1998 Meeting Schedules

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife declared Octopus Hole on Hood Canal and Orchard Rocks in Puget Sound's Rich Passage, as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), in December 1997, thanks in part to the efforts of local divers that expressed their concerns. {Contact Mary Lou Mills, WDFW, (360) 902-2834 or email: millsmlm@dfw.wa.gov, for a Public Report on the proposed 1997 MPAs. Public comments about scuba divers and the proposed MPA sites is "interesting" reading}