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Image of David Stepetin spreading eggs over hatching boxes at Nisqually Tribal Hatchery, January 1980
2000.107.064.02.02
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David Stepetin spreading eggs over hatching boxes at Nisqually Tribal Hatchery, January 1980

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In the 1970s, fish hatcheries owned and operated by Indigenous tribes in Washington were growing quickly. The Boldt decision in 1974 upheld the tribes' fishing rights, but the total numbers of fish were diminishing. In response, many Indigenous tribes started up hatcheries to raise salmon and steelhead (there were also non-Indigenous and government-operated hatcheries). In 1979, 18 Washington tribes operated hatcheries, which collectively released about 28.5 million fish.

Here, David Stepetin spreads fish eggs over hatching boxes at the Nisqually Tribal Hatchery.

Caption information source: "Indians strive to rebuild state's dwindling fishery," by Jack Hopkins, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 20, 1980, page A4.
ID Number: 2000.107.064.02.02
Date: 1980
Creator(s): Blindheim, Dale, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.064.02.02, photo by Dale Blindheim
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: Coast Salish Peoples, Indigenous Peoples, Northwest Coast Native Peoples, Fish and Fishing

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