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 2026.
May
- Puget Sound commercial shrimp
- Recreational shrimp fishery
April
- Coastal commercial troll fishery
- Puget Sound commercial shrimp
- Recreational halibut seasons
- Recreational razor clams
- Quillayute and Sol Duc rivers recreational salmon
- Snake River recreational salmon
- Coastal commercial crab
- Combination hunting and fishing packages
- Marine Area 11 recreational salmon
- Skagit River recreational salmon
- Puget Sound recreational shrimp
- Invasive aquatic species--Golden mussels
- Razor clam digs approved for April 17 through April 23
- Lower Columbia River spring Chinook season extended
- Reopens Marine Area 10 for one additional day
- Marine Area 10 recreational salmon
March
- Puget Sound commercial crab
- Commercial sea urchins
- Recreational razor clams
- Commercial razor clam seasons
- Recreational halibut seasons
- Klickitat River recreational salmon and steelhead
- Commercial sea urchins
- Salmon Creek steelhead
- Columbia River above Bonneville treaty commercial
- Recreational razor clams
- Commercial sea urchins
- Adult salmon daily limit reduced in the Wind River
February
- Commercial sea urchins
- Columbia River above Bonneville treaty commercial
- Commercial smelt
- Recreational sturgeon
- Recreational razor clams
- Columbia River recreational salmon and steelhead
- Recreational sturgeon
- Recreational smelt
- Puget Sound commercial crab
- Recreational smelt
- Columbia River commercial salmon below Bonneville
- Columbia River treaty commercial
- Columbia River recreational sturgeon
- Commercial sea urchins
- Snoqualmie River and Tokul Creek recreational fishing
- Coastal commercial crab
- Recreational razor clams
January
- Puget Sound commercial crab pot limits
- Columbia River treaty commercial
- Puget Sound commercial sea urchin
- Recreational razor clams
- Coastal commercial crab
- Puget Sound commercial crab
- Puget Sound commercial crab
- Commercial eulachon smelt
- Columbia River recreational sturgeon
- Recreational razor clams
- Coastal commercial crab
- Nooksack River and forks recreational fishing