Quinault
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The Quinault Nation is a tribe in the northwest that feels that the management of the salmon has been looked at as a resource that must be used to its greatest potential. The nation feels that there are too many fisherman in the industry and that the fisheries around the northwest overharvest the salmon with the notion that they must fulfill enormous harvest figures each season. The nation wants more local control to be given to solve the salmon problem that they are facing as a result of the over harvesting of the resouce. They feel that throughout the years they, as well as the rest of the tribal nations in the northwest have been ingnored in the creation of management plans and practices, but yet comply with the regulations that have been inacted. They want better representation and say in the future management and development of the salmon. In their plight to gain more of a voice in the role of creating resource management, they feel that they must be heard and their plan be adopted by the rest of the agencies involved in all levels of management for the salmon population to regain strength.

The Quinault's plan includes localizing control of harvesting management and sharing pricipals that would spread the harvest out more equally to the indians and then to non-indian people elsewhere. They state this because in the past, tribal fisherman had been sacraficing their harvest in accordance with regulations set forth, while other fisheries continued to harvest large numbers of salmon. The nation also stands for better mixed stocks of ocean fish to maintain species diversity among the adronomous fish. They back the enhancement of natural propagation, which will be attained through better enhancement, and enforcement of regulations.

The tribe believes that congress should assist the tribes and state to supply the equipment needed, training, and specialization of an enforcement system of better laws and regulations to maintain the salmon population. They also believe that the focus must be put on the management of individual runs and the natural areas of salmon production. They stand behind the rest of the tribal nation in the agreement that there must be cooperation in all levels of government and tribes to ensure the success of future salmon runs.

The divergence of water from rivers for the use of irrigation on farmland and flood control efforts as well as transportation and hydroelectric power plants on the rivers degrade the salmons habitat and all effect the environment of the northwest water system. They believe that in order to maintain the salmon population, all of these issues must be addressed and altered to better suit the indians and save the salmon.

Quinault Pride Seafood Products are from the Quinault Indian Nation at Taholah, Washington. Made up of the Quinault and Queets tribes, our people have taken great care to safeguard the natural resources on which our ancestors survived centuries ago. We live and work on 200,000 acres of river-cut, forested land on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula. Our western boundary is 28 miles of wide driftwood strewn beach on the Pacific Ocean while our easternmost angle encompasses beautiful Lane Quinault, home of the famed "Blueback" sockeye salmon.

Our nation is renowned for its magnificent forests and superb salmon and steelhead runs. The dense woods that once provided family longhouses, clothing, baskets and huge ocean going canoes, now supply the raw wood for our handcrafted gift boxes. The same superb slamon from our wild, clean rivers offers you the opportunity to appreciate and savor what has always been the "Pride of the Quinault Nation."