Mr. Dave Croonquist has made an application for an "at-large" seat on the Commission. Those of you that know Dave, know of his untiring dedication to the fisheries and sane, transparent management. He recently spent hundreds of hours working on the Halibut reform, which has resulted in a milestone improvement in the sport Halibut fisheries. We certainly need someone of Dave's caliber on the Commission. I invite you to read his letter of intent below and to support his bid for the Commission.



February 14, 2019

Good evening, all

I have submitted an application for an at-large seat on the WDFW Commission.

If selected, I would be bringing 49 years of experience in virtually all facets of fish and wildlife management. I have a BS in Fisheries Management and Administration from the University of Washington. In 1970, I was employed by the Colorado Division of Wildlife as a Wildlife Conservation Officer and, after 30 of service, I retired as the Assistant Chief of Law Enforcement.

I have worked in all aspects of fish and wildlife management including enforcement, fisheries management, game management, game damage, and budgets. I wrote statutes and regulations for hunting and fishing activities and for guides and outfitters. I supervised complex intra-state, inter-state, and international investigations. I helped develop and establish the International Wildlife Violator Compact now in place in 49 states including Washington, and I helped establish the International Association of Natural Resources Crimestoppers of which the WDFW is a member.

Since my retirement in 2000, I have been active in Puget Sound Anglers and the Coastal Conservation Association. For the past 10 years, I’ve been the volunteer coordinator for the Dungeness Hatchery Complex. I have served on the WDFW Steelhead/Cutthroat Policy Advisory Group, Enforcement Advisory Group (now the Shared Values Group), Puget Sound Recreational Fisheries Enhancement Oversight Committee, and the Puget Sound Sport Fish Advisors Group. I am on the Prey Work Group for the Governor’s Orca Task Force.

On behalf of individual sport fishers, city and county agencies, Puget Sound Anglers, and the Coastal Conservation Association I have been attending Commission, North of Falcon, Pacific Fisheries Management Council, and International Pacific Halibut Commission meetings working towards more fishing opportunities.

If you would like to support my effort to be on the Commission, you can do so by using this direct link to the Governor’s Board.

Link to Governor's Board

There is a column on the right side of the form in the link below that asks for applicant information. The boxes to be filled in are:

Name: David Croonquist
Email: dcroonquist@gmail.com

The time-line is short - maybe a week to 10 days before the decision is made.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Dave Croonquist
Sequim, WA