Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission coordinates management policy and provides fisheries technical services for the Yakama, Warm Springs, Umatilla, and Nez Perce tribes. CRITFC’s mission is accomplished with four primary goals: 1. Put Fish Back in the Rivers and Protect Watersheds Where Fish Live 2. Protect Tribal Treaty Fishing Rights 3. Share Salmon Culture 4. Provide Fisher Services CRITFC employs around 130 staff in five locations: Headquarters (Portland, Oregon), Hagerman Genetics Lab (Hagerman, Idaho), Enforcement Office (Hood River, Oregon), Fishing Site Maintenance Office (The Dalles, Oregon), and the Coastal Margin and Ocean Prediction Center (Astoria, Oregon). CRITFC employs biologists, data analysts, ecologists, meteorologists, public information specialists, policy analysts, accountants, lawyers, and administrators who work in fisheries research and analyses, advocacy, planning and coordination, harvest control and law enforcement.