Background North of Falcon Q&A How salmon fishing seasons are set How tribes and state co-manage salmon and steelhead Pre-Season Forecasts Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye WDFW News 2009 salmon fisheries approved - Apr 8, 2009 Joint statement: Treaty tribes, state develop salmon seasons that protect weak wild stocks - Apr 8, 2009 Federal panel adopts options for ocean salmon sport fisheries - Mar 12, 2009 Strong return of Columbia River coho, Puget Sound pink salmon projected - Mar 3, 2009 Public meeting scheduled March 3 on 2009 salmon forecast - Feb 18, 2009 Second public workshop scheduled to discuss how sport salmon fishing seasons are set - Nov 17, 2008 Public workshop scheduled to discuss how recreational salmon fishing seasons are established - Sep 23, 2008 Other News Season looks good for us (Aberdeen Daily World) Salmon anglers catch a break with no quotas and longer season (Seattle Times) Good news on salmon fishing in Puget Sound (Tacoma News Tribune) Links WDFW Commercial Fishing Selective Fishing Techniques Pacific Fishery Management Council Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife California Dept. of Fish and Game

2009 Pre-Season Salmon Forecast: Pink PINK  Region Hatchery Wild Total Forecast Method Puget Sound      Nooksack 140 15,372 15,512 R/S - flow adjustment      Skagit   1,232,620 1,232,620 Fry based      Hood Canal 3,409 51,602 55,011 R/S      Stillaguamish   392,219 392,219 Fry based      Snohomish   1,868,119 1,868,119 Fry based      Green   894,692 894,692 R/S      Puyallup   688,406 688,406 R/S      Nisqually ****   2,000 2,000 R/S based on min. esc. estimate      Strait of Juan de      Fuca   11,360 11,360 R/S Puget Sound Total 3,549 5,156,390 5,159,939   **** WDFW forecast presented. Final forecast still under negotiation.