American Shad: Strategies for population control through development of harvest and market channels

In 2023, a treaty tribal fisherman from the Mid-Columbia asked Ecotrust to convene a group of leading fisheries and industry experts to examine the challenges caused by growing American shad populations and its impact on the treaty salmon fishery in the Mid-Columbia. Since then, Ecotrust has acted as a convener and organizer for a wide array of parties to explore the issue and potential actions that could be taken by tribal, state, and federal agencies and the fishing industry to help reduce, suppress, or potentially eradicate the species.

This report contains views and recommendations heard during this series of meetings, which were attended by a broad base of interested and experienced leaders in the field of fisheries.