Sustaining our Traditions and Culture
Sustaining our Traditions and Culture
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Whale
Sustaining our Traditions and Culture

Octopus

The Puget Sound octopus fishery targets one species of known as the North Pacific Giant Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). The resource is considered to be underutilized and commercial and non-commercial exploitation of the species normally occurs through commercial bycatch during the Dungeness crab fishery or through a State managed recreational fishery. The fishery is passively managed with very little participation occurring throughout the State of Washington.

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