Summary of proposed rule
The department is considering rulemaking to amend requirements in the coastal and Puget Sound commercial Dungeness crab fisheries.
Scope and rationale for proposed rule
In order to enhance fishery monitoring and risk reduction for marine life entanglements, the Department is developing new and amendments rules. These new measures accomplish conservation objectives and improve enforceability of current rules.
The scope of the rule changes may occur in WAC chapter 220-340.
Documents
- CR-102 – filed as WSR 25-03-125 on
CR-102 supplemental documents
Public hearing
March 20-22, 2025.
Hybrid meeting - In person in Kennewick (Tri-Cities), WA and by webinar.
Location TBD
And online via Zoom Webinar:
Information on how to register to testify at the public hearing is available at:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/about/commission.meetings, or contact the Commission office at 360-902-2267.
For more information
For questions, please contact Kelly Henderson at Kelly.Henderson@dfw.wa.gov.
Public comments
To view and submit comments, please visit the Commerical Dungeness Crab public engagement page.
You may also leave comments by sending an email, either with or without an attachment to commercialcrabrules@publicinput.com or voicemail to 855-925-2801 project code 11027.
WDFW hosted a virtual town hall on the proposed changes Feb. 26, 2025. The meeting recording is available below. Review the PowerPoint presentation (PDF) used in the town hall.