<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><DIV><P><SPAN>The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) manages a GIS fish distribution (presence) dataset for the entire state of Washington. Within the Treaty Tribes and Washington state co-management area of western Washington the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) have collaborated to consolidate fish distribution (presence) data and to co-steward that dataset moving forward.   To consolidate data within the co-management area NWIFC and WDFW had to update their respective data management schemas to create a new schema that accepts data from each organization.  The primary purpose of creating a single fish distribution dataset for the state of Washington is to create a common data framework for fish information that better serves the management conservation and restoration of the state's fish habitat and fishery resources.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) manages a GIS fish distribution (presence) dataset for the entire state of Washington. Within the Treaty Tribes and Washington state co-management area of western Washington the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) have collaborated to consolidate fish distribution (presence) data and to co-steward that dataset moving forward. The primary purpose of creating a single fish distribution dataset for the state of Washington is to create a common data framework for fish information that better serves the managementconservation and restoration of the state's fish habitat and fishery resources.
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