March 30, 2005

• Commission to consider hunt rule adoption, hear briefing on recreational crab catch estimates

March 25, 2005

• Kalaloch Beach will open Tuesday and Wednesday (March 29-30, 2005) for razor clamming

March 23, 2005

• Steelhead fishing closes March 31, 2005 on Okanogan, Similkameen rivers

March 22, 2005

• State completes recovery plan for endangered sea otters

March 18, 2005

• Public meeting set March 29, 2005 in Lynnwood for salmon fisheries discussions

March 16, 2005

• Failed water pump kills 500,000 juvenile salmon at WDFW's Issaquah Hatchery

March 15, 2005

• Mountain quail released in southeast Washington

March 11, 2005

• Federal panel adopts options for ocean salmon fisheries
• Commission to consider hunt changes for Hanford elk, eastern Washington pheasant
• Spring chinook sport fisheries set for Bonneville Pool tributaries

March 9, 2005

• Salmon research featured on WDFW TV show

March 7, 2005

• Non-tribal hunters must obtain free state permit before participating in Quinault black bear damage control hunt
• Part of wildlife area in Columbia County closed to keep elk off private agricultural lands

March 1, 2005

• Razor clam dig approved for March 6-8, 2005; two more digs scheduled next month
• Forecast of strong Columbia River chinook, weak lower river coho, to shape fishing seasons