Resources: State and Federal Management Contacts
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 Team phone number: (206) 526-6140
Salmon
- Federal management measures (from NMFS; this is the “final word” in regulations)
- Current seasons (from PFMC; inseason adjustments are posted here)
- 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
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)
Ms. Cyreis Schmitt
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
2040 SE Marine Science Dr
Newport, OR 97365-5294
Telephone: 541-867-0300 ex. 265
Fax: 541-867-0311
Email: Cyreis.C.Schmitt@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) 947-6001
California (all species)
Ms. Leeanne Laughlin
California Department of Fish and Game
4665 Lampson Ave, Ste C
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Telephone: 562-342-7167
Fax: 562-342-7139
Email: llaughlin@dfg.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)
