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Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-020 - Unlawful acts - Salmon possession and transport

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to
				possess in or transport through the waters of District No. 1 for commercial
				purposes any chinook salmon taken from said waters, or from the waters of the
				Pacific Ocean and District No. 2 during the period November 1 through April 30
				of the following year and during the period June 16 through June 30, except as
				provided in WAC 220-354-040.
(2) It
				shall be unlawful for any person to possess or transport through the waters of
				District No. 1 for commercial purposes any silver salmon taken from said
				waters, or from the waters of the Pacific Ocean and District No. 2 from
				November 1 through June 30 of the year following, except as provided in WAC
				220-354-040.
(3) It shall be
				unlawful for any person engaged in the business of canning, packing,
				processing, freezing, salting, smoking, kippering, preserving in ice, or
				otherwise involved in dealing in or curing any food fish or shellfish, or in
				the wholesale selling of food fish or shellfish for commercial purposes, to
				have in his possession within the boundaries of the state of Washington any
				fresh chinook salmon during the period November 1 through April 30, of the
				following year and during the period June 16 through June 30: Provided, That
				the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to chinook salmon lawfully
				taken from the concurrent waters of the Columbia River, or as otherwise
				provided.
(4) During the period May
				1 through June 14, it shall be unlawful to take, fish for or possess salmon
				with troll gear for commercial purposes except with single, barbless hooks
				except on bait hooks and artificial salmon plugs. Bait hooks must have a
				natural bait attached as its primary attraction while fishing. Spoons,
				wobblers, dodgers and flexible plastic lures must have barbless hooks. For the
				purpose of this regulation, a single, barbless hook is defined as a hook with
				one primary point and no secondary points or barbs curving or projected in any
				opposite direction.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-030 - Sale and purchase of commercial caught salmon

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(1) It is unlawful for any person licensed to
				take salmon for commercial purposes as required under chapter 77.65 RCW to:
(a) Possess for personal use more than three
				salmon per landing and delivery, regardless of species, provided that:
(i) The commercial season is open for the
				species taken; and
(ii) The fish
				retained are lawful to possess when taken by the gear type for which the person
				is licensed to fish; and
(iii) The
				daily limit and possession limit described in this subsection also apply to
				crew members of the fishing vessel designated on the commercial fishing
				license.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-040 - Carriers - Transporting packaged salmon

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It shall be lawful for a common or contract carrier to
				  transport during seasons in which the taking, catching, or possession of
				  chinook or silver salmon is unlawful in the state of Washington or in waters
				  over which the state of Washington has jurisdiction, an original package or
				  packages containing either silver or chinook salmon which original package or
				  packages both originate from and are destined for some other state, territory
				  or foreign country: Provided, That for the purpose of this regulation the term
				  "original package" shall mean a package from which fish cannot be extracted
				  without an opening or breaking thereof and which is accompanied by documentary
				  proof that the original point of shipment and the point of destination are
				  another state, territory or foreign country: Provided further, That it shall be
				  unlawful for any such carrier to open or break any such original package while
				  the same is in his possession, except for the purpose of reicing: Provided
				  further, That the waters of the Pacific Ocean shall not be considered a state,
				  territory or foreign country.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-050 - Limited participation salmon net fisheries

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(1) When the director determines that a
				harvestable amount of salmon appears to be available, but that full-fleet
				fishing effort has an unacceptable risk of exceeding the available harvest or
				compromises other specific management objectives, the director may authorize a
				limited participation fishery in extreme terminal fishing areas in order to
				provide additional opportunities for net fisheries where they might not
				otherwise exist. Such a fishery may be authorized for experimental or
				developmental fisheries, fisheries necessary to refine run size data, fisheries
				necessary to provide biological information, or in cases where:
(a) Other specific management objectives have
				been stated for the species and area in question; or
(b) There is a reasonable expectation that
				foregone opportunity will be claimed and the harvestable surplus cannot be
				carried forward to the next year of harvest; and
(c) Full-fleet participation with time,
				space, or gear restrictions cannot achieve the harvest goal.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-060 - Closed areas - Troll line gear

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It shall be unlawful to take fish for or
				possess salmon, for commercial purposes, with troll line gear within a 3
				nautical mile radius of the following river mouths during the times specified
(a) Quillayute River - May 1 to June
				15
(b) Hoh River - May 1 to
				September 15
(c) Queets River - May
				1 to September 15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-070 - Closed areas - Grays Harbor and tributaries

