WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091
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FACT SHEET
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091 |
September 25, 2007
Late Fall Non-Indian Commercial Salmon Fishery
| 2007 Mainstem Commercial Salmon Fishery -Late Fall | |
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| SEASON: | 7 AM -7 PM Wednesday September 26, 2007 (12 hours) |
| AREA: | Zones 1- 3 |
| SANCTUARIES: | Large sanctuaries: Elokomin-B, Abernathy, Cowlitz, Kalama-B, Lewis B. |
| GEAR: | 6 - inch maximum mesh size, unslackened floater gillnet. 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. The length of any one net cannot exceed 1,500 feet in length. 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. |
| ALLOWABLE SALES: | Salmon and white sturgeon. A maximum of 10 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. The weekly white sturgeon limit in Select Areas remains at 5 white sturgeon for each participating vessel during each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday). Green sturgeon retention prohibited. |
| MISCELLANEOUS RULES: | 12- hour Quick Reporting Rules will be in effect for Washington buyers. Landings must be reported within 12 hours after the fishery closes. |
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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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