The Bureau of Indian Affairs partners with NOAA for Pacific salmon preservation.
The Biden administration recently announced a $240 million investment to support Pacific salmon fish hatcheries, partnering with Tribal Nations to support conservation and cultural food traditions.
“Since time immemorial, Tribes in the Pacific Northwest have relied on Pacific salmon, steelhead and other native fish species for sustenance and their cultural and spiritual ways of life,” said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. “This funding will help us deliver historic investments from the President’s Investing in America agenda that will empower Indigenous communities and safeguard resources they have stewarded since time immemorial.”
The funding will be distributed through a collaboration with the Interior Department’s Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Assistant Secretary Newland and Director LaCounte as they oversee the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
- For Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Spinrad as he collaborates with other federal agencies on conservation.
- For Secretaries Haaland and Raimondo as they head their respective federal departments.
Sources: Department of Commerce, Department of the Interior
