Requires a recreational fishing license to fish for smelt.

Requires the department of natural resources and the department of fish and wildlife to: (1) Collaborate to conduct a survey of the location of surf smelt and sand lance spawning grounds throughout Puget Sound, including the Strait of Juan de Fuca; and

(2) Conduct the survey using the veterans conservation corps or the Puget Sound corps, with priority given to the selection of veterans from either program.

Requires the department of fish and wildlife to conduct a mid-water trawl survey to evaluate the prevalence of adults of all species of forage fish.

Expires July 1, 2018.