Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-370 - Food fish-Classification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
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
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.