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Washington Revised Code Title 77. Fish and Wildlife § 77.140.010. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(1) “Commercially caught” means wild or hatchery-raised salmon harvested in the wild by commercial fishers. The term does not apply to farmed fish raised exclusively by private sector aquaculture.

(2) “Fish” means fresh or saltwater finfish and other forms of aquatic animal life other than crustaceans, mollusks, birds, and mammals where the animal life is intended for human consumption.

(3) “Salmon” means all species of the genus Oncorhynchus, except those classified as game fish in RCW 77.08.020, and includes:

SCIENTIFIC NAME

COMMON NAME

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Chinook salmon or king salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

Coho salmon or silver salmon

Oncorhynchus keta

Chum or “keta” salmon

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

Pink salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

Sockeye or “red” salmon

Salmo salar (in other than its landlocked form)

Atlantic salmon

(4) “Shellfish” means crustaceans and all mollusks where the animal life is intended for human consumption.

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