Kokanee salmon released in Lake Sammamish for the first time in 2 years

A small group of kokanee salmon was released in Lake Sammamish Wednesday evening as part of an ongoing effort to save the native species.

Members of the Snoqualmie Tribe released the group of about a hundred kokanee fry into the lake at sunset as part of a ceremonial release.

“Saving our salmon is important to the Snoqualmie people and the Pacific Northwest tribes," said Jolene Williams, a Snoqualmie Tribe councilmember.

The juvenile salmon have been kept in a safe environment and raised in the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery.

The release was the first in Lake Sammamish since 2016. The first kokanee fry release in Lake Sammamish was in Spring 2010 and continued through 2016, but there haven’t been any fry available for release the past two years.

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