My quick read of the legislation is that all the recreational license fees, including the saltwater, shellfish, and razor clam license fees that used to go to the General Fund, will all now go to the Wildlife account.

What I didn't find was any license fee increase for the commercial licensees. It looks to me like their "bump" will range from $70 to $105, depending on license type, as an annual application fee to renew their license(s).

Unless I missed it somewhere and that is possible, it looks like the commercial fees will continue to go into the General Fund and then have to be appropriated (I hope) back to the WDFW. Personally, I think all of the commercial licenses fees collected should be directed to the Wildlife account.


Some of the commercial fee (surcharge) is directed to Regional Fishery Enhancement Groups. A portion (amount unknown) of each recreational license also goes to the RFEG or to the Warm Water Game Fish account.