FINAL BILL REPORT

SSB 5036

                                  C 115 L 88

BYSenate Committee on Environment & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Senator Rasmussen)

Restricting sale of surplus salmon eggs by the department of fisheries.

Senate Committee on Environment & Natural Resources

House Committe on Natural Resources

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

The Department of Fisheries is authorized to sell surplus salmon eggs which are used primarily in salmon aquaculture and salmon in the round where the eggs are used for bait and caviar.

                               Salmon Egg Sales

                        (excluding sales in the round)

@p1 !tp1,1,1,2,2 !tj2!tl  Number !tl  Value

!tl1985 !tl Green !tl16,100,000 !tl$112,770

!tj1 !tlEyed !tl10,460,000 !tl 146,440

!tj3!tl$259,200

!tl1986 !tlGreen !tl25,612,900 !tl$179,290

!tj1!tlEyed !tl 9,045,000 !tl$126,630

!tj3!tl$305,920

!tl1987 !tlGreen !tl39,313,000 !tl$474,839

!tl(est)!tlEyed!tl10,624,000

@p0 In addition, three to four million pounds of fish are sold in the round each year including male salmon and female salmon with eggs.

There is concern that the department is selling salmon eggs that could be used for salmon propagation projects within watersheds and at hatcheries that are not at full productive capacity.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Fisheries will follow departmental egg transfer and disease control policies and will only sell eggs which cannot be used for enhancement and rehabilitation in Washington's waters.  The Salmon Enhancement Advisory Council will review egg sales at each meeting.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      Senate    43     3

      House 96   0 (House amended)

      Senate    39     3 (Senate concurred)

EFFECTIVE:June 9, 1988