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Next Saturday, December 10 at 10:15 AM, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will convene at the Natural Resource Building in Olympia (1111 Washington Street / First Floor - Room 172) to review the bi-state Columbia River gillnet reforms and receive public comment on possible changes (Commission agenda HERE).

It is CRITICAL that we pack the room to urge the Washington Commission to honor its promises and faithfully implement the gillnet reforms – particularly since the Oregon Commission just voted this morning to block the plan’s full implementation for a year. We will post updated information that you can use for making public comments to the CCA website (www.ccawashington.org) by Wednesday, December 7.

Please do everything you can to attend the meeting in Olympia next Saturday – bring your friends and wear your CCA hat to urge the Washington Commission to implement the policy. If you haven’t already responded to our previous action alert, please take two easy steps to support the Columbia River reforms:
1. Send a personal e-mail to the WDFW Commission and WDFW Director Jim Unsworth urging them to faithfully implement the Columbia River policy. You can find talking points for your e-mail HERE. Send your e-mail to commission@dfw.wa.gov and director@dfw.wa.gov (please copy us at info@ccapnw.org).
2. CLICK HERE to send a pre-drafted email to Governor Inslee and your legislators urging them to support the plan.

It is critical that WDFW and the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission stand firm and honor the plan's promises – including ending non-selective mainstem gillnet fishing.

Thank you,
CCA Washington
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