FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION WORKSHOP
November 3-4, 2000
Natural Resources Building
Room 172
1111 Washington Street SE
Olympia, Washington
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 - 1:00 p.m.
| 1:00 p.m. |
COMMISSIONERS' DISCUSSION: Commissioners will discuss recent activities and
items of general interest and provide status reports
on Commission committees. |
| 1:15 p.m. |
DIRECTOR'S REPORT: Director
Koenings will review significant Department issues
and activities. |
| 1:40 p.m. |
1. BUDGET UPDATE: Department
staff will provide a status report on the Department's
current biennial budget. (Jim Lux) |
| 1:55 p.m. |
2. PROPOSED LAND TRANSACTIONS: The Commission will consider approval of numerous
proposed land transactions. (Dan Budd) |
| 2:10 p.m. |
3. HERRING PURSE SEINE CLOSURE -- BRIEFING: Department staff will brief the Commission on
a proposal to close the herring purse seine fishery.* (Greg Bargmann) |
| 2:20 p.m. |
4. COMMERCIAL OCTOPUS FISHERY -- BRIEFING: Department staff will brief the Commission on
a proposal to close the octopus pot fishery.* (Morris Barker) |
| 2:30 p.m. |
5. SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE REPEAL --
BRIEFING: Department staff will brief
the Commission on a proposal to repeal the paralytic
shellfish poisoning seasonal harvest closure.
The Department of Health has developed a shellfish
monitoring program to be used instead of the seasonal
closure.* (Morris Barker) |
| 2:40 p.m. |
BREAK |
| 2:55 p.m. |
6. BOTTOMFISH TRAWL -- BRIEFING: Department staff will brief the Commission on
a proposal to restrict trawl fishing in all coastal
state waters and Area 29 to provide protection
to inshore rockfish stocks.* (Morris Barker) |
| 3:10 p.m. |
7. WATERSHED PLANNING ACT -- BRIEFING: Department of Ecology staff will brief
the Commission on the 1998 Watershed Planning
Act, to include what the law calls for, status
of watershed planning, issues facing planning
groups, and connections between this process and
the Department of Fish and Wildlife/Lead Entity
process. (Joe Williams, Assistant to the
Director, Department of Ecology) |
| 5:10 p.m. |
RECESS |
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 - 8:30 a.m.
| 8:30 a.m. |
8. SELECTIVE FISHERY TECHNIQUES -- BRIEFING: Department staff will brief the Commission
on new commercial selective fishing techniques
which permit release of non-target species. (Geraldine
Vander Haegen) |
| 9:00 a.m. |
9. ARTIFICIAL PRODUCTION BENEFIT-RISK
ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE -- BRIEFING: Department
staff will brief the Commission on the Benefit-Risk
Assessment Procedure which provides a consistent
method for evaluating hatcheries and cooperative
projects. (Jim Scott) |
| 9:30 a.m. |
10. ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF FEE STRUCTURE
FOR TWO-CONSECUTIVE DAY SHORT TERM FISHING LICENSES
-- BRIEFING: Department staff will brief
the Commission on the economic impacts of the
fee structure for two-consecutive day short term
fishing licenses. (Bruce Crawford) |
| 9:50 a.m. |
11. WASHINGTON INTERACTIVE LICENSING
DATABASE (WILD) SYSTEM -- UPDATE: Department
staff will provide the Commission with a status
report on the WILD system. (Bruce Crawford) |
| 10:10 a.m. |
BREAK |
| 10:25 a.m. |
12. SUMMARY OF 2000 TRIAL PURSE SEINE
FISHERY FOR SARDINES -- BRIEFING: Department
staff will present a summary of the 2000 trial
purse seine fishery for sardines. (Phil Anderson
and Michele Robinson) |
| 10:55 a.m. |
13. PACIFIC GROUNDFISH FISHERY STRATEGIC
PLAN -- BRIEFING: Department staff will
brief the Commission on the Pacific Groundfish
Fishery Strategic Plan which will provide guidance
for groundfish management in 2001 and beyond. (Phil Anderson) |
| 11:25 a.m. |
14. TRIBAL HUNTING CEDED AREAS -- BRIEFING: Department staff will brief the Commission
on the process used to agree on the ceded area
boundaries for tribal hunting. (Phil Anderson
and Jeff Tayer) |
| 12:00 noon |
15. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The
Commission will review and consider approval of
the Minutes of numerous Commission meetings, workshops,
and conference calls. |
| 12:05 p.m. |
MISCELLANEOUS AND WORKSHOP DEBRIEF: The Commission will discuss items that
arise immediately before or during the workshop
but after the agenda is published. |
| 12:30 p.m. |
ADJOURN |
SPECIAL NOTES:
* This is for discussion purposes only. Public input
on and Commission consideration of adoption of the
final rule proposal(s) will occur at the December
8-9, 2000 Commission meeting in Tukwila.
Commission workshops are held to allow informal discussion
among Commissioners and Department staff. They are
open to all who wish to observe Commission activities.
Public input is generally not taken. Times indicated
on the agenda are approximate; the Commission may
adjust the agenda to meet scheduling needs. Feel free
to contact Debbie Nelson, Commission Operations Manager
(360 - 902-2267), to verify the final agenda.
Directions and Access to the Natural Resources
Building: From I-5, take State Capitol exit (105).
The exit puts you on 14th Avenue. Go through the tunnel
and turn right onto Capitol Way. Turn right onto 11th
Avenue. Turn right onto Washington. Turn left into
the parking lot. Visitor parking is on the P-1 level
of the building. Public access to the Building
on Saturday will be available only through the rotunda
doors located on the west end of the building. Contact Debbie Nelson by October 30, 2000 if assistance
for persons with disabilities is needed.
