Tribal hatchery helps introduce youth to aquaculture - Northwest Treaty Tribes

Tribal hatchery helps introduce youth to aquaculture - Northwest Treaty Tribes

Ferndale High School aquaculture students are getting a close-up look at the salmon lifecycle through a partnership with Lummi Nation’s Skookum Creek Hatchery. Last fall, students spawned coho salmon at the hatchery with the help of staff, then fertilized the eggs in their classroom hatchery. Fish began hatching in January. “This is the first time we’ve hatched salmon eggs here in this incubator,” said teacher Nicole Perry. Students gathered aro…