Chad Herring sent this out on NOF Grays Harbor and Willapa so I thought I would let folks know that did not receive it.


Good morning everyone,

As some of you may have heard, the Department has decided to have no in-person public meeting's for the remainder of the 2020 North of Falcon (NOF) process in an effort to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, COVID-19. You can use this link to read the official press release: https://wdfw.wa.gov/news/washington-depa...ic-meetings-due <https://wdfw.wa.gov/news/washington-depa...ic-meetings-due> . This includes all regional public and advisory group meetings. The Department is still working through all the details and more information will be forthcoming about our scheduled Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor NOF meetings. I will get that information out to folks as soon as I have it so stay tuned. The 2020 NOF process for the South Coast will be dynamic and I recognize there is uncertainty and concern about how the Agency will manage this process. I'm committed to communicate as often as possible about developments and actions the Department is considering as we move forward. Audio and materials for the meetings that have been held so far can be found by following this link: https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/management/north-falcon/public-meetings. We have also set up a couple of different ways for everyone to provide Agency staff with their fishery suggestions and comments. This link, https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/management/north-falcon/public-input, can be used to provide those fishery suggestions and comments and see all of the other comments that have been submitted. Also, forecast summaries and proposed seasons will be available at a future date as we move through the process. Fishery suggestions can also be provided through at WillapaBay@dfw.wa.gov <mailto:WillapaBay@dfw.wa.gov> and GraysHarbor@dfw.wa.gov <mailto:GraysHarbor@dfw.wa.gov> . Thank you everyone for your understanding and patience as we go through this difficult time.

Please stay safe and well.

Thanks,



Chad Herring