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January 8, 2021
SALEM, Ore.—The Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet online via Zoom on Friday, Jan. 15.
See the meeting agenda online at https://www.dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/21/01_Jan/index.asp
The meeting will be livestreamed over ODFW’s YouTube Channel, which can be viewed from this page, https://www.dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/
To testify online for one of the agenda items, fill out the online form below no later than 48 hours before the meeting begins (so by Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 8 a.m.) https://odfw.wufoo.com/forms/commission-meeting-witness-registration/
Comments about agenda items can also be emailed to odfw.commission@odfw.oregon.gov
The Commission will be asked to:
- Approve Conservation & Recreation Advisory Committee’s recommendations to fund projects from the Conservation & Recreation Fund, including a beaver survey in central coast estuaries, a study of Western pond turtle distribution in Yamhill County using community science volunteers, and a series of projects connecting Oregon’s youth with outdoor recreation opportunities.
- Amend rules to update existing food fish species market values that will be used to access damages resulting from commercial fishing violations.
- Adopt a Non-Native Gamefish Management Policy. This policy provides direction on the management of non-native game fish to ensure the Department’s actions to establish, maintain, enhance, or constrain non-native game species areconsistent both with the conservation of native fish and wildlife and providing quality recreational fisheries.
Commissioners will also hold a public forum for people to comment on topics not on the agenda. To participate in public forum, call the ODFW Director’s office at (503) 947-6044 by Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 8 a.m. (48 hours prior to the meeting).
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