Salmon Recovery Archives | Hood Canal Coordinating Council

Could This Fish Be the First Salmon Recovered from the Endangered Species List?

September 10, 2026 by Beth Clemons

Salmon Recovery

When it comes to overall numbers of summer chum across Hood Canal, things look good. But numbers are only one of the factors that need to be considered to ensure the population’s long-term resilience.

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

September 2, 2026 by Beth Clemons

Salmon Recovery

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.

New Video Highlights Collaboration on the Skokomish River

July 25, 2025 by Haley Harguth

Integrated Watershed Planning • Salmon Recovery • SWAT

New video highlights the collaborative restoration work of the Skokomish River Watershed Action Team (SWAT).

SWAT Community Meeting on 6/25

June 18, 2025 by Haley Harguth

Integrated Watershed Planning • Salmon Recovery • Uncategorized

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 community wellbeing. June 25, 2025, 5 – 7pm at Union Fire Hall, with optional site tour 2 – 4:15pm. Meeting Agenda Meeting information and RSVP Learn ...

Hood Canal salmon run sees booming recovery as fish face extinction

October 3, 2024 by Heidi Huber

Salmon Recovery

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 chum from the trap. The fish, fighting to get upstream to spawn the next generation of Hood Canal summer chum, ...

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

June 6, 2024 by Heidi Huber

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 the federal Endangered Species Act, has made an extraordinary comeback thanks to a coordinated restoration strategy between tribes, the federal ...