The washington department of fish and wildlife s mission is to preserve, protect and perpetuate fish, wildlife, and ecosystems while providing sustainable fish and wildlife recreational and commercial…

This $1,903,650 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) will fund the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's (WDFW) efforts to assess, monitor, and manage anadromous sport fish stocks and recreational fisheries, as well as monitor resident native game sport fish populations statewide.

The award will support three primary sub-projects: 1) assessing anadromous sport fish stock status and identifying causes of survival and production limitations; 2) monitoring recreational anadromous sport fisheries and developing/implementing strategies to protect and restore stocks while providing sustainable fishing opportunities; and 3) monitoring resident native game sport fish management to evaluate and refine management approaches. This comprehensive work will enable WDFW to better fulfill its mission to preserve, protect, and perpetuate fish, wildlife, and ecosystems in Washington state while providing sustainable recreational and commercial opportunities.

The washington department of fish and wildlife s mission is to preserve, protect and perpetuate fish, wildlife, and ecosystems while providing sustainable fish and wildlife recreational and commercial opportunities . Becauseof the increasing demands on limited natural fish resources, and because several washington sport fish specieshave been listed by the endangered species act (ESA), wdfw has an increasing need to:1) sub-project 1. Assess anadromous sport fish stock status, while identifying causes of survival andproduction limitations as they occur this activity may correspond to and include fish management activity, i.e.removal of hatchery fish in select locations for protection of natural origin fish in said locations 2) sub-project 2. Monitor recreational anadromous sport fisheries, developing and implementing actionstrategies which protect restore stocks, while providing sustainable opportunity 3) sub-project 3. Monitor resident native game sport fish management, to evaluate management actions andmodify approaches as needed. This grant agreement will fund numerous work efforts towards the conservation and wise use of anadromous andresident fish found in washington, with multiple state-wide efforts falling into the three categories of need(orsub-projects) described above. The work will inform more precise fish management, enabling wdfw to meet itsmission statement.