Articles written by Kelly Susewind

Kelly Susewind, Director, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife|Mar 14, 2019

OLYMPIA (March 8, 2019) -- In recent days, we have received a substantial number of comments about the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission's recent decision to modify the Columbia River Basin Salmon Management Policy and extend the use of gillnets on the river. We'd like to share some information that led to their decision. The commission, which sets policy for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), approved the policy in 2013 with the intent of promoting orderly fisheries, advancing wild salmon and steelhead recovery, and...