A coalition of disparate fish and fishing groups have joined forces to call on Washington's and Oregon's governors to keep moving forward on reforming commercial salmon harvest on the Columbia and to "abandon" a recent decision to increase gillnetting....
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announce a closure on central coast beaches for recreational razor clamming and the reopening of mussel harvesting on south coast beaches. ...
"Tough season, weird year." That is Eric Winther's quick take on the northern pikeminnow sport-reward fishery that wrapped up on the Columbia and Snake Rivers earlier this month....
After recent test results, the Washington’s Department of Health (DOH) has determined razor clams contain increasing levels of domoic acid. As a result, state health officials and shellfish managers closed Washington's ocean beaches to razor clam digging....
State wildlife officials are reiterating that a Northeast Washington man who felt threatened by a pack of wolves had every right to take lethal action earlier this month....
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today that a bighorn sheep from the Cleman Mountain herd tested positive for Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae last week....
WDFW staff interviewed anglers from 334 boats (855 anglers) and 125 bank anglers (Ringold Springs access) with a combined harvest of 419 adult chinook, 24 jacks, and 2 coho. ...
