Metlakatla Indian Community awarded over $16M for fish hatchery improvements

Metlakatla Indian Community awarded over $16M for fish hatchery improvements

Chum salmon shown returning to Tamgas Creek Hatchery on Annette Islands Reserve. (Photo courtesy of Albert Smith) The Metlakatla Indian Community received over $16 million from the federal government to increase salmon hatchery production. The money will be used for infrastructure improvements to the Tamgas Creek Hatchery, which the tribe owns and operates. Metlakatla Mayor Albert Smith said the tribe had to apply for the money, and that whole p…