[Order 18-120—Filed June 7, 2019, 2:16 p.m., effective July 8, 2019]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: The department removes pinto abalone from the list of classified shellfish species, removes area and season rules for pinto abalone harvest, and adds pinto abalone to the list of state endangered species.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-320-010 Shellfish—Classification, 220-330-090 Crawfish, abalone, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, goose barnacles—Areas and seasons, personal-use fishery, and 220-610-010 Wildlife classified as endangered species.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.013, 77.04.055, 77.12.020, and 77.12.047.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-05-092 on February 20, 2019.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: June 7, 2019.

Larry M. Carpenter, Chair

Fish and Wildlife Commission

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 17-05-112, filed 2/15/17, effective 3/18/17)

WAC 220-320-010Shellfish—Classification.

The following species are classified as shellfish under RCW 77.12.047 and are subject to the provisions of this title:

((Abalone
Pinto abalone	Haliotis kamtschatkana))
Mussel
Blue mussel	Mytilus trossulus
California mussel	Mytilus californianus
Mediterranean mussel	Mytilus galloprovincialis
Scallops
Pacific pink scallop	Chlamys rubida
Rock scallop	Crassadoma gigantea
Spiny scallop	Chlamys hastata
Weathervane scallop	Patinopecten caurinus
Clams
All macoma clams	Macoma spp.
Butter clam	Saxidomus giganteus
Common cockle	Clinocardium nuttallii
Geoduck	Panopea abrupta
Horse or Gaper clam	Tresus nuttallii,
	Tresus capax
Mud or soft shell clam	Mya arenaria
Manila clam	Venerupis philippinarum
Piddock	Zirfaea pilsbryi
Razor clam	Siliqua patula
Rock or native little neck clam	Leukoma staminea
Varnish clam	Nuttallia obscurata
All other marine clams existing in Washington in a wild state
Oysters
All oysters	(Ostreidae)
Squid
All squid	Sepiolida or Teuthida
Octopus
Octopus	Enteroctopus dolfleini
Barnacles
Goose barnacle	Pollicipes polymerus
Shrimp
Coonstripe shrimp	Pandalus danae
Coonstripe shrimp	Pandalus hypsinotus
Ghost or sand shrimp	Neotrypaea spp.
Humpy shrimp	Pandalus goniurus
Mud shrimp	Upogebia pugettensis
Ocean pink shrimp	Pandalus jordani
Pink shrimp	Pandalus eous
Sidestripe shrimp	Pandalopsis dispar
Spot shrimp	Pandalus platyceros
Crab
Dungeness or Pacific crab	Cancer magister
Red rock crab	Cancer productus
Tanner crab	Chionoecetes tanneri
King and box crab	Lopholithodes spp.
Blue king crab	Paralithodes platypus
Red king crab	Paralithodes camtschaticus
Golden king crab	Lithodes aequispinus
Crawfish
Crawfish	Pacifastacus sp.
Sea cucumber
Sea cucumber	Parastichopus californicus
Sea urchin
Green urchin	Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Red urchin	Strongylocentrotus franciscanus
Purple urchin	Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 17-05-112, filed 2/15/17, effective 3/18/17)

WAC 220-330-090Crawfish, ((abalone,)) sea urchins, sea cucumbers, goose barnacles—Areas and seasons, personal-use fishery.

(1) Crawfish: The open season for crawfish is the first Monday in May through October 31.

(2) ((Abalone: It is unlawful to fish for or possess abalone taken for personal use the entire year.

(3))) Sea urchins: It is lawful to fish for sea urchins for personal use the entire year. It shall be lawful to take, fish for and possess sea urchins for personal use with any hand-operated instrument which does not penetrate the shell.

(((4)))(3) Sea cucumbers: It is lawful to fish for sea cucumbers for personal use the entire year except closed year-round in Marine Area 12. It shall be lawful to take, fish for and possess sea cucumbers for personal use with any hand-operated instrument which does not penetrate the animal.

(((5)))(4) Goose barnacles: It is lawful to take goose barnacles for personal use the entire year.

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 18-17-153, filed 8/21/18, effective 9/21/18)

WAC 220-610-010Wildlife classified as endangered species.

Endangered species include:

Common Name	Scientific Name
pygmy rabbit	Brachylagus idahoensis
fisher	Pekania pennanti
gray wolf	Canis lupus
grizzly bear	Ursus arctos
killer whale	Orcinus orca
sei whale	Balaenoptera borealis
fin whale	Balaenoptera physalus
blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus
humpback whale	Megaptera novaeangliae
North Pacific right whale	Eubalaena japonica
sperm whale	Physeter macrocephalus
Columbian white-tailed deer	Odocoileus virginianus leucurus
woodland caribou	Rangifer tarandus caribou
Columbian sharp-tailed grouse	Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus
sandhill crane	Grus canadensis
snowy plover	Charadrius nivosus
upland sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda
spotted owl	Strix occidentalis
western pond turtle	Clemmys marmorata
leatherback sea turtle	Dermochelys coriacea
mardon skipper	Polites mardon
Oregon silverspot butterfly	Speyeria zerene hippolyta
Oregon spotted frog	Rana pretiosa
northern leopard frog	Rana pipiens
Taylor's checkerspot	Euphydryas editha taylori
Streaked horned lark	Eremophila alpestris strigata
Tufted puffin	Fratercula cirrhata
North American lynx	Lynx canadensis
marbled murrelet	Brachyramphus marmoratus
Loggerhead sea turtle	Caretta caretta
Yellow-billed cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus
Pinto abalone	Haliotis kamtschatkana