WAC 220-300-370. Food fish — Classification

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 Pleuronichthys 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 lagocephalus Kelp greenling Hexagrammos decagrammus 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 Katsuwonus 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 brevispinis Quillback rockfish Sebastes maliger Yellowtail rockfish Sebastes flavidus All other species of rockfish (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 masou Atlantic salmon (except in its landlocked form) Salmo salar Sculpins Brown Irish lord Hemilepidotus spinosus Buffalo sculpin Enophrys bison Cabezon Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Great sculpin Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus Pacific Staghorn sculpin Leptocottus armatus Red Irish lord Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus Seabass and drums White seabass Atractoscion nobilis All other seabass and drums (Sciaenidae and Serranidae) Sharks Sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus Tope shark Galeorhinus galeus North Pacific spiny dogfish Squalus suckleyi 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 seaperch 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 stoutii Black hagfish Eptatretus deani Other Opah Lampris guttatus Swordfish Xiphias gladius Striped marlin Kajikia audax Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus Giant wrymouth Cryptacanthodes giganteus Pacific pomfret Brama japonica Pacific pompano Peprilus simillimus Plainfin midshipman Porichthys notatus Ratfish Hydrolagus colliei Rattails, all species (Macrouridae) Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria Wolf-eel Anarrhichthys ocellatus 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 Pleuronichthys 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 lagocephalus Kelp greenling Hexagrammos decagrammus 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 Katsuwonus 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 brevispinis Quillback rockfish Sebastes maliger Yellowtail rockfish Sebastes flavidus All other species of rockfish (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 masou Atlantic salmon (except in its landlocked form) Salmo salar Sculpins Brown Irish lord Hemilepidotus spinosus Buffalo sculpin Enophrys bison Cabezon Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Great sculpin Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus Pacific Staghorn sculpin Leptocottus armatus Red Irish lord Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus Seabass and drums White seabass Atractoscion nobilis All other seabass and drums (Sciaenidae and Serranidae) Sharks Sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus Tope shark Galeorhinus galeus North Pacific spiny dogfish Squalus suckleyi 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 seaperch 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 stoutii Black hagfish Eptatretus deani Other Opah Lampris guttatus Swordfish Xiphias gladius Striped marlin Kajikia audax Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus Giant wrymouth Cryptacanthodes giganteus Pacific pomfret Brama japonica Pacific pompano Peprilus simillimus Plainfin midshipman Porichthys notatus Ratfish Hydrolagus colliei Rattails, all species (Macrouridae) Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria Wolf-eel Anarrhichthys ocellatus