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Director Suswin briefs commission on tight salmon allocations, North of Falcon and Skagit relicensing settlement
Summary
Director Kelly Suswin updated the commission on North of Falcon negotiations, constrained Chinook allocations in Puget Sound and the Columbia River, and announced a May 12 signing of a Skagit River relicensing settlement that staff described as a long-term, multi-decade agreement including over $1 billion for restoration and fish passage measures.
Director Kelly Suswin delivered a report that focused on fisheries negotiations and agency partnerships. He summarized outcomes from North of Falcon public meetings and Pacific Fisheries Management Council discussions, characterizing 2026 as a year with particularly tight conservation constraints for several Chinook stocks in Puget Sound and the Columbia River.
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