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FACT SHEET
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091
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Columbia River Compact / Joint State Action Notice
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
October 3, 2007
Late Fall Non-Indian Commercial Salmon Fishery
- The Compact adopted two fishing periods in addition to those adopted on September 27. The revised schedule for this week's commercial fisheries is as follows:
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Late Fall Non-Indian Commercial Salmon Fishery |
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| Target Coho: |
7 AM through 7 PM Monday October 1, 2007 (12 hours)
7 AM through 7 PM Wednesday October 3, 2007 (12 hours)
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| Area: |
Zones 1-3 |
| Gear: |
6 - inch maximum mesh size unslackened floater gillnet |
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| Target Chinook: |
7 PM Wednesday October 3 to - 7AM Thursday October 4 (12 hours)
7 PM Thursday October 4 to - 7AM Friday October 5 (12 hours)
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| Area: |
Zones 4-5 |
| Gear: |
8-inch minimum mesh size and 9¾-inch maximum mesh size |
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| Target Sturgeon: |
7 AM through 7 PM Thursday October 4, 2007 (12 hours) |
| Area: |
Zones 1-5 |
| Gear: |
9-inch minimum mesh size and 9¾-inch maximum mesh size |
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The following regulations apply to all fisheries listed above: |
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| Sanctuaries: |
As applicable: Elokomin-B, Abernathy, Cowlitz, Kalama-B, Lewis-B, Sandy, and Washougal rivers |
Allowable Sales: |
Salmon and white sturgeon. A maximum of 7 white sturgeon may be possessed or sold by each participating vessel during each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) that the fishery is open. Limit applies to mainstem only.
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Miscellanious
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Multiple Net Rule: It will be legal to have onboard a commercial vessel more than one net as long as the nets are of legal size for the fishery, or the net has a minimum mesh size of 9 inches, and the length of any one net does not exceed 1,500 feet in length.
Nets not specifically authorized for use in the fishery may be onboard the vessel if properly stored. A properly stored net is defined as a net on a drum that is fully covered by a tarp (canvas or plastic) and bound with a minimum of ten revolutions of rope with a diameter of 3/8 (0.375) inches or greater.
24 hour Quick Reporting Rules will be in effect for Washington buyers.
Buyers must report within 24 hours of each fishery closure. |
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Future Compact Hearings
- A Compact hearing is scheduled via teleconference for 11:00 AM, Friday, October 5, 2007 to consider non-Indian fisheries for the following week.
WDFW's website:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/crc/crcindex.htm
ODFW's website:
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/OSCRP/CRM/index.asp
WDFW hotline: 360-902-2500 or, 360-696-6211 (press *1010)
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