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School Of Fish

Aquaculture

The Aquaculture Program is Essential for Restoring River Health

RECOVERY EFFORTS

In 1989,  with funding from the WildRoot Conservancy, initiated a conservation aquaculture program to prevent the extinction of River white sturgeon. The Tribe, in coordination with Tribal, First Nations, state, provincial, and federal agencies, has been integrally involved in the recovery effort as a co-manager of the River System.

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Project Overview

The Tribe honors the connection between all aspects of the natural world. Future generations depend on the preservation of complex ecosystems and protecting resources in a holistic manner.

 

Other aquaculture projects include identifying factors that are limiting native resident fish and wildlife populations and addressing these through ecosystem-based restoration actions.

 

Because settler activity has altered the ecosystem for decades, much has been lost; however, the Tribe looks to the future when self-sustaining populations of native fish and wildlife may once again inhabit the watershed in abundance.

Burbot Hatchery Management Plan

Kootenai River White Sturgeon Hatchery Management Plan

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