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(1) It is unlawful to take, fish for, or
				possess salmon taken for commercial purposes from those waters at the mouth of
				Grays Harbor lying westerly of a line projected from the Point Chehalis Light
				at Westport through the Coast Guard tower to the shore at Point Brown, and
				easterly of a line projected from the outermost end of the north jetty to the
				outermost end of the south jetty.
(2) During the period March 1 through July
				31, it is unlawful for any person, including treaty Indian fishermen, to take,
				fish for, or possess food fish taken for any purpose from the waters of the
				Chehalis River or any tributary of the Chehalis River upstream of the Porter
				Bridge.
(3) It is unlawful to fish
				for or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes from the Westport Boat
				Basin.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.04.020,
					 77.12.045, and
					 77.12.047. 10-12-061 (Order
					 09-108), §
											220-36-025, filed 5/27/10,
					 effective 6/27/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 86-15-016 (Order 86-55),
					 §
											220-36-025, filed 7/10/86;
					 83-10-015 (Order 83-30), §
											220-36-025, filed 4/26/83;
					 78-07-067 (Order 78-45), §
											220-36-025, filed 6/30/78; Order
					 77-14, §
											220-36-025, filed 4/15/77; Order
					 1133, §
											220-36-025, filed
					 7/19/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-090 - Puget Sound salmon-Quick reporting

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
All Puget Sound salmon fisheries are designated as "quick
				  reporting required" fisheries, and commercial purchasers and receivers must
				  comply with the provisions of WAC 220-352-325.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-110 - Puget Sound salmon - Special purse seine mesh size

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful to take, fish for or possess salmon
				  taken with purse seine gear in any Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch
				  Reporting Area exclusive of sockeye and pink salmon management unless said
				  purse seine gear is constructed so that the first 100 meshes below the corkline
				  that are within 75 fathoms of the bunt, excluding the bunt, are of a size not
				  less than 5 inches stretch measure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-130 - Purse seine - Release of incidentally caught fish

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It is unlawful for any purse seine vessel
				operator landing salmon to do so directly into the hold. All salmon must be
				landed onto the deck or sorting tray or table of the harvesting vessel with the
				hold hatch cover(s) closed until all salmon that cannot be retained are
				released; and additionally:
(2) In
				Areas 7 and 7A, and prior to the Fraser Panel relinquishing management control
				in Areas 7B and 7C, it is unlawful for any purse seine vessel operator to bring
				salmon aboard a vessel unless all salmon captured in the seine net are removed
				from the seine net using a brailer or dip net meeting the specifications in
				this section prior to the seine net being removed from the water, unless
				otherwise provided for in this section.
(3) The brailer must be constructed in the
				following manner and with the following specifications:
(a) A bag of web hung on a rigid hoop
				attached to a handle;
(b) The bag
				must be opened by releasing a line running through rings attached to the bottom
				of the bag; and
(c) The web must be
				of soft knotless construction, and the mesh size cannot exceed 57 mm (2.25
				inches) measured along two contiguous sides of a single mesh.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-140 - Puget Sound salmon - Lawful gear - Gillnet

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It is unlawful to use drift gillnet
				salmon gear in Puget Sound that exceeds 1,800 feet in length or contains meshes
				of a size less than 5 inches.
(2)
				It is unlawful to use skiff gillnet salmon nets in Puget Sound that exceed 600
				feet in length, 90 meshes in depth, or that contain meshes of a size less than
				5 inches, except in Area 9A, where skiff gillnets are further restricted by not
				being more than 60 meshes deep. It is unlawful to retrieve skiff gillnets by
				any means except by hand (no hydraulics may be used). It is unlawful to fail to
				attend to skiff gillnets at all times.
(3) Drift gillnets and skiff gillnets shall
				be operated substantially in a straight line. It is unlawful to set such nets
				in a circle or to set them in other than a substantially straight line.
(a) It is unlawful to operate any drift
				gillnet, attended or unattended, unless there is affixed, within five feet of
				each end of the net, two red size A-3 buoys, marking the visible end of the
				cork line portion of the net. One of the two buoys shall be marked in a
				visible, legible, and permanent manner with the name and gillnet license number
				of the fisher.
(b) The cork line
				portion of the net shall be marked every 50 fathoms of the net with size A-1
				buoys.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-150 - Puget Sound salmon - Gillnet - Daily hours

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It is unlawful to take or fish during the Fraser sockeye and
				  pink salmon species seasons in Areas 7 or 7A with gillnet gear from 12:00
				  midnight to 1.5 hours after sunrise.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-170 - Puget Sound salmon - Lawful gear - Reef nets

