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Trout Production Costs at the Department of Fish and Wildlife

Trout Production Costs at the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Proposed Scope & Objectives. Tracey Elmore and Elisabeth Donner, JLARC Staff. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Produces Trout For Recreational Fishing. RCW 77.04.012 authorizes the recreational harvest of trout

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Trout Production Costs at the Department of Fish and Wildlife

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  1. Trout Production Costsat the Department of Fish and Wildlife Proposed Scope & Objectives Tracey Elmore and Elisabeth Donner, JLARC Staff

  2. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Produces Trout For Recreational Fishing • RCW 77.04.012 authorizes the recreational harvest of trout • 18 of WDFW’s 82 hatcheriesfocus on producing trout • Trout stocked in state’s lakes for anglers to catch • In Fiscal Year 2011, WDFW spent approximately $32.8 million in its hatcheries division Trout Production Costs at the Department of Fish & Wildlife Report Page No.

  3. Private Sector Also Involved in Trout Production • Privately owned aquatic farms produce trout in Washington • WDFW: • Purchases all triploid trout (sterile Rainbow trout that can grow to trophy size) from a private grower • Uses public/private partnerships to help maintain four hatcheries • Has one hatchery leased to a private company Trout Production Costs at the Department of Fish & Wildlife

  4. 2012 Supplemental Operating Budget Directives • WDFW to “identify additional opportunities for partnerships in order to keep fish hatcheries operational. Such partnerships shall aim to maintain fish production…with less reliance on state operating funds” • JLARC to assess the costs of WDFW’s trout production activities, the availability of alternative approaches to trout production, and the costs of the alternatives Trout Production Costs at the Department of Fish & Wildlife

  5. JLARC Study Objectives 1 What are WDFW’s total costs to produce trout at WDFW’s hatcheries? 2 What alternative approaches to trout production are available, and what are the costs of these approaches? 3 What have other states’ experiences been in contracting or using other alternative approaches to trout production? Trout Production Costs at the Department of Fish & Wildlife

  6. Next Steps and Contacts Preliminary Report December 2012 Proposed Final Report January 2013 Tracey Elmore, Project Lead Tracey.Elmore@leg.wa.gov 360-786-5178 Elisabeth Donner, Research Analyst Elisabeth.Donner@leg.wa.gov 360-786-5190 John Woolley, Project Supervisor John.Woolley@leg.wa.gov 360-786-5184 www.jlarc.leg.wa.gov

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