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Fisheries Management

NORTH OF FALCON 2012
	Washington’s 2012 salmon fisheries approved State and tribal co-managers today agreed on a package of salmon fisheries that meets conservation goals for wild salmon populations, while providing fishing opportunities on healthy stocks. Learn more >>

PUGET SOUND ROCKFISH CONSERVATION
Learn More >>	To protect and restore rockfish populations in Puget Sound, WDFW has developed a Puget Sound Rockfish Conservation Plan. The management plan – approved in March 2011 – includes policies, strategies and actions designed to help restore and maintain abundance, distribution, diversity and long-term productivity of rockfish populations in Puget Sound.

COLUMBIA RIVER SEA LIONS
	Columbia River salmon and steelhead face a serious threat from California sea lions that prey on fish waiting to move up the fish ladders at Bonneville Dam in early spring. Each year since 2002, sea lions have consumed thousands of migrating fish, many from threatened and endangered runs protected under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). Learn more >>

SALMON AND STEELHEAD CONSERVATION

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21st Century Salmon and Steelhead Initiative
Big challenges for wild salmon and steelhead require that management and recovery efforts be more strategic than ever. WDFW must: support the work of our partners to restore and protect habitat; ensure fisheries protect wild populations; and reform hatchery programs. There wasn’t a blueprint for how to accomplish this all at once- so we made one. Learn More >>

FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION
	Hatchery & Fishery Reform Policy The hatchery and fishery reform policy is designed to advance WDFW’s ongoing effort to ensure hatchery operations help conserve and recover naturally spawning salmon and steelhead populations while also supporting sustainable fisheries. Learn More >>

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Underwater video of the September 2006 low dissolved oxygen event in Hood Canal, Puget Sound.

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LATEST NEWS

•	Spring chinook fishery reopens this weekend on Columbia River above Bonneville Dam
•	Last sections of the Snake River to close for spring chinook fishing
•	Two sections of Yakima River to open for hatchery spring chinook fishing
•	Tulalip Bay 'bubble' salmon fishery delayed until May 18
•	Prime fishing area on Wind River expands as spring chinook draw near
•	Anglers enjoy big trout, nice weather on opening day of lowland lakes season
•	2012 halibut seasons provide extra fishing days on Puget Sound
•	Public invited to propose changes to recreational fisheries

SalmonScape
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•	Salmon and Steelhead Conservation
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•	Salmonid Stock Inventory (SaSI)