New info out on the 4B project. Comment accepted through Dec. 4. Commission presentation at the December Commission meeting.



The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking public comment on a range of alternatives for managing marine fish in Marine Area 4B which encompasses the waters in the western Strait of Juan de Fuca from the Sekiu River west to the Bonilla-Tatoosh line near Cape Flattery at Neah Bay.


WDFW worked with an ad hoc focus group that provided input and advice to the Department during the development of draft objectives and alternatives that were presented to the public at meetings held in Port Angeles, Seattle, and Olympia in August.


Additional information has been added and revisions to the alternatives have been made in response to input received during the public meetings. The updated information includes revised management alternatives, clarified area boundaries, information on the ad hoc focus group and descriptions of marine habitat and fish distribution in the area.


WDFW is accepting comments on the proposals through Dec. 4. Comments can be submitted by email to Ami.Hollingsworth@dfw.wa.gov or by U.S. Mail to: Ami Hollingsworth, 600 Capitol Way N. Olympia, WA 98501-1091.


WDFW staff is scheduled to brief the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission – a nine-member citizen panel that sets policy for department – on the revised alternatives and management objectives during the commission’s December meeting in Olympia. A public hearing on the draft proposals also is scheduled for the December commission meeting.


Fisheries Management



UPDATED
Marine Area 4B Marine Fish Management Draft Management Objectives and Alternatives for Public Comment


http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/fisherie...lternatives.pdf

Attachments:

Figure 1 (revised)

http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/fisheries/marinearea4/fig1_rev.pdf

Figure 2 (revised)

http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/fisheries/marinearea4/fig2_rev.pdf

New Information:

Area 4B Focus Group

http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/fisheries/marinearea4/area4B_focus_group.pdf

Area 4B Drop Camera Survey

http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/fisheries/marinearea4/drop_camera_surveys_area4B.pdf