Emergency rule changes are critical rule changes that require immediate action and are good for 120 days or less. These are the emergency rule changes filed by WDFW in 2025.
June
- Coastal salmon troll seasons--Commercial
- Skykomish River update
- Puget Sound commercial shrimp fishery
- Puget Sound commercial shrimp fishery
- Puget Sound 2025 recreational crab season
- Puget Sound commercial shrimp fishery
- Puget Sound commercial shrimp
- Recreational halibut seasons
- Coastal commercial troll fishery
- Lewis River, Wind River, and Klickitat River
- Columbia River recreational salmon and steelhead
- May Creek recreational fishing
- Puget Sound recreational shrimp
- Snake River recreational salmon
- Tokul creek game fish seasons
- Cascade River and Skagit River recreational salmon
May
- Snake River recreational salmon
- Puget Sound recreational shrimp
- Columbia River recreational salmon and steelhead
- Snoqualmie River, North Fork and South Fork Skykomish River
- Coastal commercial troll fishery
- Skagit River and Cascade River recreational salmon
- Columbia River recreational salmon and steelhead
- Columbia River above Bonneville treaty commercial
- Tulalip Terminal Area and Marine Area 13 recreational salmon
- Skagit River recreational salmon
- Nooksack River recreational game fish
- Recreational halibut seasons
- Puget Sound recreational salmon
- Coastal commercial troll fishery
- Snake River recreational salmon
- Puget Sound commercial shrimp
- Icicle River recreational salmon
- Snake River recreational salmon
- Columbia River recreational salmon and steelhead
- Puget Sound commercial shrimp
- Coastal commercial troll fishery
- Recreational razor clams
- Puget sound recreational shrimp
- Coastal commercial crab gear
- Recreational clam, mussel, and oyster seasons
- Snake River recreational salmon
- Feeding prohibition for deer, elk and moose
- Deer, elk and moose hunting and salvaging reporting
April
- Puget Sound commercial shrimp
- Coast commercial salmon troll seasons
- Puget Sound recreational salmon
- Puget Sound commercial shrimp
- Coastal commercial crab
- Recreational razor clams
- Skagit River recreational salmon
- Quillayute and Sol Duc rivers recreational salmon
- Puget Sound recreational shrimp
- Puget Sound commercial sea urchins
- Puget Sound commercial crab
- Columbia River and Deep River recreational salmon and steelhead
- Recreational razor clams
- Puget Sound recreational salmon
- Skagit River and Sauk River recreational fishing
- Recreational halibut seasons
March
- Commercial razor clam seasons
- Recreational razor clams
- Coastal commercial crab
- Naselle River recreational fishing
- Cle Elum River recreational fishing
- Recreational smelt
- Puget Sound commercial crab
- Columbia River above Bonneville treaty commercial
- Columbia River recreational sturgeon
- Commercial smelt
- Klickitat River, Salmon Creek (Clark Co.), and Wind River recreational fishing
- Puget Sound commercial sea urchins
- Recreational smelt
- Coastal commercial crab fishery
- Recreational razor clams
February
- Coastal recreational rockfish
- Puget Sound recreational clam, oyster, and mussel
- Columbia River above Bonneville treaty commercial
- Recreational razor clams
- Columbia River recreational sturgeon
- Commercial sea urchins
- Columbia River recreational salmon and steelheadWSR 25-29 filed on
CR-103E supplemental documents
- Puget Sound commercial crab
- Marine Area 5, 10, and 11 recreational salmon seasons
- Columbia River recreational sturgeon
- Columbia River above Bonneville treaty commercial
- Columbia River commercial salmon
- Puget Sound commercial crab
- Recreational razor clams
- Puget Sound commercial crab
January
- Columbia River Treaty Indian fishery
- Puget Sound commercial crab
- Crop Damage
- Coastal commercial crab
- Commercial sea urchins
- Recreational razor clams
- Skagit and Sauk rivers recreational steelhead
- Columbia River Treaty fishery
- Commercial sea urchins
- Columbia River commercial smelt
- Upper Columbia River and Methow River recreational salmon and hatchery steelhead
- Columbia River Treaty fishery
- Coastal commercial crab
- Grays Harbor and central coast tributaries recreational fishing
- Commercial sea urchins
- Columbia River recreational sturgeon
- Commercial sea urchins
- Recreational razor clams
- Grays Harbor and central coast tributaries recreational fishing