Lower Elwha Transfers Coho Salmon November 2011

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, in partnership with Olympic National Park and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, did the first transfer of coho salmon from the tribe's new hatchery to the Elwha River. The tribe hopes to release 600 coho into the river above the Elwha Dam, the first time salmon have been in that area since the river's dams were installed nearly 100 years ago. The tribe outfitted the fish with identification tags and radio tags so they can track where the fish end up in the river.