Rockfish Conservation
To ensure healthy stocks of rockfish populations in Puget Sound, WDFW has developed a draft Puget Sound Rockfish Conservation Plan, which is the preferred alternative among several presented in a draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The goal of the draft conservation plan is to restore and protect our natural heritage of Puget Sound rockfish populations. Increases in the abundance, distribution, diversity and productivity of rockfish will help restore the Puget Sound ecosystem, provide opportunities to view rockfish in the marine environment and, when, appropriate, provide sustainable fishing opportunities. The draft plan also offers a framework for state rockfish managers to follow in developing regulations, establishing priorities, and providing guidelines for the development of additional plans with tribal co-managers.
After receiving public comments on the original draft Puget Sound Rockfish Conservation Plan in the fall of 2009, the department recently revised the plan and is preparing the final plan and EIS. These final documents should be final in September 2010.
Public Comment Period
The time period for public comment has ended and the department is no longer able to accept comments on the draft plan of draft EIS.Read More ...
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