WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
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FACT SHEET
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091 |
September 22, 2006
The following Columbia River Seasons were set:
2006 NON-INDIAN COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHERY
| SEASON: | 7 AM to 7 PM, Monday, September 25, 2006 (12 hours) |
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| AREA: | Zones 1-5 |
| SANCTUARIES: | Large sanctuaries: Elokomin-B, Abernathy, Cowlitz, Kalama-B, Lewis B, Sandy and Washougal rivers |
| GEAR: | 9" minimum and 9¾" maximum mesh size |
| SEASON: | 7 AM to 7 PM, Wednesday, September 27, 2006 (12 hours) |
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| AREA: | Zones 1-3 |
| SANCTUARIES: | Large sanctuaries: Elokomin-B, Abernathy, Cowlitz, Kalama-B, Lewis B |
| GEAR: | 6 inch maximum mesh size unslackened floater gillnet |
| SEASON: | 9 PM, Wednesday, September 27 to 2 AM, Thursday, September 28, 2006 (5 hours) |
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| AREA: | Zones 4-5 |
| SANCTUARIES: | Large sanctuaries: Lewis B, Sandy and Washougal rivers |
| GEAR: | 8 inch minimum and 9 ¾ inch maximum mesh size |
| Allowable Sales: (for all periods listed above) |
Salmon and sturgeon. A maximum of 8 white sturgeon may be possessed or sold by each participating vessel during each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) that the fishery is open. Green sturgeon retention prohibited |
| Miscellaneous rules: (for all periods listed above) |
Quick Reporting Rules will be in effect for Washington buyers. |
A Compact hearing is scheduled for 10:00 AM, Wednesday, September 27, 2006 via teleconference to discuss additional treaty Indian commercial fishing seasons.A Compact hearing is scheduled for 11:00 AM, Friday, September 29, 2006 via teleconference to discuss additional non-treaty commercial fishing seasons.
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