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Eastern Washington and Columbia Region Freshwater Type of Rule Change Proposal
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Cowlitz County Short Description
Allow retention of hatchery steelhead from Summers Creek upstream to Kalama Falls. Explanation
Hatchery (ad-clipped)steelhead are volitionally passed over (lower) Kalama Falls and are reaching upstream spawning areas. This rule will reduce the numbers of hatchery fish that may spawn naturally and negatively impact wild steelhead. Original Rule Proposal Number(s)
DFW363799
LAROCCO, MICHAEL October 23, 2012
WOODLAND, WA
Comments:
While I think this is a good idea to protect the natural breeding stock, I question the ability to enforce retention of wild steelhead once this is done. Currently, with the no harvest rule, anybody retaining a steelhead would be in violation of the law. Does WDFW have enough resources to ensure that the fish being harvested under the proposal are hatchery fish or have you opened up the possibility for the illegal retention of wild fish? CARR, RANDLE T January 22, 2013
BELLINGHAM, WA
Comments:
Hatchery steelhead should be retained when they have the opportunity to spawn with native steelhead in the wild. No brainer. SIMMS, RICH K January 29, 2013
MUKILTEO , WA
Comments:
Support
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