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Last of the reef netters: Decline of an Indigenous, sustainable salmon fishery

WHATCOM COUNTY, Washington “Some mornings, the sun’s hitting that reef net just right and it’s like I know it’s talking to me,” said Ellie Kinley, a member of the Lummi (Lhaq’temish) Nation and the last Indigenous permit holder of an ancient salmon-fishing practice. Her reef net rig, parked on the shore of Lummi Nation, […] ....

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