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WEBWDFW is seeking public input on a draft statewide strategy to prioritize the removal of small-scale barriers that prevent salmon and steelhead from swimming upstream. Long-term management plan published for controlling European green crabs. Learn more about efforts by WDFW, tribes, shellfish growers, and partners to control invasive crab species.
WDFW approves coastal razor clam digs beginning Thursday, April …
WEBNews release April 4, 2023. Contact: Bryce Blumenthal, 360-249-4628 ext. 232 Public Affairs contact: Mark Yuasa, 360-902-2262. Image. Photo by Zach Forster. ... WDFW will announce digging opportunities via the WDFW razor clam webpage when marine toxin tests show it is safe to do so. Domoic acid, a natural marine toxin produced by certain types ...
Latest big game hunting regulations and special hunt applications …
WEBApr 15, 2024 · For more information, please see our news release or visit the special hunt permits webpage. UPDATED April 16, 2024. OLYMPIA — Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has released the latest big game hunting season and regulation information, including a decision from the WDFW director about 2024-2026 hunting …
Washington salmon fishing seasons tentatively set for 2023-24
WEBNews release April 6, 2023. Contact: Fish Program, 360-902-2700 Media contact: Mark Yuasa, 360-902-2262. ... Negotiations between WDFW and tribes this year were guided in part by the Puget Sound Harvest Management Plan, which is expected to provide long-term fishery guidance for Puget Sound. The National Marine Fisheries Service announced in ...
Gray wolf updates - Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
WEBMonthly wolf report- June 2024. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife publishes reports detailing the wolf conservation and management activities undertaken by the department. Click on the title of an update below to see the complete article. If you would like to receive email notifications of wolf activity updates, sign up here.
Annual big game hunting regulations now available; Special Hunt …
WEBApr 14, 2023 · OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has released the 2023 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations pamphlet. Beginning April 24, hunters may submit Special Hunt Permit applications for 2023 deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, bighorn sheep, and fall turkey seasons. The submission period is open through …
First chronic wasting disease case confirmed in Spokane County
WEBNews release Aug. 1, 2024. Communications@dfw.wa.gov. SPOKANE- Washington’s first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been confirmed in an adult female white-tailed deer that was found dead in the Fairwood area of north Spokane. ... WDFW has been testing for CWD in Washington since 1995. Efforts were increased starting in 2021 in ...
Fish and Wildlife Commission seeks public input on updated draft ...
WEBDec 18, 2023 · OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is opening a public comment period on its updated draft Conservation Policy through Jan. 12, 2024. The draft Conservation Policy directs the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to preserve and protect Washington’s fish and wildlife and their habitats by proactively …
WDFW approves seven days of coastal razor clam digs starting …
WEBNews release Jan. 31, 2024. Contact: Bryce Blumenthal, 360-249-4628, ext. 232 Media contact: Mark Yuasa, 360-902-2262. Image. Photo by WDFW. ... a WDFW coastal shellfish biologist. “That will be followed by the lowest tides of the month, so there should be plenty of opportunity to get clams on the table for the Super Bowl.” ...