 2, 2026 by Heidi Huber

A River Reborn: Restoring a Stronghold for Hood Canal Summer-Run Chum Salmon

May 8, 2026 by Heidi Huber

HCCC RFP Released: Puget Sound Shoreline Development and Permitting Assessment (FAQ added)

July 25, 2025 by Heidi Huber

New Video Highlights Collaboration on the Skokomish River

June 18, 2025 by Heidi Huber

SWAT Community Meeting on 6/25

The Skokomish Watershed Action Team invites the community to come hear from local partners about project updates, emerging concerns, and new innovations contributing to enduring Skokomish River watershed health and ...

March 30, 2025 by Heidi Huber

New Hood Canal Regional Pollution Identification and Correction Grant

December 20, 2024 by Heidi Huber

HCCC Updates – Winter 2024/2025

October 3, 2024 by Heidi Huber

Hood Canal salmon run sees booming recovery as fish face extinction

UNION RIVER, Belfair — Hulking snaggletoothed salmon thrashed and rattled the steel pen as they tried to vault the walls. Tracy and Kevin Stoops hoisted the tiger-striped black, burgundy and evergreen ...

August 28, 2024 by Heidi Huber

HCCC Updates – Summer 2024

June 6, 2024 by Heidi Huber

Seattle Times Editorial: Success of Hood Canal Summer Chum Gives Hope for Salmon Recovery

In an era of many decimated Northwest Pacific salmon and steelhead populations, one fish has been running counter to a dismal trendline. Hood Canal summer-run chum, among 28 salmonids listed under ...

May 3, 2024 by Heidi Huber

HCCC featured in series published by the Puget Sound Institute

The Hood Canal Coordinating Council is featured in Christopher Dunagan’s 3-part blog post published by the University of Washington’s Puget Sound Institute: You can access the series at ...

March 4, 2024 by Heidi Huber

HCCC Updates – March 2024

View March 2024 newsletter

February 1, 2024 by Heidi Huber

HCCC Updates – January/February 2024

View January/February 2024 newsletter

1 2 3 … 5 »

A single chum salmon with dark vertical tiger stripes swimming horizontally underwater over a rocky riverbed.

Threatened Hood Canal summer-run chum salmon represent a bright spot in Pacific salmon recovery. According to preliminary data from the Hood Canal Coordinating Council, average annual returns have nearly tripled since 2022. They’ve climbed from about 11,600 fish per year between 2018 and 2021 to roughly 32,600 between 2022 and 2025. That’s up from a low of less than 1,000 spawners in the early 1990s.

Full story from NOAA.