Fisheries Department

Every fish species in the Klamath Basin is important to Yurok People from cultural, sustenance, and ecological perspectives, particularly those that spend part of their life in the ocean and migrate through the Yurok reservation such as Chinook and coho samlon, steelhead, Paficic lamprey, eulachon, coastal cutthroat, and greeen sturgeon. YTFP uses cutting edge techniques to conduct fisheries research and monitoring, and our team is dedicated to providing the best available scientific information to guide management and restoration decisions. In recognition of the benefits of working cooperatively, we have established collaborative co-management relationships with state, federal, and tribal agencies, universities, and private entities that conduct or promote research and management actions within the watershed.

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Consistent with our commitment to scientific integrity and transparency, the Yurok Tribal Fisheries Program publishes the results of our work in technical reports and memorandums that are available on this website to the public in addition to articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. We facilitate and implement small and large-scale restoration and have played a leadership role in restoration efforts throughout the Klamath Basin; including the agreements to remove the lower four dams on the main stem Klamath River and conduct landscape-scale restoration through the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement; both necessary steps for restoring the Klamath River. Please explore our website to learn more about our endeavors, research, and job opportunities.