Willapa Bay Management Plan

The Willapa Bay Management Plan documents our two primary objectives:

1. Maintain and rebuild the health of salmon and steelhead populations in the Willapa Bay region.
2. Provide sustainable fisheries for both recreational and commercial interests in Willapa Bay and its associated watersheds.

Full Implementation of the Willapa Bay Management Plan will:

• Increase fitness and productivity of naturally spawning populations.
• Stabilize hatchery production that will reduce impacts to wild populations, while supporting sustainable sport and commercial fisheries.
• Create hatchery programs that are consistent with or exceed hatchery reform standards and associated Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission policies.
• Production levels will support sustainable sport and commercial fisheries, including increased levels of selective fisheries