A Judge Stops the Fish Traps—for Now
A federal injunction halts a Chicago company from driving piles for salmon traps at Village Point on Lummi Island, while the company searches for a loophole and Native fishing rights remain unresolved.
Judge Hanford's injunction has compelled the Chicago Fish Company to stop driving piles for fish traps at Village Point, Lummi Island. They think there is one location, however, which they can use even if the injunction is made permanent and the claims of the Indians to equal rights in the fisheries are confirmed.
“Judge Hanford's injunction has compelled the Chicago Fish Company to stop driving piles for fish traps at Village Point, Lummi Island.”
Federal Judge Cornelius Hanford's injunction was one skirmish in a much longer fight over who controlled Puget Sound's salmon—industrial fish traps versus treaty tribes. That conflict eventually culminated in the 1974 Boldt decision affirming tribal fishing rights, and disputes over habitat, access, and industrial fishing continue today.
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