Former Nootka Sound RCMP Detachment Commander, S/Sgt Joshua Wiese said, “This investigation highlights the important role our local community members, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and Nootka Sound RCMP play in protecting the resources of the Nootka Sound.” Fisheries and Oceans Canad...
History of Fisheries in the State of Washington"The first systematic researches bearing upon the economic marine fishes of the western coast of North America were conducted in 1879 and 1880…"J. Cobb
In the 1960s, the Washington State Department of Fisheries established a monitoring program to evaluate water quality conditions in select shellfish growing embayments that sustained oyster larvae development and growth. The locations associated with historical summer and fall oyster larvae mortality inclu...
of America, Plaintiff, Quinault Tribe of Indians on its own behalf and on behalf of the Queets Band of Indians, et al., Intervenor-Plaintiffs, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON, Defendant, Thor C. Tollefson, Director, Washington State Department of Fisheries, et al., Intervenor-Defendants Civ. No....
LOOK: Washington State's 33 Endangered Species There are endangered species everywhere in the world, but it can be hard to remember that some of them are close to home. Here are Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)'s list of endangered species in the state, aslast revised in...
Washington state's Department of Fish and Wildlife must conduct snorkel surveys of steelhead on the Skykomish and Tolt Rivers, according to a settlement agreement with a conservation group. Wild Fish Conservancy claimed that the department's new summer fish hatchery program, which was developed to...
It is even more ridiculous that, in its statement on the report, which in essence is part of the US' smear-China-and-Russia campaign, the US Department of State has authorized itself to address all global challenges in the fie...
The Washington Department of Fisheries (WDF), Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) all operate salmon and steelhead rearing programs in the Columbia River basin. The intent of the funding is to coded-wire tag at least one ...
The Washington Department of Ecology (WSDOE) is reviewing for renewal the PT Paper Mill’s (PTPC) Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). Wastewater discharges from the mill, which have been going on for over 100 years, are regulated by the WDOE. Ecology is proposing a...
No, it is NOT legal to have a pet raccoon in the state of Washington. It's illegal to possess wild animals in Washington. Part of the reason is the risk of rabies. According to the Washington Department of Health: Rabies is a severe viral disease that affects the central nervous system...