Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife COMMERCIAL FISHING

Regulations
2009 Puget sound Commercial Salmon Regulations

2009 Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Regulations
[PDF Format 4.3 MB]

Puget Sound Limited Participation Fisheries Application


2009 Hotline Messages
- November 20, 2009
- November 13, 2009
- November 6, 2009
- October 30, 2009
- October 23, 2009
- October 16, 2009
- October 9, 2009
- October 2, 2009
- September 25, 2009
- September 18, 2009
- September 11, 2009
- September 10, 2009
- September 4, 2009
- August 28, 2009
- August 21, 2009
- August 14, 2009
- August 10, 2009
- July 27, 2009

Recovery Boxes
- Critical Design Elements and Positioning
[PDF Format 17.5 KB]
- Double Recovery Box
[PDF Format 192 KB]

Maps
- Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Management & Reporting Area Chart
[PDF Format 1 MB]
- Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Management Reporting Areas and Descriptions
[PDF Format 424K]
- Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Management Exclusion Zone Descriptions and Maps
[PDF Format 2.97MB]

Other Information
- Reef Net Fishing
- Seal Deterrents
- Commercial Fishing Picture Gallery

Licensing
- Commercial/Special License Fees
- License Applications

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Puget Sound Commercial Salmon
Regulations and Information

Puget Sound is home to a commercial salmon fleet that includes purse seines, gill nets, reef nets and some types of gear that are currently in the experimental stage. Non-treaty commercial fishing rules changes and a 2009 schedule of openings are available by clicking on the provided links. Information on Treaty Indian fishing in Puget Sound is available through the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission.

For a summary of all commercial salmon fishing regulations, descriptions of catch areas and exclusion zones and for the text of the latest hotline message click on the appropriate links provided on this page.

2007 Fraser River Commercial
Sockeye Fishery Disaster Assistance

2009 Preliminary Puget Sound new
All-Citizen Commercial Salmon Net Catch
2009 North of Falcon commercial Puget Sound salmon fishing regulations
2009 North of Falcon commercial salmon rules for Puget Sound
Apple Cove
(APC) Test Fishery

2009 Apple Cove Landings
2008 Results

Historical Hotlines

2008

2009 Fish Friendly Classes

June 25, 2009
May 13, 2009

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Lummi Island reef net lifts net with salmon.

Click here for more information on reef nets.

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Gill net boat underway.

See Puget Sound Salmon Commission

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Purse seine towing net in Colvos Passage.

See Experimental Purse Seine Fishery for Pacific Sardine (Sardinops Sagax)

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Commercial salmon vessels fishing sockeye in Area 7A, Lummi Island in background.

See Pacific Salmon Commission Website

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Chum salmon on deck of purse seine vessel.

Click here to view commercial vessels at our gallery.


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