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Lawful salmon nets in Puget Sound must
				not exceed 300 meshes on any side nor contain meshes of a size less than 3-1/2
				inches nor utilize more than two leads. Each of the leads must not exceed 200
				feet in length, measured from the bows of the reef net boats to the nearest end
				of the head buoys. The use of any false, detached, or auxiliary lead is
				unlawful.
(2) It is unlawful to
				retain Chinook salmon with reef net gear unless the vessel operator is in
				immediate possession of a department-issued Puget Sound reef net logbook.
				Completed logs must be submitted and received within six working days to the
				department.
(3) It is unlawful to
				fish for salmon with reef net gear in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch
				Reporting Areas 7 and 7A unless the vessel operator has attended a "Fish
				Friendly" best fishing practices workshop and is in immediate possession of a
				department-issued certification card.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-180 - Puget Sound salmon-Reef net open periods

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(1)
				It is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken with reef net gear
				for commercial purposes in Puget Sound, except in the following designated
				Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas, during the periods
				provided for in each respective area:
AREA
TIME
DATE(S)
7
5AM - 9PM Daily
9/15 - 11/9
(2)
				It is unlawful at all times to retain unmarked Chinook salmon taken with reef
				net gear, and it is unlawful to retain chum salmon taken with reef net gear
				prior to October 1.
(3) It is
				unlawful to retain marked Chinook after September 30.
(a) It is unlawful to retain marked Chinook
				with reef net gear if the fisher does not have in his or her immediate
				possession a department-issued Puget Sound Reef Net Logbook with all retained
				Chinook accounted for in the logbook. Marked Chinook are those with a clipped
				adipose fin and a healed scar at the site of the clipped fin.
(b) It is unlawful to retain unmarked coho
				with reef net gear if the fisher does not have in his or her immediate
				possession a department-issued Puget Sound Reef Net Logbook with all retained
				unmarked coho accounted for in the logbook. Unmarked coho are those with an
				intact adipose fin.
(c) Completed
				logs must be submitted and received within six working days to: Puget Sound
				Commercial Salmon Manager, Department of Fish & Wildlife, P.O. Box 43200,
				Olympia, WA 98504.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-190 - Puget Sound salmon - Net seasons - Time

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
During the openings provided for in this chapter, all times
				  stated are Pacific Standard Time from January 1 through the second Saturday in
				  March and from the first Sunday in November through December 31; and all times
				  stated are Pacific Daylight Time from the second Sunday in March to the first
				  Saturday in November.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-200 - Puget Sound salmon-Beach seine-Emerging commercial fishery-Eligibility-Lawful gear

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The Puget
				Sound beach seine salmon fishery is designated as an emerging commercial
				fishery for which a vessel is required. An emerging commercial fishery license
				and an experimental fishery permit are required to participate in this
				fishery.
(2) The department will
				issue six salmon beach seine experimental fishery permits.
(3) The following is the selection process
				the department will use to offer a salmon beach seine experimental permit.
(a) Persons who held a salmon beach seine
				experimental fishery permit in the previous management year will be eligible
				for a permit in the current management year.
(b) The department will work with the
				advisory board, per RCW  77.70.160(1), to establish criteria by which applicants
				will qualify to enter the pool. The pool established by this drawing will be
				maintained to replace any permit(s) which are voided.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-210 - Puget Sound salmon-Beach seine-Open periods

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(1)
				It is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken with beach seine gear
				for commercial purposes from Puget Sound except in the following designated
				Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas during the periods
				provided hereinafter in each respective Management and Catch Reporting Area:
				All areas:
AREA
TIME
DATE(S)
12A:
7AM - 7PM
8/26, 8/27, 8/28, 8/29, 8/30, 9/2, 9/3, 9/4, 9/5,
							 9/6, 9/9, 9/10, 9/11, 9/12, 9/13, 9/16, 9/17, 9/18, 9/19, 9/20, 9/23, 9/24,
							 9/25, 9/26, 9/27, 9/30, 10/1, 10/2, 10/3, 10/4
12C,
Hoodsport Hatchery Zone:
7AM - 7PM
7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26, 9/3
Additional July and August dates (determined per
							 agreement with tribal co-managers in-season if harves table surplus of salmon
							 increase).
November (dates determined per agreement with tribal
							 co-managers in-season if harvestable surplus of salmon remain).
(2)
				It is unlawful to retain the following salmon species taken with beach seine
				gear within the following areas during the following periods:
(a) Chinook salmon - At all times in Area
				12A.
(b) Chum salmon - In all areas
				prior to October 10.
(c) Sockeye
				salmon - At all times in Areas 12, 12A, 12B, and 12C.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-220 - Willapa Bay salmon - Seasons and lawful gear

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken
				  for commercial purposes in Willapa Bay fishing areas, with the exception of
				  salmon taken with gillnet gear as provided for in this
				  chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-230 - Willapa Bay salmon - Gillnet gear specifications

