The Twin Harbors Fish & Wildlife Advocacy
Legal issues
Update #1- Interrogatory filed, discovery into WDFW season setting practices begins
The Advocacy has filed its initial interrogatory opening the first round of discovery in the legal challenge to WDFW's tribal co-management season setting practices. WDFW has 30 days to respond and provide the information and documents requested. It's truly an...
Advocacy files legal challenge to WDFW setting of fishing seasons in Washington
Each year, the Department uses a process referred to as “North of Falcon” (NOF) to set recreational and commercial salmon fishing seasons within the state and its coastal waters. A key component is behind closed-door meetings with tribal co-managers resulting in an...
GILLNETTERS UPDATE #5- COURT REJECTS CHALLENGE BY THE WILLAPA BAY GILLNETTERS ASSOCIATION
Following a hearing in Thurston County Superior Court, Judge James Dixon dismissed the legal challenge filed by the WBGA. In doing so, the Judge ruled from the bench in a strong fashion rejecting the argument that the financial well being of commercial sector was on...
GILLNETTER UPDATE #4- JUDGE REJECTS GILLNETTERS ATTEMPT TO BLOCK INTERVENTION BY THE ADVOCACY AND CCA
On March 4, 2016, Judge Anne Hirsch heard the motion from the Advocacy and the CCA to jointly intervene in the challenge to the 2015 commercial season in Willapa Bay filed by the Willapa Bay Gillnetters Association. In its response to the joint motion, the WBGA asked...
GILLNETTER UPDATE #3- ADVOCACY AND CCA FILE JOINT MOTION TO INTERVENE IN PETITION FILED BY WB GILLNETTERS
In response to the petition filed by the Willapa Bay Gillnetters Association (WBGA) challenging the 2015 commercial gillnet season for Willapa Bay, the Advocacy has joined ranks with the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) and filed a joint motion to intervene on...
Gillnetteres – UPDATE #2- GILLNETTERS FILE YET ANOTHER SUIT, THIS TIME IN THURSTON COUNT
On September 25th, Pacific County Judge Michael J. Sullivan granted the state's motion to dismiss the first legal challenge to the new Willapa management policy filed by the Willapa Bay Gillnetters Association. As expected, the WBGA moved to Thurston County...
Gillnetters UPDATE #1- JUDGE IN PACIFIC COUNTY DISMISSES SUIT BY GILLNETTERS
On September 25th, Pacific County Judge Michael J. Sullivan granted the state's motion to dismiss the first legal challenge to the new Willapa management policy filed by the Willapa Bay Gillnetters Association. The WBGA has allowed the time to appeal to expire and is...
Gillnetters file legal challenge, Advocacy counters with motion to intervene
On June 30, 2015, the Willapa Bay Gillnetters Association (WBGA) filed a legal petition in Pacific County Superior Court challenging the new policy for salmon management in Willapa passed by the Fish & Wildlife Commission. The gillnetters association argues that...
NOF Legal Documents Available For Viewing
WBGA’s Initial Failed Attempt To Challenge The New WB Policy
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