June 30, 1997

• John Day Reservoir sport sturgeon season extended

June 27, 1997

• Purchase catch records cards before leaving for halibut fishing trips
• Wild trout conservation means no hatchery plants in Hamma Hamma or Quilcene rivers
• U.S. commercial fishers delay fishery plans on Fraser River sockeye harvest

June 24, 1997

• Department protects wild summer steelhead
• Caribou herd drops despite births; three poachers plead guilty

June 17, 1997

• Entries sought for duck stamp contest

June 16, 1997

• American Fisheries Society Praises WDFW Draft Wild Salmonid Policy

June 12, 1997

• WDFW offers habitat program advice
• Event celebrates Columbia River ecosystem

June 11, 1997

• Public to help write sport fishing rules

June 6, 1997

• Hood Canal shrimp season is closed

June 5, 1997

• Wildlife officers caution citizens not to tamper with traps set to capture black bears or other wild animals
• June 10 public meeting to focus on conserving wild steelhead in Columbia River tributaries

June 2, 1997

• Commission to hold wild salmonid policy hearings; forum to focus on hatchery and wild salmonids
• Free fishing offered this weekend