PDFWAC 220-300-370

Food fishClassification.

The following species are classified as food fish under RCW 77.12.047 and are subject to the provisions of this title:
Barracuda
Pacific barracuda
 
Sphyraena argentea
Cyprinids
Carp
 
Cyprinus carpio
Cods and hake
Pacific hake or whiting
 
Merluccius productus
Walleye pollock
 
Gadus chalcogrammus
Pacific Tomcod
 
Microgadus proximus
Pacific Cod or true cod
 
Gadus macrocephalus
Flounder, sole and halibut
Butter sole or Bellingham sole
 
Isopsetta isolepis
C-O sole
 
Pleuronichtys coenosus
Dover sole
 
Microstomus pacificus
English sole
 
Parophrys vetulus
Flathead sole
 
Hippoglossoides elassodon
Pacific halibut
 
Hippoglossus stenolepis
Petrale sole
 
Eopsetta jordani
Rex sole
 
Glyptocephalus zachirus
Northern rock sole
 
Lepidopsetta polyxystra
Southern rock sole
 
Lepidopsetta bilineata
Pacific sand dab
 
Citharichthys sordidus
Sand sole
 
Psettichthys melanostictus
Slender sole
 
Lyopsetta exilis
Speckled sand dab
 
Citharichthys stigmaeus
Starry flounder
 
Platichthys stellatus
Turbot or Arrowtooth flounder
 
Atheresthes stomias
All other species of sole and flounder
 
(Pleuronectiformes)
Giant wrymouth
 
Delolepsis gigantea
Greenling
Lingcod
 
Ophiodon elongatus
Rock greenling
 
Hexagrammos superciliosus
Kelp greenling
 
Hexagrammos decagrammus
All other species of greenling
 
(Hexagrammidae)
Herring and herring-like fishes
Northern anchovy
 
Engraulis mordax
Pacific sand lance or candlefish
 
Ammodytes personatus
Pacific herring
 
Clupea pallasii
Pacific sardine or pilchard
 
Sardinops sagax
American shad
 
Alosa sapidissima
Mackerels, tunas and jacks
(carangids)
Pacific bonito
 
Sarda chiliensis
Pacific mackerel
 
Scomber japonicus
Jack mackerel
 
Trachurus symmetricus
Monterey Spanish mackerel
 
Scomberomorus concolor
Spanish mackerel
 
Scomberomorus maculatus
Yellowtail
 
Seriola dorsalis
Albacore
 
Thunnus alalunga
Bluefin tuna
 
Thunnus thynnus
Skipjack tuna
 
Euthynnus pelamis
Yellowfin tuna
 
Thunnus albacares
All other species of tunas and mackerels
 
(Scombridae)
Pacific pomfret
 
Brama japonica
Pacific pompano
 
Peprilus simillimus
Plainfin midshipman
 
Parichthys notatus
Ratfish
 
Hydrolagus colliei
Rattails, all species
 
(Coryphaenoididae)
Skates
Longnose skate
Big skate
All other species of skates
 
Raja rhina
Raja binoculata
(Rajiformes)
Rockfish
Bocaccio
 
Sebastes paucispinis
Black rockfish
 
Sebastes melanops
Brown rockfish
 
Sebastes auriculatus
Copper rockfish
 
Sebastes caurinus
Greenstriped rockfish
 
Sebastes elongatus
Canary rockfish
 
Sebastes pinniger
Pacific Ocean perch
 
Sebastes alutus
Yelloweye or rasphead rockfish
 
Sebastes ruberrimus
Rosefish or splitnose rockfish
 
Sebastes diploproa
Sebastes brevispinis
Silvergray rockfish
 
Sebastes maliger
Quillback rockfish
 
Sebastes flavidus
Yellowtail rockfish
 
(Scorpaenidae)
All other species of rockfish Sablefish
 
Anoplopoma fimbria
Salmon
Chinook or King salmon (except in its landlocked form as defined in WAC 232-12-018)
 
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Chum or dog salmon
 
Oncorhynchus keta
Pink or humpback
 
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Coho or silver (except in its landlocked form as defined in WAC 232-12-018)
 
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Sockeye or blue back
 
Oncorhynchus nerka
Masu
 
Oncorhynchus masu
Atlantic salmon (except in its landlocked form)
 
Salmo salar
Sculpins
Brown Irish lord
 
Hemilepidotus spinosus
Buffalo sculpin
 
Enophrys bison
Cabezon
 
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Great sculpin
 
Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
Pacific Staghorn sculpin
 
Leptocottus armatus
Red Irish lord
 
Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
Seabass and drums
White seabass
 
Cynoscion nobilis
All other seabass and drums
 
(Sciaenidae and Serranidae)
Sharks
Sixgill shark
 
Hexanchus griseus
Soupfin or tope shark
 
Galeorhinus galeus
Dogfish or spiny dogfish
 
Squalus suckleyi
All other species of sharks
 
(Selachimorpha)
Smelts
Eulachon or Columbia River smelt
 
Thaleichthys pacificus
Longfin smelt
 
Spirinchus thaleichthys
Surf smelt
 
Hypomesus pretiosus
All other species of smelt
 
(Osmeridae)
Sturgeons
Green sturgeon
 
Acipenser medirostris
White sturgeon
 
Acipenser transmontanus
Surfperches
Blue perch or striped seaperch
 
Embiotoca lateralis
Kelp perch
 
Brachyistius frenatus
Redtail surfperch
 
Amphistichus rhodoterus
Shiner perch
 
Cymatogaster aggregata
Pile perch
 
Rhacochilus vacca
Walleye surfperch
 
Hyperprosopon argenteum
White seaperch
 
Phanerodon furcatus
All other species of perch
 
(Embiotocidae)
Wolf-eel
 
Anarrhichthys ocellatus
Hagfishes
Pacific hagfish
 
Eptatretus stouti
Black hagfish
 
Eptatretus deani
Other
Opah
 
Lampris guttatus
Swordfish
 
Xiphias gladius
Striped marlin
 
Kajikia audax
Dolphinfish
 
Coryphaena hippurus
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.013, 77.04.020, 77.04.055, and 77.12.047. WSR 17-05-112 (Order 17-04), recodified as § 220-300-370, filed 2/15/17, effective 3/18/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, and 77.12.047. WSR 17-01-085 (Order 16-322), § 220-12-010, filed 12/16/16, effective 1/16/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 34.05.353 (1)(b), (c), and (d), 77.12.047, 77.50.050, and chapters 77.65 and 77.70 RCW. WSR 12-09-046 (Order 12-61), § 220-12-010, filed 4/13/12, effective 5/14/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080. WSR 98-06-031, § 220-12-010, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. WSR 95-17-062 (Order 95-102), § 220-12-010, filed 8/15/95, effective 9/15/95; WSR 89-14-010 (Order 89-48), § 220-12-010, filed 6/22/89; WSR 83-24-024 (Order 83-200), § 220-12-010, filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; WSR 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-12-010, filed 3/18/82; Order 1057, § 220-12-010, filed 5/22/73; Order 807, § 220-12-010, filed 1/2/69, effective 2/1/69; Order 677, Food fish classification, filed 3/31/66; Order 256, Food fish classification, filed 3/1/60.]