burrowing shrimp

The Willapa-Grays Harbor Oyster Growers Association (WGHOGA) voluntarily entered into Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with several groups to develop an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program for burrowing shrimp. An IPM Coordinator was hired and an IPM Committee was formed, including WGHOGA, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington Department of Ecology, Washington State University, Washington State Commission on Pesticide Registration, Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association, Pacific Shellfish Institute, the Toxics Coalition and the Ad-hoc Coalition for Willapa Bay.