The Action Plan has three components: Mapping Connectivity: Existing connectivity maps and data combined into a single tool Identifying Priority Locations: A short list of statewide priority areas and ...

All trout plants for 2022. For fish 3 per pound or larger, including broodstock. See the Annual Statewide Hatchery Trout Stocking Plan for expected future plants and the current year's trout plants ...

OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a hybrid meeting in Olympia from June 26 to 28 to hold committee meetings, discuss the resident native trout harvest policy, 2026 ...

OLYMPIA – Recreational anglers will have the opportunity to reel in a salmon off the Washington coast beginning June 21 at Neah Bay, La Push, and Westport-Ocean Shores (Marine Areas 4, 3, and 2), and ...

OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today Puget Sound summer crab-fishing seasons will get underway July 3 in many marine areas.“Crabbers will find that the 2025 ...

OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has finalized its acquisition of the Sekiu boat launch property in Clallam County along the northern Olympic Peninsula. WDFW bought the ...

The busy waters of Puget Sound pose a threat to endangered Southern Resident killer whales. The link between vessel noise and Southern Resident killer whale (SRKW) survival is the subject of ongoing ...

In September 2023, the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation (petitioner) submitted a public records request to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). In January 2025, the petitioner filed a ...

May 6, 2025 shrimp rules update: Eastern section of Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet) east of a line projected from Possession Point (47.905036 -122.380062) to Apple Cove Point (47.817348 -122.484381) ...

April 16 correction: The Skykomish River fishing area under Puget Sound salmon fisheries was corrected to extend from the mouth to the Wallace River.OLYMPIA – Anglers in Washington can expect similar ...

Overview Each year, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) submits a report to the federal government for Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 6 activities. This document details the ...

Two of three wolf recovery regions exceeded minimum recovery goals OLYMPIA – The number of gray wolf packs in Washington increased slightly in 2024, according to the Washington Gray Wolf Conservation ...