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An angler standing in a boat holding two salmon.
Photo by Chase Gunnell

WDFW seeks public input on 2025 ocean salmon fishery proposals

News release | March 11, 2025
Four people on a dock holding three caught halibut.
Photo by David Bergeron

Halibut fishing starts April 3 in some Puget Sound marine areas and May 1 in coastal marine areas

News release | March 7, 2025
Relaxing on Whidbey
Photo by Joseph Hartman

Public invited to March 4 WDFW virtual meeting on draft of the state ferry terminals rule making

News release | Feb. 25, 2025
Milltown Island Estuary Restoration Project construction

WDFW, partners restore estuary habitat with completed Milltown Island Project

Blog post | Feb. 14, 2025
Two boats on the water at sunrise off Sekiu.
Photo by Chase Gunnell

Winter Chinook fishery opens four days a week in Marine Areas 10 and 11 starting April 2; Marine Area 5 opens April 14

News release | Feb. 13, 2025
Several boats in a line fishing in Puget Sound.
Photo by WDFW

WDFW invites public participation in annual salmon season-setting process

News release | Feb. 11, 2025
Humpback whale fishing the Columbia River mouth
Photo by Michael Lockleer

WDFW proposes commercial crab rule changes to address marine life entanglements

News release | Feb. 6, 2025
Juvenile hatchery steelhead being planted in Rock Lake

Hatchery program changes lead to steelhead planted in Rock Lake

Blog post | Feb. 6, 2025
Hoarfrost horseback ride
Photo by Cassie Strickland

WDFW’s mounted patrol

Blog post | Feb. 4, 2025
A hand holding a steelhead in the water.
Photo by Matthew Duce

Steelhead fishery to open Feb. 1 on Skagit and Sauk rivers

News release | Jan. 21, 2025
Twp people holding a shrimp pot full of shrimp.
Photo by Eric Winther

WDFW seeks applicants for Puget Sound Recreational Crab and Shrimp Advisory Committee

News release | Jan. 16, 2025
Brant goose standing in tidelands

Hunting for brant geese to open in Clallam, Pacific, and Whatcom counties; will remain closed in Skagit County

News release | Jan. 14, 2025