WILLAPA BAY SALMON MANAGEMENT POLICY

The founders of the Advocacy filed a legal challenge to the 2013 commercial seasons set for Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay.  The challenge was settled out of court with the Department of Fish & Wildlife.  One of the conditions of the settlement was the Director of...

COOPERATIVE EFFORT ON HATCHERY SURPLUS REPORT

Cooperative Effort On Hatchery Surplus Report On December 22, 2014, Advocacy President Tim Hamilton and Dr. Brian Kraemer, Ph.D. provided the WDFW Department and Commission with a detailed report that debunks the myth that hatchery fish returning to the hatchery in...

2014 SELECTIVE FISHING (GILLNET) MORTALITY STUDY

Independent Fisheries Science Panel studies “mortality rate” for gillnets When setting fishing seasons, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife uses an Excel spreadsheet model that estimates the number of fish coming that year and subtracts from the...