To involve the commercial fishing industry representatives
in the management of the fishery.
To protect public health
To maximize the economic benefit from the resource
To adopt regulations which seek to achieve safe
and orderly fisheries
To provide a sustainable Dungeness crab fishery
of high quality product consistent with the "even
flow" legislative mandate
To provide support to industry buyback initiatives
To protect Dungeness crab habitat
Policies
Comply with the federal court order relative
to treaty/non-treaty sharing of coastal shellfish
resources
Manage the fishery to primarily benefit the commercial
fishery
Cooperate with other states' fish and wildlife
agencies
Seek to achieve a fair and equitable distribution
across industry sectors of the effects resulting
from the design and implementation of "even flow"
management measures
Manage the coastal Dungeness crab fishery consistent
with the preferred alternative in the Even Flow
Harvest Management Plan.
