Published 02/25/21 at 5:20 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Long Beach, Washington) – A Washington State commission will be gathering this week to discuss the endangered status of Gray whales and Humpback whales along the Washington coast, as well as salmon management policy in the Willapa Bay area. It will also be examining crab fisheries in the region and the Scatter Creek Wildlife Area Management Plan.
(Photo courtesy Seaside Aquarium: a Humpback whale meanders around the north Oregon coast)
The meetings are put together by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), held virtually in a series of Zoom gatherings from February 25 through the 27th.