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Commission delegates Columbia River management authority to director for 2026 amid policy nonconcurrence with Oregon
Summary
After a staff review of Columbia River fisheries and allocation, the commission authorized the director to work with Oregon to seek concurrent regulations for 2026 and to vary policy when necessary to manage in season. The move follows a multi‑year, multi‑stakeholder review and ongoing non‑concurrence on gear and allocation topics.
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission granted the department director delegation authority for Columbia River salmon management for 2026, empowering staff to work with Oregon counterparts and the tribes to try to achieve concurrent regulations and jointly manage shared fisheries this season.
Staff synopsis and context: Department staff presented a five‑year review of Columbia River policy 3630, covering allocation tables by species (spring and summer Chinook, sockeye, coho, chum), current gear guidance, monitoring approaches and an emerging commercial fishery (limited individual fisher quotas for pound nets and seines). The review noted continued nonconcurrence with…
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