WATER QUALITY & WATER RESOURCES POLICY DEVELOPMENT

Shellfish PSP Monitoring

SITC Water Program samples shellfish from Lone Tree Point for paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). Washington Department of Health, Shellfish Programs (WADOH-SP) provides sample coolers, prepaid shipping via Greyhound bus, and sample analysis for PSP on the shellfish collected. Swinomish Water Resources Program provides staff time to collect samples. The shellfish beds at Lone Tree Point were chosen for regular monthly PSP sampling since Tribal members utilize these shellfish beds for subsistence and ceremonial shellfish uses. Five (5) Butter clams are collected for analysis since Butter clams are the best indicator of potential PSP problems. Lone Tree Point typically does not have PSP problems and there has not been any PSP detected for several years.

Swinomish Shellfish Harvest Report

Swinomish Tribal Members may conduct Subsistence Harvesting on Reservation
when beaches are indicated as OPEN.

LONE TREE POINT, SWINOMISH

OPEN

DOH Sample #	Date Collected	Sample Site	County	Species	PSP Result	Tissue	Collector
200701971	8/8/2007	Lone Tree Point	Skagit	Butter Clam	NTD	W	Swinomish Tribal Community

Lone Tree Point is monitored regularly for PSP by SITC Water Resources.
Samples are analyzed by the WA Dept. of Health.

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community is federally recognized and operates under Constitution and Bylaws adopted in 1936 pursuant to the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.

The Swinomish Tribe is committed to improving the lives and well being of the tribal members through social and cultural programs, education, economic development, and resource protection.

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community is located on Fidalgo Island (gateway to the San Juan Islands) in Skagit County of Washington State about 70 miles north of Seattle. The Planning Office is located across the Swinomish Channel from the town of LaConner.