KGMI News
SEATTLE, WASH. – Puget Sound rockfish are no longer endangered.
A recent study found Puget Sound-Georgia Basin canary rockfish are not genetically different from other canary rockfish found along the West Coast.
The federal government listed the long-living bottom dwellers as threatened in 2010.
Two other species listed at that time are still protected under the Endangered Species Act.
The move doesn’t change state regulations.
Right now, recreational anglers aren’t allowed to keep any Puget Sound rockfish species.