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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
December 18, 2008
THE FOLLOWING SEASONS WERE SET:
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2009 Commercial White Sturgeon Winter Fishery |
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| Season: |
6 PM Tuesday January 6 – 6 PM Wednesday January 7, 2009 (24 hours)
6 PM Tuesday January 13 – 6 PM Wednesday January 14, 2009 (24 hours)
6 PM Tuesday January 20 – 6 PM Wednesday January 21, 2009 (24 hours)
6 PM Tuesday January 27 – 6 PM Wednesday January 28, 2009 (24 hours)
6 PM Tuesday February 3 – 6 PM Wednesday February 4, 2009 (24 hours)
6 PM Thursday February 5 – noon Friday February 6, 2009 (18 hours)
6 PM Tuesday February 10 – 6 PM Wednesday February 11, 2009 (24 hours)
6 PM Thursday February 12 – noon Friday February 13, 2009 (18 hours)
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| Area: |
Zones 1-5 |
| Gear: |
9" minimum and 9 ¾" maximum mesh size restrictions.
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| Allowable Sales: |
White sturgeon (43-54 inch fork length)and adipose fin-clipped salmon.
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| Sanctuaries: |
Sandy River sanctuary |
| Misc: |
24 hour Quick Reporting Rule in effect for Washington buyers.
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THE FOLLOWING REGULATION WAS ADOPTED:
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Columbia River Non-Indian Commercial White Sturgeon Fork Length |
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| Replace the current measurement standard of total length with a fork length measurement standard (measure white sturgeon from the tip of the nose to the fork in the tail) for Columbia River non-Indian commercial fisheries.
Legal-size measurement based on fork length is 43-54 inches.
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- Under permanent rules a treaty Indian commercial setline season occurs annually from noon January 1 to noon January 31. The current size limits for sturgeon caught for tribal subsistence and commercial purposes are 48-60 inches total length in The Dalles and John Day pools and 42-60 inches total length in the Bonneville Pool
- The next Compact hearing is scheduled for 10 AM Thursday, January 29, 2009 at the Clackamas County Historical Society in Oregon City, Oregon.
THE FOLLOWING SEASONS WERE SET:
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2009 Recreational White Sturgeon Fishery for area above Wauna |
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| Season: |
Open for retention Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays only
(3 days/week)
January 1 - July 31, 2009
and
October 1 - December 31, 2009
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| Area: |
Mainstem Columbia River from the Wauna powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam, all adjacent Washington tributaries, and the lower Willamette River upstream to Willamette Falls, including Multnomah Channel.
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| Misc.: |
38-inch minimum fork length and 54-inch fork length maximum size limit.
Retention of green sturgeon prohibited as per permanent regulations.
All sturgeon directed angling is prohibited May through July in the sturgeon spawning sanctuary from Marker 85 upstream to Bonneville Dam.
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2009 Recreational White Sturgeon Fishery for area below Wauna |
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| Season: |
Open for retention 7 days/week
January 1- April 30, 2009
and
May 9- June 28, 2009
and
July 2 - 5, 2009 (or until guideline met)
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| Area: |
Mainstem Columbia River from the Wauna powerlines downstream to the mouth at Buoy 10, including Youngs Bay, and all adjacent Washington tributaries.
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| Misc.: |
54-inch fork length maximum size limit
38-inch fork length minimum size limit January 1 through April 30
41-inch fork length minimum size limit after May 8
Retention of green sturgeon prohibited as per permanent regulations.
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- The next Compact hearing is scheduled for 10 AM Thursday, January 29, 2009 at the Clackamas County Historical Society in Oregon City, Oregon.
THE FOLLOWING SEASONS WERE SET:
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2009 Commercial Mainstem Columbia River Smelt Fishery |
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| Season: |
Close ongoing 7-day per week fishery effective January 1, 2009.
Open Mondays and Thursdays, January 1 through March 31, 2009.
Open hours are 7 AM to 2 PM.
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| Area: |
Zones 1-5 |
| Gear: |
Gill net, dip nets, or trawls as per permanent regulations.
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| Misc: |
24 hour Quick Reporting Rule in effect for Washington buyers.
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2009 Washington State Recreational Mainstem Columbia River Smelt Fishery |
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| Season: |
Open 7 days a week, 24-hours a day during January 1 through March 31, 2009.
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| Area: |
Mouth to Bonneville Dam |
| Limit: |
25 pounds per person
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| Misc: |
Concurrent rules with Oregon
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- A fishery checkpoint is scheduled for mid-February.
- The next Compact hearing is scheduled for 10 AM Thursday, January 29, 2009 at the Clackamas County Historical Society in Oregon City, Oregon.
THE FOLLOWING SEASONS WERE SET:
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2009 Washington Commercial Tributary Smelt Fishery |
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| Season: |
Open Sundays and Wednesdays from January 1 through March 31, 2009.
Open hours are 6 pm to midnight.
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| Area: |
Cowlitz River only (downstream of Peterson's Eddy).
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| Gear: |
Dip nets.
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| Misc: |
24 hour Quick Reporting Rule in effect for Washington buyers.
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2009 Washington Recreational Tributary Smelt Fishery |
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| Season: |
Open Saturdays only from January 1 through March 31, 2009
Open hours are 6 AM to 10 PM.
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| Area: |
Cowlitz River only |
| Daily Limit: |
10 pounds per person.
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- A fishery checkpoint is scheduled for mid-February.
- The next Compact hearing is scheduled for 10 AM Thursday, January 29, 2009 at the Clackamas County Historical Society in Oregon City, Oregon.
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