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Contact List for Fisheries

Below is the contacts for various departments with WDFW and ODFW.

WDFW

Kelly Cunningham – Fish Program Director (360-790-0778), Olympia

Columbia River Management Unit (CRMU)

  • Columbia River cross-regional fisheries management
  • FCRPS hydro-system

Charlene Hurst – Columbia River Management Unit Lead (360-605-5247), Ridgefield

  • Columbia River Policy lead, supervise Ryan, Laura, Mark, Eric Winther (northern pikeminnow),
    Charlie Morrill (hydro)
  • Decision maker for Compact/Joint State hearings
  • U.S. v OR policy representative

Ryan Lothrop – Columbia River Fisheries Manager (360-701-3602), Olympia

  • Columbia River fishery lead, supervise Quinten, Beth, and Shannon
  • Fishery coordinator with eastside regions, ODFW and tribes
  • TAC representative and lead WA technical staff for Compact/Joint State hearings

Shannon Conley – Columbia River Fishery Policy Analyst (564-653-0500), Olympia

  • Technical and statistical analysist for CRMU fisheries
  • TAC representative (WA lead)

Quinten Daugherty – Columbia River Fishery Management Biologist (360-844-0205), Ridgefield

  • Technical analyst, and design, recommend, and implement mainstem fisheries
  • Technical staff for Compact/Joint State hearings and TAC representative

Beth Deacy – Columbia River Fishery Sampling Coordinator (360-600-7069), Ridgefield

• Coordinates fishery sampling and test fisheries, supervise Nathan White (field biologist) and Ken Keller (Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission supervisor biologist)

Laura Heironimus – Sturgeon, Smelt, Lamprey lead (360-719-0677), Ridgefield

  • Supervises sturgeon, smelt, and lamprey research/monitoring programs
  • Lead on white sturgeon and eulachon conservation and management
  • Provides support for Compact/Joint State Hearings
  • Supervise Matt Sturza (sturgeon/smelt biologist) and Monica Blanchard (lamprey biologist)

Matt Sturza – Sturgeon, Smelt Biologist (360-355-5643), Ridgefield

  • Coordinates and directs sturgeon/smelt population assessment and fishery monitoring projects
  • Supervises sturgeon/smelt sampling staff
  • On detail as Sturgeon, Smelt, Lamprey lead position until March 2024

Mark Sorel – Columbia River Fishery Analyst (607-351-7352), Ridgefield

  • Provides analytical/statistical support
  • TAC representative

ODFW

Ocean Salmon and Columbia River Program (OSCRP)

  • Ocean and Columbia River cross-regional fisheries management
  • FCRPS hydro-system

Tucker Jones (971-673-6067), Clackamas

  • Ocean Salmon and Columbia River Program Manager
  • Supervises OSCRP Program
  • Policy level representation in various inter-jurisdictional forums
  • OR representative for Compact/Joint State hearings

Columbia River Management Jeff Whisler (971-673-6024), Clackamas

  • Columbia River Fisheries Manager
  • Design, recommend, and implement fisheries in Columbia/lower Willamette rivers
  • Supervise ODFW Columbia River Management program/staff
  • Lead technical staff for Compact/Joint State hearings
  • U.S. v OR Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) representative

Hannah Moore (971-673-6029), Clackamas

  • Primary technical analyst
  • Technical staff for Compact/Joint State hearings
  • TAC representative

Rob Reagan (971-673-6017), Clackamas

  • Columbia and Willamette River Project Leader
  • Responsible for coordinating sampling of fisheries in lower Columbia/Willamette rivers
  • Primary contact for Willamette Falls fishway/counts

Cameron Duff (971-673-6057), Clackamas

  • Select Area /Estuary Fisheries Project Leader
  • Primary contact for Select Area commercial fisheries
  • Responsible for implementing and evaluating Select Area fisheries
  • Responsible for coordinating sampling of Estuary fisheries in lower Columbia River