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Sep
By Molly Bryant, Puyallup Tribal News The Puyallup Tribe has obtained a new shellfish monitor boat named the Sovereign One. The boat is better equipped to navigate rough waters than the previous monitor boat, according to Big Bean Flores, a senior shellfish monitor who has been working in the department for more than 10 years. Flores first pitched the idea to Nancy Shippentower, the director of the Shellfish Department. He explained how the old backup boat was beyond new repairs and how the Tribe could benefit from a bigger, more substantial vessel. Flores began his search after receiving approval from…