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2005 PFMC OCEAN SPORT QUOTA REPORT
Through October 9, 2005

[ Columbia Ocean Area Totals ]      [ Westport Totals ]      [ La Push Totals ]      [ Neah Bay Totals ]

Ocean Recreational Salmon Fishery: Week 39-41 (September 19 - October 9)

In-season management actions:

  • Effective July 29, the Columbia River ocean area, the Westport area, and the La Push area opened tosalmon fishing 7 days per week with a two salmon daily bag limit.
  • Effective August 16, the Neah Bay area daily bag limit was modified to two salmon (with no chum retentionAugust 1-September 18).
  • Effective August 30, the Neah Bay area opened to salmon fishing 7 days per week.
  • Effective September 9, the Columbia River area daily bag limit was modified to two salmon with NO CHINOOK retention.
  • Effective September 9, the Columbia River area daily bag limit was modified to two salmon with NO CHINOOK retention.
  • Effective September 17, the Columbia River area daily bag limit was modified to two salmon.

AREA 1 Effort and Catch by State
Week 40

WASHINGTON
OREGON
Anglers
Chinook
Coho
Anglers
Chinook
Coho
Charter
25
4
3
0
0
0
Private
3
0
0
20
0
2
Jetty
TOTALS
28
4
3
20
0
2
TOTAL WA+OR
48
4
5
Coastwide Ocean Totals (including Oregon):
Chinook quota: 43,250     Coho quota: 121,800
Week
Number
of Anglers
Number
of Chinook
Number
of Coho
Cumulative
Chinook
Cumulative
Coho
Percent of Total
Chinook quota
Percent of
Coho quota
26
1,100
363
126
363
126
0.8%
0.1%
27
4,822
1,828
1,439
2,191
1,565
5.1%
1.3%
28
6,158
1,653
3,113
3,844
4,678
8.9%
3.8%
29
6,684
1,689
5,111
5,533
9,789
12.8%
8.0%
30
6,577
2,105
4,663
7,638
14,452
17.7%
11.9%
31
8,578
2,443
5,228
10,081
19,680
23.3%
16.2%
32
10,322
4,625
5,623
14,706
25,303
34.0%
20.8%
33
12,267
5,900
6,899
20,606
32,202
47.6%
26.4%
34
13,760
6,360
9,223
26,965
41,425
62.3%
34.0%
35
12,795
5,959
10,460
32,924
51,885
76.1%
42.6%
36
11,105
4,647
6,482
37,571
58,367
86.9%
47.9%
37
3,195
1,295
1,443
38,866
59,810
89.9%
49.1%
38
3,203
952
1,688
39,810
61,489
92.0%
50.5%
39
445
93
173
39,903
61,662
92.3%
50.6%
40
196
45
23
39,948
61,685
92.4%
50.6%
41
12
3
0
39,951
61,685
92.4%
50.6%

Columbia Ocean Area (including Oregon)
Ocean Area 1 (Columbia Ocean Area) opened for recreational salmon fishing on Sunday, July 3 with a quota of 60,900 coho and a guideline of 8,200 chinook. The fishery closed on its automatic closure date of September 30. The catch estimates for Area 1 during week 39 are 78 chinook and 145 coho and during week 40 are 4 chinook and 5 coho. The total catches for Area 1 through the 2005 season are estimated at 13,196 chinook and 38,730 coho (64% of the quota).

COLUMBIA RIVER AREA:
Coho quota - 60,900      Chinook guideline 8,200
Stat
Week
Number
of Anglers
Number
of Chinook
Number
of Coho
Cumulative
Chinook
Cumulative
Coho
Percent of
Coho quota
27
1,055
152
683
152
683
1.1%
28
1,740
329
1,741
481
2,424
4.0%
29
1,167
49
1,240
530
3,664
6.0%
30
1,499
319
1,985
849
5,649
9.3%
31
2,897
811
3,563
1,660
9,212
15.1%
32
4,593
1,261
4,127
2,921
13,339
21.9%
33
6,258
2,969
4,311
5,890
17,650
29.0%
34
8,502
2,511
6,825
8,401
24,475
40.2%
35
7,741
2,900
8,138
11,301
32,613
53.6%
36
7,137
1,307
4,780
12,607
37,393
61.4%
37
1,232
356
577
12,963
37,970
62.3%
38
990
159
619
13,114
38,580
63.3%
39
371
78
145
13,192
38,725
63.6%
40
48
4
5
13,196
38,730
63.6%

Westport
Ocean Area 2 (Westport) opened for recreational salmon fishing on Sunday, June 26 with a quota of 45,066 coho and a guideline of 28,750 chinook. The fishery closed on its automatic closure date of September 18. The total catches for Area 2 through the 2005 season are estimated at 22,396 chinook and 10,504 coho (23% of the quota).

