Having this moment to even take my kids out is important to me.” The Yakama Nation, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and the Nez ...

With their fatty, oily meat, lamprey have served as a culturally important first food for tribes since time immemorial. However, their numbers plummeted after the dams were built.

Pacific lamprey have served as an important food source for tribes since time immemorial. “I think it's delicious. So they're very oily. So I put it on a grill.

Pacific lamprey play key roles in tribal culture and ecology. Among the oldest fish in the world, they have been around for over 450 million years but dams posed a threat.

Waterfowl are among the many species that feast on Pacific lamprey, which play a key role in the food web. (Getty) A long history . Lampreys are boneless, jawless fish with eel-like bodies that date ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Pacific lamprey, an ancient, eel-like fish species, are seeing returns 170 percent higher than the 10-year average at Bonneville Lock and Dam this year.