From 99 Sockeye In 1980s To 91,000 Today: Recovery Efforts Lead To Record Number Of Sockeye Returning To Washington’s Baker Lake This Year

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, and Puget Sound Energy announced that this year a record number of sockeye salmon returned to northwest Washington’s Skagit Bay and the Skagit River on their annual spawning migration.

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