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Coastal
Commercial Dungness Crab Fishers and Processors WDFW Industry Notice
February 22, 2008
Information
Regarding the Makah and Quinault SMAs
The opening of the
Makah SMA to state fishers will be delayed until March 1, 2008 at
8:00 a.m. After review of the 2007-2008 state and tribal harvest
for catch area 59A1 it was been decided to delay the opening of Makah
SMA in order to provide additional fishing opportunity. The Quinault
primary SMA (PSMA) will remain in place until March 15, 2008. The
PSMA was scheduled to revert to two secondary SMAs on March 1, 2008.
The Makah and Quinault tribes requested these changes after discussing
the early season harvest during state tribal in-season management updates.
WDFW based our decision to modify the SMA structure on the fact that
both Makah and Quinault fishers were affected by poor crab condition
and severe weather at the beginning of the 2007-08 season.
The Makah SMA is
described as the coastal waters between 48°02.15 N. to 48°20.00
N. east of a line connecting those points approximating the 25-fathom
line according to the following coordinates:
- Northeast Corner;
Tatoosh Island
- Northwest Corner;
48°19.50 N. - 124°50.45 W.
- Southwest Corner;
48°02.15 N. - 124°50.45 W
- Southeast Corner;
48°02.15 N. - 124°41.00 W
The Quinault primary
SMA is described as the coastal waters shoreward of a line approximating
the 27-fathom depth curve between Raft River (47°28.00) and Copalis
River (47°08.00) according to the following coordinates.
- Northeast Corner
(Raft River): 47°28.00 N. Lat. 124°20.70 W. Lon.
- Northwest Corner:
47°28.00 N. Lat. 124°34.00 W. Lon.
- Southwest Corner:
47°08.00 N. Lat. 124°24.75 W. Lon.
- Southeast Corner
(Copalis River): 47°08.00 N. Lat. 124°11.20 W. Lon.
If you have any
questions pertaining to this notice please call Brandon
Bryant (360) 249-4628 ext. 229.
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