SALEM - The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet June 8-9 at ODFW Headquarters in Salem to interview three finalist candidates for the ODFW Director’s position, approve 2006-07 big game hunting regulations and adopt rules for commercial crab fishermen.
Thursday’s meeting begins at 8 a.m. ODFW Headquarters is located at 3406 Cherry Avenue NE. The Commission will publicly interview three finalist candidates for the ODFW Director position: Interim ODFW Director Roy Elicker, Virgil Moore of Idaho, and K.L. Cool of Arizona. Also, the Commission will hold an Executive Session to discuss the candidates.
The Commission will host a 5 p.m. reception Thursday evening at ODFW Headquarters. The public is invited to meet with the Commissioners and the Director candidates.
Friday’s meeting also begins at 8 a.m. Department staff will present proposed tag numbers, hunting dates and bag limits for this fall’s big game hunts.
The Commission also is expected to act on a proposal to implement a crab pot limit for Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery.
ODFW staff in April presented crab pot limitation options developed in cooperation with the commercial crab industry, whose members voiced concerns about derby-style behavior during the winter opening of the season and an over-capitalization on the resource.
The June 9 agenda includes review and approval of Access and Habitat Program auction and raffle tag allocation, as well as review of several A&H projects. ODFW Fish Division staff will present an informational status report on Oregon’s native fish populations.
The Commission is the policy making body for fish and wildlife issues in the state. The seven-member panel meets monthly. Agenda item exhibits may be requested by calling the ODFW Director’s Office at 800-720-6339 or 503-947-6044. Agenda items also can be found on ODFW’s Web site at www.dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/.
Public testimony is invited, but there will not be public testimony regarding the Director selection. Sign-up sheets will be available in the hallway outside the meeting room the day of the meeting for persons who want to testify on scheduled agenda items. Persons seeking to testify on issues not on the formal agenda may do so by making arrangements with the ODFW Director’s Office, at least 24 hours in advance, by calling 800-720-6339 or 503-947-6044.
All non-agenda testimony, also called “unscheduled testimony,” begins at 1 p.m. and is limited to about six speakers for up to five minutes each.
Reasonable accommodations will be provided as needed for individuals requesting assistive hearing devices, sign language interpreters or large-print materials. Individuals needing these types of accommodations may call the ODFW Director’s Office at 800-720-6339 or 503-947-6044 at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.