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                                    HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4403

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives K. Wilson, Haugen, Basich and P. King

Read first time 1/26/87 and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

WHEREAS,  Gillnet fishing during daylight hours greatly increases safety for the sockeye fishing industry in the Fraser River Panel Area; and

          WHEREAS, Recent technological changes and revisions in the state rules regulating commercial fishing regarding the use of monofilament gillnets make daylight fishing effective; and

          WHEREAS, Towboat operators and pilots of commercial ships find it difficult and hazardous to navigate through waters used by gillnet fishermen during hours of darkness; and

          WHEREAS, Daylight gillnet fishing will help fish processors more fully utilize their facilities and will enable them to sell better quality fish to the public;

          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That the Department of Fisheries be requested to work with the Fraser River Area Sockeye Panel to develop rules permitting daylight fishing by the gillnet fishing industry; and

          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to the Department of Fisheries and to the Fraser River Area Sockeye Panel.

                                                                                                                      Adopted by the House March 9, 1988.

                                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House.

                                                                                                                      Adopted by the Senate March 6, 1988.

                                                                                                                                       President of the Senate.