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FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEETING
November 4-5, 2016
NOTE: This meeting will be broadcast via webcast through TVW at tvw.org
Natural Resource Building
1111 Washington Street SE Olympia, WA 98501
First Floor - Room 172
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2016
| 8:00 AM | 1. Call to Order
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| 8:15 AM | 2. Open Public Input 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. |
| 8:45 AM | 3. Director's Report The Director will brief the Commission on various items. - Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (296 Kb) |
| 9:15 AM | 4. Land Transactions - Briefing, Public Hearing and Decision The Commission will consider approval of various land transactions recommended by the Department for the protection of critical fish and wildlife habitat, enhancement of public recreation opportunities. - Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (7 Mb) Staff Report: Julie Sandberg, Real Estate Section Manager PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 10:00 AM | 5. Periodic Status Review (Bald Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, American White Pelican, Marbled Murrelet, and Lynx) - Briefing and Public Hearing Department staff will present Periodic Status Reviews compiled for the state listed species referenced above and provide status recommendations for each to the Commission. - Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (840 Kb) Staff Report: Hannah Anderson, Listing and Recovery Section Manager; Joseph Buchannan, Gerald Hayes, Derek Stinson, Steve Desimone, and Jeff Lewis, Staff Biologists PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 11:30 AM | 6. Puget Sound Recreational Fisheries Enhancement - Briefing A briefing will be provided on the Puget Sound Recreational Salmon and Marine Fish Enhancement Program's current goals and objectives for purposes of conservation, enhancement, and promotion of recreational fisheries within the Puget Sound and Lake Washington. - Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (93 Kb) Staff Report: Ryan Lothrop, Puget Sound Recreational Salmon Manager, Kirt Hughes, Statewide Salmon and Steelhead Manager, and Dave Knutzen, (Chair PSRFEF Oversight Committee) |
| 1:10 PM | 7. North of Falcon Policy C-3608 - Briefing and Public Hearing Department staff will provide a briefing of the Commission's North of Falcon Policy C-3608 (currently in effect through December 31, 2016) and propose modifications for the Commission's consideration of a January, 2017 through December, 2018 policy. - Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (814 Kb) Staff Report: Kyle Adicks, Intergovernmental Salmon Manager PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 1:50 PM | 8. Puget Sound Fisheries Endangered Species Act (ESA) Permit Review - Briefing Department staff will provide a briefing on different permitting options that are available to cover various fishery activities. - Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (19 Kb) Staff Report: Kyle Adicks, Intergovernmental Salmon Manager and Mike Grossmann, Senior Counsel, Attorney General |
| 3:00 PM | 9. Quality Deer Management - Briefing Department staff will provide an explanation of the principles of Quality Deer Management and the objectives of the approach, where it is being applied, and the pros and cons of applying the concept in NE Washington - Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (25 Kb) Staff Report: Jerry Nelson, Ph.D., Deer and Elk Section Manager, Wildlife Program and Brian Murphy, CEO, Quality Deer Management Association |
| 4:00 PM | 10. Open Public Input 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. |
| 4:15 PM | 11. Executive Session Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) the Commission will meet 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. |
| Recess immediately after Executive Session |
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016
| 8:00 AM | 12. Open Public Input 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 | 13. 2017 - 18 Sportfishing Regulation Proposals - Briefing and Public Hearing Department staff will brief the Commission on 2017-18 Sportfishing rule proposals and summarize public comments received for the upcoming season. - Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (592 Kb) Staff Report: Craig Burley, Fish Management Division Manager, Rich Childers, Puget Sound Shellfish Manager, and Dayv Lowry, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Fish Program PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 10:15 PM | 14. Columbia River Basin Salmon Management Policy C-3620 - Briefing Department staff will brief the Commission on performance of fisheries managed under the Policy through the transition period, including preliminary results for 2016 fisheries, and seek preliminary guidance on potential adaptive management measures for the future. - Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (279 Kb) Staff Report: Ron Roler, Columbia River Policy Coordinator and Kyle Adicks, Intergovernmental Salmon Manager |
| 11:00 AM | 15. Charter Stamps Rule - Briefing and Public Hearing Department staff will brief the Commission on rules needed to clarify the obligations of fishing guides and charter-boat operators in their use of charter stamps, helping to provide a clear process and identifying penalties. - Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (123 Kb) Staff Report: Deputy Chief, Mike Cenci PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 11:15 AM | 16. Classifying Three Species of King Crab to Combat Illegal, Unreported, or Unregulated Fisheries (IUU) - Briefing and Public Hearing Department staff will brief the Commission on rules needed to enable Enforcement officers to better regulate illegal importation of King Crab into Washington. - Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (167 Kb) Staff Report: Deputy Chief, Mike Cenci PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 11:35 AM | 17. Miscellaneous and Meeting Debrief The Commission will discuss items that arise immediately before or during the meeting and after the preliminary agenda is published. |
| 11:50 AM | Adjourn |
Contact the Fish and Wildlife Commission Office for further information:
Phone 360-902-2267
Email: commission@dfw.wa.gov
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