Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission Meeting Minutes: January 28, 2009 Special Meeting via Conference Call

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January 28, 2009

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MEETING MINUTES

FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION
CONFERENCE CALL

January 28, 2009 - 8:30 a.m.
Olympia, Washington

ATTENDANCE:
Commission	Department
Gary Douvia, Vice Chair	Phil Anderson, Interim Director
Ken Chew	Guy Norman, Region 5 Director
Jerry Gutzwiler	Cindy LeFleur
Conrad Mahnken	Craig Bartlett
George Orr	Wil Morrison
Chuck Perry	Bill Frymire, AGO

Commission Staff:	Public, Vancouver Office
Susan Yeager	Larry Snyder, Vancovuer Wildlife League
Nancy Burkhart	Dan Grogan, NSIA
	Al Thomas, Columbian
Public, Olympia Office	Steve Watrous
Rory Calhoun	Les Clark, NW Gillnetters Association
	Frances Clark, NW Gillnetters Assocaition
	Randy Woolsey, NSIA

Vice Chair Douvia called the meeting to order at 8:38 a.m.

COLUMBIA RIVER SPRING CHINOOK SALMON FISHERY
As a follow-up to the January 16, 2009, Commission meeting via conference call, the Commission and Department staff discussed the upcoming Compact meeting with Oregon to discuss Columbia River spring chinook co-management issues.

Phil Anderson will convey to the Oregon Director the message that Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staff supports the Commission’s previous decision and, in absence of a consistent policy agreement with Oregon’s Commission, the WDFW staff will not go forward with negotiations on season setting until the outstanding issues are resolved.

Vice Chair adjourned the Special Meeting at 10:07 a.m.