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.
