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Resident native trout harvest management policy development

Resident native trout harvest management policy development

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public feedback to inform the development of a resident native trout harvest management policy that will provide high-level harvest management guidance. The policy will apply to resident native rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, and their subspecies including coastal cutthroat, westslope cutthroat, and redband and coastal rainbow trout. This policy will not address native hatchery-origin trout, any non-native trout or char species, bull trout or Dolly Varden (native char), or anadromous life histories of any trout. Visit the WDFW website to learn more about the policy development. This survey closed on Aug. 14, 2024. 

About this survey

WDFW is considering a range of options for the resident native trout harvest management policy. Management considerations include both geographic location and assessment of the conservation category for the populations in that area. This survey is an opportunity to review and comment on proposed geographic areas and conservation categories. 

 

Resources: Draft resident native trout harvest management policy options (PDF)

Geographic areas

The draft policy framework has two geographic areas: an anadromous zone, and no- or limited- connectivity to the anadromous zone.

Do you think these two geographic areas are representative of the locations inhabited by resident native trout?

Yes
No
Closed to responses

If no, please provide comments on geographic areas.

Closed for Comments

Conservation categories

The draft policy framework has three conservation categories:
1. No known conservation concerns for resident native trout.
2. Known conservation concerns for resident native trout.
3. Known conservation concerns – impacts to juvenile salmon/steelhead production, rearing, or outmigration.

Do you think these three categories adequately represent the most likely conservation concerns we have in Washington?

Yes
No
Closed to responses

If no, what other categories should be included?

Closed for Comments

Policy statement options

Review: Draft resident native trout harvest management policy options 

To answer this question, please review the linked native trout harvest management policy options document above.

Under each conservation category is a range of draft policy statements for resident native trout.

Do you think that any one of these draft policy statement options will adequately protect resident native trout and juvenile anadromous salmonids?

Yes
No
Closed to responses

If no, can you provide other policy statements that you think should be included?

Closed for Comments