In the 2021-23 biennium budget, the Washington State Legislature allocated $1.68 million, known as the “Quicksilver Proviso,” on a onetime basis, to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). This funding was intended to begin implementing recommendations from the Quicksilver Portfolio, a framework developed between 2017 and 2020 by the Puget Sound Steelhead Advisory Group (PSSAG) and WDFW to restore Puget Sound steelhead and fisheries.| Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
In 2007, steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the Puget Sound Distinct Population Segment (DPS) were listed by NOAA Fisheries as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA).| Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
A shortfall in the legislature's proposed operating budget for WDFW puts the Skagit River winter steelhead fishery in jeopardy…| Wild Steelheaders United