Wash. Admin. Code § 220-300-370

Current through Register Vol. 24-20, October 15, 2024
Section 220-300-370 - Food fish-Classification

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
Codfishes
Pacific hake or whiting Merluccius productus
Walleye pollock Gadus chalcogrammus
Pacific Tomcod Microgadus proximus
Pacific Cod or true cod Gadus macrocephalus
Flatfishes
Butter sole or Bellingham sole Isopsetta isolepis
C-O sole Pleuron-ichthys 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)
Greenling
Lingcod Ophiodon elongatus
Rock greenling Hexagrammos superciliosus
Kelp greenling Hexagrammos decagram-mus
All other species of greenling (Hexagrammidae)
Herring and other forage fishes
Northern anchovy Engraulis mordax
Pacific sand lance Ammodytes personatus
Pacific herring Clupea pallasii
Pacific sardine or pilchard Sardinops sagax
American shad Alosa sapidissima
Mackerels, tunas, and jacks
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)
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 rockfish Sebastes ruberrimus
Splitnose rockfish Sebastes diploproa
Silvergray rockfish Sebastes brevispims
Quillback rockfish Sebastes maliger
Yellowtail rockfish Sebastes flavidus
All other species of rock-fish (Scorpaenidae)
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 marmora-tus
Great sculpin Myoxocephalus polyacan-thocephalus
Pacific Staghorn sculpin Leptocottus armatus
Red Irish lord Hemilepidotus hemilepido-tus
Seabass and drums
White seabass Cynoscion nobilis
All other seabass and
drums (Sciaenidae and Serranidae)
Sharks
Sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus
Tope shark Galeorhinus galeus
North Squalus suckleyi
Pacific spiny dogfish
All other species of sharks (Selachimorpha)
Skates
Longnose skate Raja rhina
Big skate Beringraja Binoculata
All other species of skate (Rajiformes)
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 sea-perch 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)
Hagfishes
Pacific hagfish Eptatretus stouti
Black hagfish Eptatretus deani
Other
Opah Lampris guttatus
Swordfish Xiphias gladius
Striped marlin Kajikia audax
Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus
Giant wrymouth Delolepsis gigantea
Pacific pomfret Brama japonica
Pacific pompano Peprilus simillimus
Plainfin midshipman Parichthys notatus
Ratfish Hydrolagus colliei
Rattails, all species (Coryphaenoididae)
Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria
Wolf-eel Anarrhichthys ocellatus

Wash. Admin. Code § 220-300-370

Decodified by WSR 17-05-112, Filed 2/15/2017, effective 3/18/2017. Recodified from § 220-12-010.
Amended by WSR 20-04-058, Filed 1/30/2020, effective 7/1/2020

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. 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. 98-06-031, § 220-12-010, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 95-17-062 (Order 95-102), § 220-12-010, filed 8/15/95, effective 9/15/95; 89-14-010 (Order 89-48), § 220-12-010, filed 6/22/89; 83-24-024 (Order 83-200), § 220-12-010, filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; 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.