Late Fall Non-Indian Commercial Salmon Fishery

Season #1: 7 PM Tuesday, October 20 to 7 AM Wednesday, October 21, 2009 (12 hours) 7 PM Thursday October 22 to 7 AM Friday, October 23, 2009 (12 hours) 7 PM Sunday October 25 to 7 AM Monday, October 26, 2009 (12 hours) Area: Zones 4-5 Gear: 8-inch minimum mesh size.   Season #2: 7 AM – 7 PM Wednesday, October 21, 2009 (12 hours) Area: Zones 1-3 Gear: 6-inch maximum mesh size; un-slackened floater gillnet.   Season #3: 7 AM – 7 PM Thursday, October 22, 2009 (12 hours) Area: Zones 1-5 Gear: 9-inch minimum mesh size. Applies to above fisheries Allowable Sales: Salmon and white sturgeon. A maximum of 6 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. Select Areas remain closed to white sturgeon retention. EXCEPT sturgeon sales prohibited from the October 25-26 Zone 4-5 fishery. Sanctuaries: As applicable: Elokomin-A, Cowlitz, Kalama-A, Lewis-A, Sandy, and Washougal rivers. Additional Rules: 24 hour Quick Reporting Rules will be in effect for Washington buyers. Nets not specifically authorized for use in this 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.