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The Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) is a natural resources management support service organization for 20 treaty Indian tribes in western Washington. Headquartered in Olympia, the NWIFC employs approximately 80 people with satellite offices in Burlington and Forks.
The eight U.S. Regional Fishery Management Councils were established in 1976 under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to manage fishery resources in federal waters of the United States. Each Council is responsible for developing fishery management plans for the fisheries in their region that require conservation and management. These management plans are designed to prevent overfishing, rebuild fish stocks, and protect, restore, and promote the long-term health and stability of U.S. fisheries. While each Council is unique, they all make management decisions through a transparent, collaborative, and science-based process.
The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission coordinates management policy and provides fisheries technical services for the Yakama, Warm Springs, Umatilla, and Nez Perce tribes. CRITFC’s mission is “to ensure a unified voice in the overall management of the fishery resources, and as managers, to protect reserved treaty rights through the exercise of the inherent sovereign powers of the tribes.”
The Native American Fish & Wildlife Society is a national Native American non-profit organization that serves as an informative communication network between tribal, federal, and state fish and wildlife management entities.
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NOAA Fisheries is responsible for the stewardship of the nation's ocean resources and their habitat. We provide vital services for the nation, all backed by sound science and an ecosystem-based approach to management: Productive and sustainable fisheries, safe sources of seafood, recovery and conservation of protected resources, and healthy ecosystems.
CFN works to protect the natural and cultural resources of its member Nations, promoting sustainable economic development throughout the North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii. Our communities are building a strong, conservation-based economy that recognizes our Title and Rights, and protects our culture and ecosystems.
The Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission is commonly known by its acronym, GLIFWC. Formed in 1984, GLIFWC serves eleven Ojibwe tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan who reserved hunting, fishing, and gathering rights in the 1836, 1837, 1842, and 1854 Treaties with the United States government. GLIFWC provides natural resource management expertise, conservation enforcement, legal and policy analysis, and public information services in support of the exercise of treaty rights during well-regulated, off-reservation seasons throughout the treaty-ceded territories.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the only agency in the federal government whose primary responsibility is the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the American people. They offer a variety of opportunities to enjoy the outdoors and our shared natural heritage.
State, provincial, and territorial fish and wildlife agencies in North America have safeguarded fish and wildlife for over 100 years. The public entrusts these agencies with primary stewardship over vital wildlife resources. The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies lends a collective voice to its agencies in fulfillment of that responsibility.
CAFF serves as a vehicle to cooperate on species and habitat management and utilization, to share information on management techniques and regulatory regimes, and to facilitate more knowledgeable decision-making. It provides a mechanism to develop common responses on issues of importance for the Arctic ecosystem such as development and economic pressures, conservation opportunities, and political commitments.
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Publisher: NOAA
Year: 2025
Actualizing Indigenous Knowledge in tribal wildlife management: basic preconditions
Publisher: The Wildlife Society
Year: 2023
Publisher: Maine Department of Marine Resources
Year: 2010
Assessment of the impacts of an unprecedented heatwave on intertidal shellfish of the Salish Sea
Publisher: Ecological Society of America
Year: 2022
Small invertebrates in bivalve-cultivated and unmodified habitats of nearshore ecosystems
Publisher: Hydrobiologia, The International Journal of Aquatic Sciences
Year: 2021
Publisher: PLOS One
Year: 2021
Publisher: Fisheries Journal
Year: 2025
Sea lamprey control in the Great Lakes: A Tribal/First Nations Representative’s perspective
Publisher: Journal of Great Lakes Research
Year: 2021
Deep Dive: Supporting Recreational Fishing in the Midwest
Publisher: USGS
Year: 2025
Publisher: EPA
Year: 2024
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