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Commission approves Puget Sound shrimp pot rule changes allowing same‑day spot and non‑spot harvest
Summary
The commission approved staff-proposed rule changes to allow harvest of spot and non-spot shrimp on the same day (with spot shrimp landed first) and clarified pot mesh measurement language to aid enforcement; staff said outreach indicated broad stakeholder consensus.
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted March 17 to adopt staff-recommended changes to rules governing Puget Sound spot and non-spot shrimp fisheries.
Aaron Defaul, presenting for staff, said the package responds to legislative direction and corrects several administrative items. The primary change allows harvesters to fish for both spot shrimp and non-spot shrimp on the same day so long as they harvest spot…
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