Tribal Leader: Collaboration, Holistic Approach Key to Skagit Salmon Recovery

With the political controversies and community conflict that have too often surrounded the issue of salmon recovery, many in the Washington farming community want to know: what do salmon actually need to recover and thrive? Scott Schuyler, a tribal elder and the Natural & Cultural Resources Policy Representative for the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, joins Dillon to explain how many issues affect salmon recovery, including some that rarely make the headlines like harbor seal predation, ocean warming and overfishing in international waters. Schuyler says good relationships between tribes, farming, and other parts of the community are crucial to a holistic approach to recovering salmon--one that doesn't get high-centered on a single controversial issue that drives conflict and takes away from other important aspects of recovery.