Rec Shrimpers Win-WDFW Comm votes 70/30 new PS Shrimp Policy

[Fishnut]

WDFW Commission Voted on new Puget Sound Shrimp Policy-win for recreational shrimpers!

The WDFW commission that voted unanimously for option 3 of the new Puget Sound Shrimp Policy policy. This vote was for the 70/30 option. This is a huge victory for the recreational shrimp fishers of Washington State. 70% of the states Spot shrimp will be allocated to the recreational fishers, 30% to the commercials. This is where we were in 1995.

A very special thanks to the Commission for hearing us loud and clear and making the right decision to provide a quality shrimp fishery in the Puget Sound for the recreational community. Thank you to everyone for your help and support and also to the WDFW Shellfish leads Mark O’Toole and Rich Childers for the information provided for us to pull off this victory.

Also another special thanks to the recreational advisors for all of their hard work and dedication to make sure that all information was brought out for a fair decision on this New Policy.

Most of our Puget Sound Shrimp fishery was down to 2 days and shrinking. So the policy had to be redone for us to stay on the water. It happened and now we have more shrimping opportunity.

What this 70/30 option means for us

San Juan Islands-open 32 days-80% spot shrimp resource allocated to the recreational sector
Strait of Juan de Fuca- open 99 days-22% spot shrimp resource allocated to the recreational sector
MA 8-1, 8-2, 9- open 3 days-100% spot shrimp resource allocated to the recreational sector
MA10-open 4 days-100% spot shrimp resource allocated to the recreational sector
MA 12-Same-already 100% recreational
MA11/13-open 5 days-100% spot shrimp resource allocated to the recreational sector

If you would like to send a thank you to the commission please send them a thank you email to
commission@dfw.wa.gov

[Nelly]

Outstanding news Ron and thanks again for your outstanding efforts!
We owe you a debt that we will never be able to repay... But, we'll try...

[DuckDog]

This is awesome news

Can't wait to shrimp the Hood Canal next spring. Thanks Ron!