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Contact Information

Olympia Headquarters Office
Natural Resources Building
1111 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA 98501
Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
PO Box 43200
Olympia, WA 98504-3200
Fish Program Statewide Customer Service (360) 902-2700
(8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday)
For fishing regulation questions, e-mail: fishregs@dfw.wa.gov
For all other questions or comments, e-mail: fishpgm@dfw.wa.gov
Other WDFW Customer Service
WDFW Licensing (360) 902-2464
WDFW Wildlife (360) 902-2515
WDFW Habitat (360) 902-2534
WDFW Enforcement (360) 902-2936
Hotline Numbers
Fishing Emergency Regulation Hotline (360) 902-2500
Shellfish Rule Change toll-free Hotline (866) 880-5431
Department of Health Contact Information
To check on Contaminants in Fish Advisories (877) 485-7316
To check on Shellfish Advisories (Marine Toxins/PSP) (800) 562-5632
or www.doh.wa.gov/shellfishsafety
Regional Offices
(8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday)
Region 1 - Spokane (509) 892-1001
2315 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley, WA 99216-1566
Region 2 - Ephrata (509) 754-4624
1550 Alder St. NW, Ephrata, WA 98823-9699
Region 3 - Yakima (509) 575-2740
1701 S 24th Ave., Yakima, WA 98902-5720
Region 4 - Mill Creek (425) 775-1311
16018 Mill Creek Blvd., Mill Creek, WA 98012-1541
Region 5 - Ridgefield (360) 696-6211
5525 S 11th Street, Ridgefield, WA 98642
Region 6 - Montesano(360) 249-4628
48 Devonshire Road, Montesano, WA 98563-9618
Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission:
Larry Carpenter, Chair, Mount Vernon (Western Washington position, Skagit County)
Barbara Baker, Vice-Chair, Olympia (At-large position, Thurston County)
Molly Linville, Palisades (Eastern Washington position, Douglas County)
James “Jim” Anderson, Buckley (At-large position, Pierce County)
Donald McIsaac, Ph.D., Hockinson (Western Washington Position, Clark County)
Kim Thorburn, MD, MPH, Spokane (Eastern Washington position, Spokane County)
Fred Koontz Ph.D., (At-large position, King County)
Lorna Smith, (Western Washington position, Jefferson County)
Kelly Susewind, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director
Kelly Cunningham, Director, Fish Program
Buy Your Fishing License Online:
For License Information & Vendor Locations:
(360) 902-2464
http://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/v... "xtagendzwdfw.wa.gov/licensing/vendors
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WDFW Enforcement

For non-emergency violations/poaching: Call WDFW toll-free 1-877-933-9847 (1-877-WDFW-TIP). See Statewide General Rules for more details.
To report commercial derelict fishing gear: Call toll-free (855) 542-3935
To report fish kills, oil or hazardous material spills, contact Department of Emergency Management: (800) 258-5990