Resources: State and Federal Management Contacts

• Federal Waters (3-200 miles offshore)
• State Waters (0-3 miles offshore, and inshore)

Federal waters (3-200 miles offshore)

Groundfish

• Federal regulations: NMFS public notices (from National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); this is the “final word” in regulations)
• Current seasons (from PFMC; focuses on measures adopted by the Council)
• Federal Register notices (intensive regulatory information; from NMFS)
• General regulations, proposed rules, and final rules (from NMFS)
• Groundfish: NMFS Groundfish Branch phone number: (206) 526-6140

Salmon

• Federal management measures (from NMFS; this is the “final word” in regulations; includes inseason adjustments)
• Current seasons (from PFMC)
• Federal ocean salmon hotline (800) 662-9825 or (206) 526-6667. Recorded message summarizes inseason changes to date.

Halibut

• Halibut regulations (from NMFS)
• More halibut regulations and background information (from International Pacific Halibut Commission)

Highly Migratory Species

• Mr. Craig Heberer
  NMFS Southwest Region
  6010 Hidden Valley Road
  Carlsbad, CA 92009
  Telephone: 760-431-9440 ex. 303
  Fax: 760-431-9618
  Email: Craig.Heberer@noaa.gov

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State Waters (0-3 miles offshore, and inshore)

Washington (all species)

• Ms. Lorna Wargo
  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
  48 Devonshire Road
  Montesano, WA 98563
  Telephone: 360-249-1221
  Fax: 360-480-4679
  Email: lorna.wargo@dfw.wa.gov
• Washington state waters (commercial and sport – WDFW)
• Washington fishing hotline: (360) 902-2500

Oregon (all species)

• Mr. Troy Buell
  Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
  2040 SE Marine Science Dr
  Newport, OR 97365-5294
  Telephone: 541-867-0300 ex. 225
  Fax: 541-867-0311
  Email: Troy.V.Buell@state.or.us
• ODFW Marine Resources Program
• Oregon state waters (commercial regulations)
• Oregon state waters (sport regulations)
• ODFW Fish Division Directory
• Oregon fishing hotline: (503) 947-6000

California (all species)

• Ms. Leeanne Laughlin
  California Department of Fish and Wildlife
  4665 Lampson Ave, Ste C
  Los Alamitos, CA 90720
  Telephone: 562-342-7167
  Fax: 562-342-7139
  Email: Leeanne.Laughlin@wildlife.ca.gov
• California ocean salmon seasons (CDFG)
• California state waters (commercial – CDFG)
• California state waters (sport – CDFG)
• California ocean salmon regulations hotline (707) 576-3429
• California recreational groundfish fishing regulations hotline (831) 649-2801

Idaho (all species)

• Idaho fishing regulations (IDFG)

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PFMC
01/02/2013