Summer Fishing Could Be Shutdown | Olympia Budget Impasse
The facts are pretty simple… Lawmakers in Olympia have still not approved state operating and capital budgets for the next biennium, which commences July 1st….
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WTF!?!? | Leave Northwest Monuments ALONE
If you care about Northwest salmon runs, you know that healthy rivers are absolutely essential to their survival. As such, protecting + restoring those habitats…
Numbers Don’t Add Up #2 | Lake Washington Chinook
This second edition of “Numbers Don’t Add Up” dissects the 2016 endangered Lake Washington Chinook run. Similar to what we reported on the 2016 Coho…
Green Crabs Invade Deeper Into Puget Sound
Invasive European Green Crabs unfortunately appear to have established a beachhead on the Olympic Peninsula. The Washington Sea Grant & associated Crab Team found 16…
2017 List of Agreed Fisheries
The List of Agreed Fisheries (aka LOAF) was published by WDFW today. This marks the end of the North of Falcon process for the year….
Tribes and WDFW Give Elwha 2 More Years
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and WDFW are doing the right thing — showing discipline and patience. In a joint press release posted today, the…
PS Recreational Chinook | Fresh Priorities Needed
In 2003 era of mark selective recreational fisheries began in Puget Sound. That year in Marine Area 5 and the Western portion of Marine Area…
Underwater Sea Lice Killing Drone | For Real!
Someday the right story just comes along to break the tension of the moment. Yeah, we have North of Falcon is kicking off, there’s a…
Numbers Don’t Add Up | Tribal Catch Questioned
As any of our regular readers will know, 2016 Coho season in Puget Sound was anything but typical. A dire early-season Coho forecast, collapses during…
Tribes Continue To Obstruct Open Meetings | What Next?
After months of questions and petitions to WDFW advocating transparency within the all-important season-setting negotiations with the Treaty Tribes, this years meetings are set to proceed in…