THE NEWS TRIBUNE
Published: February 7th, 2008 01:00 AM
Anglers will learn about salmon run forecasts for 2008 when the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has its annual forecast meeting on March 4. Those run numbers will help shape coastal, Puget Sound and river fishing seasons.

Kicking off the salmon season-setting process, the department will present initial forecasts – compiled by state and tribal biologists – of 2008 salmon returns. The meeting is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the General Administration Building Auditorium at 11th Avenue and Columbia Street in Olympia.

This meeting marks the start of the annual “North of Falcon” season-setting process. Throughout March and early April, state, tribal and federal fisheries managers will meet to establish salmon seasons for Puget Sound, the Columbia River and Washington coastal areas.

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