Fish and Wildlife Commission
Meeting Minutes & Agendas
Audio Transcripts
| Meetings of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission are tape-recorded. Portions of the recordings are excerpted below for the relevant agenda items. The commission also maintains complete recordings of all meetings. |
FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEETING
February 26-27, 2016
Natural Resources Building
1111 Washington St SE
Olympia WA 98501
First Floor, Room 172
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2016
| 8:00 AM | 1. Call to Order Download MP3 File [6.2 MB]
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| 8:15 AM | 2. Open Public Input Download MP3 File [9.4 MB] The Commission is a direct link between the citizens of Washington and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Comments on Department programs and topics of concern are welcome during this portion of the meeting.NOTE: During this portion of the meeting, the public is encouraged to comment on issues that do not already have public input time on the agenda. |
| 9:00 AM | 3. Director's Report Download MP3 File [32.6 MB] The Director will brief the Commission on various items.- Director's Report - PDF Format 434 Kb) |
| 9:45 AM | 4. Periodic Status Review (Northern Spotted Owl, Snowy Plover, Western Gray Squirrel, and Greater Sage-grouse) - Decision Download MP3 File [5.6 MB] Department staff will request approval from the Commission on the Periodic Status Reviews compiled for these four state listed species.- Summary - PDF Format (414 Kb) Staff Report: Penny Becker, Diversity Division Manager, Joseph Buchanan, Natural Resource Scientist, Derek Stinson and Gary Wiles, Wildlife Biologists |
| 10:20 AM | 5. Lands 20/20 - Briefing Download MP3 File [18.1 MB] Department staff will provide a briefing on the lands 20/20 process and the list of projects approved through the 2015 Lands 20/20 process; the Department will seek funding for projects approved in the Lands 20/20 process.- Summary - PDF Format (565 Kb) Staff Report: Cynthia Wilkerson, Lands Conservation and Restoration Section Manager and Lauri Vigue, Lands 20/20 Acquisition Coordinator |
| 11:00 AM | 6. Puget Sound Clam and Oyster Seasons - Briefing and Public Hearing Download MP3 File [1.9 MB] Department staff will brief the Commission on proposed season changes for clams and oysters on Puget Sound public beaches.- Summary - PDF Format (627 Kb) Staff Report: Philippa Kohn, Intertidal Bivalve Program Manager PUBLIC INPUT (This item only |
| 11:15 PM | 7. Puget Sound Commercial Smelt Quick Reporting - Briefing and Public Hearing Download MP3 File [11.0 MB] Department staff will provide the Commission a briefing on proposed permanent rules for quick reporting on Puget Sound commercial smelt fisheries.- Summary - PDF Format (757 Kb) Staff Report: Dayv Lowry, Ph.D., Research Scientist PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 1:00 PM | 8. Hood Canal Chum Management Review - Briefing and Public Hearing Download MP3 File [21.5 MB] Department staff will provide the Commission with a briefing on methodology used for evaluation and in-season updating of Hood Canal chum run size for use in commercial fishery management.- Summary - PDF Format (971 Kb) Staff Report: Laurie Peterson, Puget Sound Salmon Manager and Kirt Hughes, Fishery Planning, Modeling, Regulations, and ESA Response PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 2:00 PM | 9. Executive Session Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) To discuss with legal counsel representing the agency matters relating to agency enforcement actions, or to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency litigation or potential litigation to which the agency, the governing body, or a member acting in an official capacity is, or is likely to become, a party, when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the agency. No action will be taken in executive session, and the public is not permitted to listen to the executive session. |
| 3:00 PM | Recess |
SATURDAY, February 27, 2016
| 8:00 AM | 10. Open Public Input Stream MP3 Audio | Download MP3 File [10.9 MB] The Commission is a direct link between the citizens of Washington and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Comments on Department programs and topics of concern are welcome during this portion of the meeting.NOTE: During this portion of the meeting, the public is encouraged to comment on issues that do not already have public input time on the agenda. |
| 8:30 AM | 11. Grays Harbor Salmon Management Policy Review - Briefing and Public Hearing Stream MP3 Audio | Download MP3 File [41.4 MB] Department staff will present an annual review to the Commission on the Grays Harbor Basin Salmon Management Policy (C-3621) as set in the Adaptive Management objectives of the policy- Summary - PDF Format (697 Kb) Staff Report: Steve Thiesfeld, Region 6 Fish Program Manager and Mike Scharf, Fish Biologist PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 9:30 AM | 12. Willapa Bay Salmon Management Policy Review - Briefing and Public Hearing Stream MP3 Audio | Download MP3 File [28.9 MB] Department staff will present an annual review to the Commission on the Willapa Bay Basin Salmon Management Policy (C-3622) as set in the Adaptive Management objectives of the policy.- Summary - PDF Format (667 Kb) Staff Report: Steve Thiesfeld, Region 6 Fish Program Manager and Chad Herring, Fish Biologist PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 10:30 AM | 13. Miscellaneous and Meeting Debrief Stream MP3 Audio | Download MP3 File [12.7 MB] The Commission will discuss items that arise immediately before or during the meeting and after the preliminary agenda is published. |
| 11:30 PM | Adjourn |
Contact the Fish and Wildlife Commission Office for further information:
Phone 360-902-2267
Email: commission@dfw.wa.gov
Persons with disabilities who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the public meeting are invited to contact Dolores Noyes by phone (360-902-2349), TTY (360-902-2207), or email (dolores.noyes@dfw.wa.govl). Reasonable accommodation requests should be received at least three (3) business days prior to the meeting to ensure availability. Please provide two (2) weeks' notice for requests for ASL/ESL interpretation services. For more information, see the requests for accommodation page. |