Washington Wildlife Commission Upholds Gillnet Ban!!!
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:46 pm
The following appears courtesy of the CCA's Heath Heikkila:
Moments ago the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 9-0 to adopt the Columbia River fishery reform policy. The room was once again packed with CCA members who spent another Saturday morning in Olympia making their presence felt.
The Commission did make some changes to the policy to strengthen it legally, including additional detail on the adaptive management provisions. They also made what I view as a minor change to the 2013 springer allocation and long term summer chinook mgmt.
Nonetheless, the changes only underscore the need to stay very active overseeing the implementation of this policy to make sure the outcome is what we expect.
Now that Washington has followed Oregon in adopting this policy, I would like to congratulate you on this significant milestone in Pacific Northwest fisheries management. It wouldn't have happened without the efforts of so many of you in both states.
As Mr. Proctor wrote in the latest TIDE perhaps this is the end of the beginning. We have much more to do, including defending these decisions in court and overseeing their implementation.
Regards, Heikkila, Heath
Moments ago the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 9-0 to adopt the Columbia River fishery reform policy. The room was once again packed with CCA members who spent another Saturday morning in Olympia making their presence felt.
The Commission did make some changes to the policy to strengthen it legally, including additional detail on the adaptive management provisions. They also made what I view as a minor change to the 2013 springer allocation and long term summer chinook mgmt.
Nonetheless, the changes only underscore the need to stay very active overseeing the implementation of this policy to make sure the outcome is what we expect.
Now that Washington has followed Oregon in adopting this policy, I would like to congratulate you on this significant milestone in Pacific Northwest fisheries management. It wouldn't have happened without the efforts of so many of you in both states.
As Mr. Proctor wrote in the latest TIDE perhaps this is the end of the beginning. We have much more to do, including defending these decisions in court and overseeing their implementation.
Regards, Heikkila, Heath