The Pijet Sound Energy (PSE) recently announced that this year, Salman’s “record number” Sciggat Bay and Scaggat returned to their annual spinning migration to the Scaggat River: Bucker and Baker Lake, from June 2025 to 91,880, returned to the river Skiggat on their journey.
In the Baker river system, the population of Sakki refused to return only 99 fish in the mid -1980s, which caused the species to closely harassed the waters near Mountbaker. The return indicates a milestone in the 21 -year -old mutual cooperation efforts, which began in 2004 with the PSE’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) license negotiations.
The license of the Baker Hydro Electric Project has called for major steps of PSE to further enhance the fish population in the Sciggate Baker Watershed for tribal, commercial, and entertainment crop opportunities, as well as restoration of local salmon stock at the sustainable population level. The effort includes installation of new upstream and flowing fish facilities, construction of a new fish hatch, construction of other lower baker powerhouse for better stream flow control, and repair hebetate protection and enhancement.
“As the historic tribe of the Baker River Valley, we are very happy that the PSE responded to our demands for the annual average return of 75K-100k to enhance our culture in 2003, which allows our members to be allowed to fish in the same places as they had after their ancestors.”
An important component of rehabilitation efforts was the installation of a better fish net below the PSE’s 2010 Lower Baker Dam, which captures adult Sakki and Koho Salman for the transport of both dams of the Baker stream – in which the PSE mainly describes a “fish taxi” service.
“The Baker Sakki population and the Salman’s record return of 2025, the Regional Fish Program Manager of the WDFW, said, is evidence of close cooperation with the Pijet Sound Energy, along with successful co -operation between the state and the tribes of the contract.” “We have led the Baker Hachary operation and cooperated on the passage and residence rehabilitation plans, resulting in the successful weather for the state and the tribes successful fishing opportunities and the next bright future.”
This success is based on the last extension of the PSE 2024 and the completion of the Baker River Fish Hachary, which now includes eight races, and four “natural” sping coast that provides better terms for artificial advertising and fish development before the release of young children in the baker project reserves.
“Our biology and fishing technicians have worked with local tribes for decades with government agencies to promote the population of salmon and trout, especially in rivers where we have hydroelectric operations.” “This partnership shows great success and is a testament to the efforts of various stakeholders.”
Although a proportion of teen fish begins with the hatchry, the PSE noted that natural production is also an important contribution, as the proportion of fish released on the Baker Lake is safe for natural proliferation in the Baker River system. These adult feeder are included in rivers, including upper baker stream, which supports the total migration number and helps maintain natural behavior. Sakki’s adult release has also provided a relatively new and expansive recreational fishing opportunity for Salman in Baker Lake.
Earlier this year, PSE’s fish advertising and passing facilities achieved another milestone when more than 1.5 million teenage fish was passing through the surface collectors during the May outbound migration through Baker Lake and Lake Shannon – this is also a new record. The young Salman will travel to the Pacific under the Sciggate, with some travel to the Gulf of Alaska. After two to three years in the seawater, they return to their natal baker river waters to complete the spinning cycle.
