Summary of proposed rule
The rule proposal regulates the 2024 commercial salmon purse seine, gillnet, reef net, and beach seine fisheries in Puget Sound and is part of a comprehensive rulemaking package. Specific rule changes include setting areas, dates, times, and minimum gillnet mesh size for 2024 Puget Sound commercial salmon harvest.
Scope and rationale for proposed rule
WDFW proposes to amend current Puget Sound commercial salmon fishing rules in chapter 220-354 WAC based on stakeholder recommendations developed during the 2024 North of Falcon season setting process. Through this process, fishing rules change from year to year to reflect resource availability and to achieve conservation goals. The rule proposal ensures that conservation requirements and management objectives in federal and state laws and regulations, state/tribal harvest management agreements, and Fish and Wildlife Commission policies are met.
Documents
Public hearing
Zoom meeting scheduled on June 4, 2024 at 10am.
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State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
The rule making for this proposal is exempt from SEPA under WAC 197-11-835(1) and (6).
For more information
Staff Contact: Kelly Henderson at Kelly.Henderson@dfw.wa.gov
Public comments
To view and submit comments on this proposal, please visit the public engagement page at https://publicinput.com/nof2024-ps-commercial.
You may also leave comments by sending an email to nof2024-ps-commercial@PublicInput.com or by leaving a voicemail message at 855-925-2801 and entering project code 6195.