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Northwest tribes seek increased salmon‑restoration and treaty‑rights funding, warn layoffs imperil programs
Summary
Representatives of Columbia Basin and Great Lakes tribal commissions told the House Appropriations panel that salmon recovery, treaty enforcement and fisheries management depend on stable federal funding and agency capacity; they asked for explicit appropriations for fisheries management, law enforcement at fishing access sites and other targeted
Representatives of the Columbia River Inter‑Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC), Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) and other regional tribal fisheries bodies told the Appropriations subcommittee they need sustained funding and federal agency capacity to carry out treaty‑protected fishing rights and natural‑resource restoration.
Jeremy Takala, chair of the Columbia River Inter‑Tribal Fish Commission, described the basin as "larger than Florida" in area and said salmon declines and endangered…
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