Habitat Conservation Plan

Data Definitions

Title	Washington Department of Natural Resources Low-effect HCP for Commercial Geoduck Fishery
USFWS Region(s)	1
USFWS Field Office(s)	Western Washington Fish And Wildlife Office
Permits	187810-0
Status	I
NEPA Process	categorical exclusion
Involved Agency	USFWS and NMFS
Budget Type	No budget type
Date Information
Date Noticed in Federal Register	09/14/2007
Date Permit Issued	01/08/2009
Date Application Withdrawn	---
Date Permit Expired	---
Date Permit Denied	---
Date Permit Suspended	---
Date Permit Revoked	---
Area Description Information
Location	Marine waters of Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the San Juan archipelago, Washington.
Listed Species	Murrelet, marbled - (Brachyramphus marmoratus) CA, OR, WA T Trout, bull - (Salvelinus confluentus) U.S.A., conterminous, lower 48 states T
Non-Listed Species	Eagle, Bald - (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) NO COMMON NAME - (Fratercula cirrhata) Pelican, brown - (Pelecanus occidentalis) except U.S. Atlantic coast, FL, AL DM Trout, coastal cutthroat - (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) Southwestern WA/Columbia River DPS RT
Habitat	Submerged lands of Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and areas north to the Canadian border. Within this broad area, commercial geoduck harvest occurs subtidally in areas that have been surveyed between depth contours of -18 and -70 feet (corrected to mean lower low water [MLLW].
States	Washington
Size (Total Area Covered, by State)	30000 acres (Washington) The total acreage fluctuates because newly discovered beds are added, or the status of an existing tract is changed. The commercial status of a tract can change if a tract is rendered unharvestable by pollution, a tract gets fished down to where it is put into recovery status, or geoduck densities are too low for a viable commercial fishery.
Enrolled Size (Total Area Enrolled, by State)	Data not available The total acreage fluctuates because newly discovered beds are added, or the status of an existing tract is changed. The commercial status of a tract can change if a tract is rendered unharvestable by pollution, a tract gets fished down to where it is put into recovery status, or geoduck densities are too low for a viable commercial fishery.
Other Information
Applicant Type	state agency
Land Use	water activities
Duration	50 years, 0 months
Plan/Agreement Documents	No info
Federal Register Documents	Proposed Low Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for Washington Department of Natural Resources' Commercial Geoduck Fishery (09/14/2007)

Report generated on: June 20, 2013

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