Afternoon all. Below is the 2021 schedule for NOF Grays Harbor and Willapa. Notice the lack of Adviser meetings and the gest of it from Mr. Warrens comments ( I am told ) at the Commission meeting was the agency does not find the Adviser process to be productive, to confrontational. They want to use public input instead which in practice the Agency utilizes to provide a dog and pony show format. You would think that Mr. Warren would have learned by now that staff hiding in the office is not the best way gain support for Agency actions. Then again one would have to assume they give a tinkers damn what citizens think.

Little edit: In GH both Kim And Mike have always tried to keep folks informed but it is at the senior level in Region 6 and Olympia that things fall apart. Mr. Herring is a different issue all around and he is supposedly reassigned to another function which is helpful.


Hello Everyone,

Welcome to the 2021 North of Falcon (NOF) planning process. The WDFW website has been updated with the public meeting schedules (see link at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/management/north-falcon/public-meetings). You will notice the 2021 NOF webpage is designed in a timeline format, a bit different from previous years. On the webpage, please note the March and April Grays Harbor meetings are located under the “South Coast proposals”, just click on the date to see meeting details. Listed below are some of the pertinent meetings:

Grays Harbor 2021 NOF meeting dates; all meeting are expected to be conducted virtually via Zoom:
Date Time Meeting
Feb. 25 6 to 8 pm Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor Forecast Meeting
Mar. 24 6 to 8 pm Grays Harbor Fisheries
Apr. 6 6 to 8 pm Grays Harbor Fisheries Discussion

NOF and Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC) 2021 meeting dates all meeting are expected to be conducted virtually:
Date Time Meeting
Feb. 26 9 am to 3 pm 2021 Forecasts (Puget Sound, coastal Washington and Columbia River), Zoom meeting
Mar. 2-5 & 8-11 To be announced PFMC Live Webinar (https://www.pcouncil.org/council_meeting/march-3-10-2020-council-meeting/)
Mar. 16 9 am to 3 pm First North of Falcon Meeting, Zoom meeting
Mar. 31 9 am to 3 pm Second North of Falcon Meeting, Zoom meeting
Apr. 6-9 & 12-15 To be announced PFMC Live Webinar (https://www.pcouncil.org/council_meeting/april-6-13-2021-council-meeting/)
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