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FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEETING
October 27-28, 2017
Natural Resources Building
1111 Washington St SE
Olympia WA 98501
First Floor, Room 172
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2017
| 8:30 AM | 1. Call to Order
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| 9:00 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. |
| 9:30 AM | 3. Director's Report
The Director will brief the Commission on various items including:
Follow up items from previous meeting
- Director's Report (PDF) - PDF Format (614 Kb) |
| 10:30 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 and for the enhancement of public recreation opportunities.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (605 Kb) Staff Report: Julie Sandberg, Real Estate Section Manager PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 11:00 AM | 5. Geoduck Divers License Rule - Briefing, Public Hearing and Decision - This Item has been postponed until a later date
Department staff will provide a briefing to the Commission and hear public comments on the proposed changes to the geoduck divers license rule.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (171 Kb) Staff report: Peter Vernie, Licensing Division Manager, Trisha Anderson, Licensing Business Analyst, and Bob Sizemore, Puget Sound Shellfish Manager PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 11:30 AM | 6. Amending Commercial Fishing Rules to Implement HB 1597 - Briefing, Public Hearing and Decision
Department staff will provide a briefing to the Commission and hear public comments on the proposed changes to the Commercial Fishing rules in order to implement House Bill 1597.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (488 Kb) Staff Report: Deputy Chief Mike Cenci and Trisha Anderson, Licensing Business Analyst PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 1:15 PM | 7. Marketing Plan Briefing
Department staff will provide a review briefing on the agency's proposed marketing plan.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (3 Mb) Staff Report: Peter Vernie, Licensing Program Manager and Greg Sallis, Sales and Marketing Manager |
| 1:45 PM | 8. Scatter Creek Project - Briefing and Decision
Department staff will brief the Commission and request approval for forest restoration projects in the Scatter Creek Wildlife Area.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (26 Kb) Staff Report: Richard Tveten, Forest Management Team Lead |
| 2:00 PM | 9. Update on Northern Pike Distribution and Control Measures in the Upper Columbia - Briefing
Department staff will update the commission on the current distribution and abundance of Northern Pike in the Upper Columbia Basin and how WDFW and co-managers are working to fully understand the issue for the purpose of controlling their abundances and preventing their spread into the anadromous portion of the Columbia River.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (20 Kb) Staff Report: Chris Donley, Region 1 Fish Program Manager |
| 3:00 PM | 10. 2018-19 Sportfishing Rule Simplification - Briefing
Department staff will provide the Commission an overview on proposals under consideration to simplify and improve sportfishing rules.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (27 Kb) Staff report: Steve Thiesfeld, Inland Fish Program Manager, Chris Donley, Region 1 Fish Program Manager, and Chad Jackson, Region 2 Fish Program Manager |
| 3:45 PM | 11. Baker Lake and Skagit River Sockeye Salmon Review - Briefing and Public Input
Department staff will provide the Commission with an overview of Baker Lake and Skagit River sockeye fishery management and an update on this year's fisheries.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (125Kb) Staff report: Aaron Dufault, Fish Anadromous Resource Policy Analyst and Edward Eleazer, Region 4 Fish Program Manager PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 4:15 PM | 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. |
| 4:45 PM | Recess |
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2017
| 8:30 AM | 13. 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. |
| 9:00 AM | 14. Pound Nets in the Columbia River - Briefing
Wild Fish Conservancy will provide a briefing to the Commission on the pound net test fishery being conducted on the Columbia River. Biologist Adrian Tuohy will discuss results from the two-year study and plans moving forward in 2018.
- Presentation (PDF) - PDF Format (16 Mb) |
| 9:30 AM | 15. Committee Structure and Process - Discussion
The Commission will discuss the current committee rules of procedure and the pros and cons of the options to modify current practices.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (228 Kb) |
| 10:00 AM | 16. Miscellaneous and Meeting Debrief
The Commission will discuss items that arise immediately before or during the meeting and after the preliminary agenda is published.
Staff Report: Tami Lininger, Executive Assistant |
| 11:30 AM | 17. Executive Session Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(g), the Commission will meet in executive session to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public employee. No action will be taken in executive session, and the public is not permitted to listen to the executive session. |
| 12:30 AM | Adjourn |
Contact the Fish and Wildlife Commission Office for further information:
Phone 360-902-2267
Email: commission@dfw.wa.gov