The Stillaguamish Tribe provides food, expertise and pathology services. Navy personnel maintained the facility and provided security. All fish are tagged with a coded wire and have their adipose fins clipped to mark them as hatchery fish. Adults returning to spawn on Jim Creek that have clipped fins are submitted to the tribal pathology laboratory to verify they are returns from the station Rearing Facility. Station personnel have established a partnership with the fifth grade class at the local elementary school to provide regular educational trips to the Rearing Facility.
Smaller groups visit each month to study and report on the fish, including feeding and growth.
Jim Creek is popular with military and DOD civilian families for its outdoor recreation area. The statue is cast from the metal salvaged from historic U.S. Navy ships, most notably the battleship Maine.