WESTPORT:
Coho Quota: 45,066      Chinook guideline: 28,750
Stat
Week
Number
of Anglers
Number
of Chinook
Number
of Coho
Cumulative
Chinook
Cumulative
Coho
Percent of
Coho quota
26
1,100
363
126
363
126
0.3%
27
2,118
1,275
175
1,638
301
0.7%
28
2,264
831
324
2,469
625
1.4%
29
2,554
706
1,460
3,175
2,085
4.6%
30
2,500
1,266
608
4,441
2,693
6.0%
31
3,116
1,179
570
5,620
3,263
7.2%
32
3,662
3,161
967
8,781
4,230
9.4%
33
4,172
2,706
1,006
11,487
5,236
11.6%
34
3,804
3,604
1,516
15,091
6,752
15.0%
35
3,856
2,720
1,380
17,811
8,132
18.0%
36
3,014
3,022
1,203
20,833
9,335
20.7%
37
1,325
833
450
21,666
9,785
21.7%
38
1,664
730
719
22,396
10,504
23.3%

La Push
Ocean Area 3 (La Push) opened for recreational salmon fishing on Friday, July 1 with a sub-quota of 3,067 coho and a guideline of 1,900 chinook . The fishery closed on its automatic closure date of September 18 with total catches estimated at 1,623 chinook and 2,285 coho (75% of the quota). The area reopened for the late-season "bubble" fishery on September 24 and closed on its automatic closure date of October 9. The catch estimates for Area 3 are 15 chinook and 28 coho during week 39, 41 chinook and 18 coho during week 40, and 3 chinook and 0 coho during week 41. The total bubble fishery catches through October 9 are estimated at 59 chinook and 46 coho.

LA PUSH:
Coho quota: 3,067 *     Chinook guideline: 1,900 *
Stat
Week
Number
of Anglers
Number
of Chinook
Number
of Coho
Cumulative
Chinook
Cumulative
Coho
Percent of
Coho quota
27
281
100
14
100
14
0.5%
28
151
63
45
163
59
1.9%
29
425
150
70
313
129
4.2%
30
531
131
51
444
180
5.9%
31
543
194
110
638
290
9.5%
32
538
124
177
762
467
15.2%
33
523
132
408
894
875
28.5%
34
484
164
354
1,058
1,229
40.1%
35
459
271
451
1,329
1,680
54.8%
36
406
200
338
1,529
2,018
65.8%
37
156
49
131
1,578
2,149
70.1%
38
258
45
137
1,623
2,285
74.5%
39
74
15
28
15
28
40
148
41
18
56
46
41
12
3
0
59
46
* Sub-quotas of 3,067 coho and 1,900 chinook are in effect in Area 3 for the time period July 1 - September 18.
Effective September 24, the fishery reopens through October 9, or until attainment of the total area quota of 3,167 coho or 2,000 chinook.

Neah Bay
Ocean Area 4 (Neah Bay) opened for recreational salmon fishing on Friday, July 1 with a quota of 12,667 coho and a guideline of 4,300 chinook. The fishery closed on its automatic closure date of September 18. The total catches for Area 4 through the 2005 season are estimated at 2,677 chinook and 10,119 coho (80% of the quota).

NEAH BAY:
Coho quota: 12,667    Chinook guideline: 4,300
Stat
Week
Number
of Anglers
Number
of Chinook
Number
of Coho
Cumulative
Chinook
Cumulative
Coho
Percent of
Coho quota
27
1,368
301
567
301
567
4.5%
28
2,003
430
1,003
731
1,570
12.4%
29
2,538
784
2,341
1,515
3,911
30.9%
30
2,047
389
2,019
1,904
5,930
46.8%
31
2,022
259
985
2,163
6,915
54.6%
32
1,529
79
352
2,242
7,267
57.4%
33
1,314
93
1,174
2,335
8,441
66.6%
34
969
81
528
2,416
8,969
70.8%
35
739
68
491
2,484
9,460
74.7%
36
547
118
161
2,602
9,621
76.0%
37
482
57
285
2,659
9,906
78.2%
38
292
17
213
2,677
10,119
79.9%

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