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It is unlawful to fish for food fish in Willapa Bay for
				  commercial purposes with gillnet gear or to possess food fish taken from those
				  waters with gillnet gear unless:
(1)
				The gillnet does not exceed 1,500 feet in length along the cork line;
				and
(2) Except as otherwise
				provided in this chapter, the mesh size of the gillnet is not less than 5
				inches or greater than 6-1/2 inches stretch measure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-240 - Willapa Bay salmon - Summer fishery

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
From July 5 through August 15, it is unlawful to fish for
				  salmon in Willapa Bay for commercial purposes or to possess salmon taken from
				  those waters for commercial purposes.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.04.020,
					 77.12.045, and
					 77.12.047. WSR 12-11-093, §
											220-40-021, filed 5/18/12,
					 effective 6/18/12; WSR 10-12-061 (Order 09-108), §
											220-40-021, filed 5/27/10,
					 effective 6/27/10. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. WSR 01-13-055 (Order 01-104),
					 §
											220-40-021, filed 6/15/01,
					 effective 7/16/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. WSR
					 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), §
											220-40-021, filed 7/15/98,
					 effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. WSR 97-15-148 (Order
					 97-123), §
											220-40-021, filed 7/23/97,
					 effective 8/23/97; WSR 96-13-035 (Order 96-77), §
											220-40-021, filed 6/11/96,
					 effective 7/12/96; WSR 95-13-065 (Order 95-76), §
											220-40-021, filed 6/19/95,
					 effective 7/20/95; WSR 94-13-014 (Order 94-46), §
											220-40-021, filed 6/3/94,
					 effective 7/4/94; WSR 90-18-023 (Order 90-77), §
											220-40-021, filed 8/24/90,
					 effective 9/24/90; WSR 89-16-056 (Order 89-71), §
											220-40-021, filed 7/28/89,
					 effective 8/28/89; WSR 88-19-098 (Order 88-116), §
											220-40-021, filed 9/20/88; WSR
					 87-21-041 (Order 87-161), §
											220-40-021, filed 10/14/87; WSR
					 86-15-016 (Order 86-55), §
											220-40-021, filed 7/10/86; WSR
					 85-13-073 (Order 85-64), §
											220-40-021, filed 6/19/85; WSR
					 84-15-008 (Order 84-66), §
											220-40-021, filed 7/6/84; WSR
					 83-13-054 (Order 83-53), §
											220-40-021, filed 6/15/83; WSR
					 82-13-048 (Order 82-63), §
											220-40-021, filed 6/11/82; WSR
					 81-13-005 (Order 81-37), §
											220-40-021, filed 6/8/81; WSR
					 80-09-072 (Order 80-69), §
											220-40-021, filed 7/18/80; WSR
					 79-07-046 (Order 79-43), §
											220-40-021, filed 6/22/79; WSR
					 78-09-041 (Order 78-61), §
											220-40-021, filed 8/18/78; Order
					 77-71, §
											220-40-021, filed 8/18/77; Order
					 77-44, §
											220-40-021, filed 6/3/77; Order
					 76-73, §
											220-40-021, filed 8/16/76; Order
					 1221, §
											220-40-021, filed 7/1/75; Order
					 1133, §
											220-40-021, filed
					 7/19/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-260 - Grays Harbor salmon gear

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon
				  taken for commercial purposes in Grays Harbor fishing areas, with the exception
				  of salmon taken with gillnet gear as provided for in this
				  chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-270 - Grays Harbor salmon Gillnet gear specifications

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It is unlawful to fish for food fish in Grays Harbor for
				  commercial purposes with gillnet gear, or to possess food fish taken from those
				  waters with gillnet gear, unless:
(1)
				The gillnet does not exceed 1,500 feet in length along the cork line;
				and
(2) Except as otherwise
				provided in this chapter, the mesh size of the gillnet is not less than 5
				inches or greater than 6-1/2 inches stretch measure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-280 - Grays Harbor salmon - Summer fishery

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
From July 5 through August 15, it is unlawful to fish for
				  salmon in Grays Harbor for commercial purposes or to possess salmon taken from
				  those waters for commercial purposes.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-300 - Coastal salmon troll seasons-Commercial

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken
				  with troll gear in Pacific Ocean waters or to land salmon taken with troll gear
				  from Pacific Ocean waters into a Washington port except as provided by
				  emergency rule. When troll gear is authorized under emergency regulation, the
				  following provisions shall also apply unless expressly modified by the
				  emergency rule:
(1) Closed in Salmon
				Control Zones defined in chapter 220-306 WAC except as provided in emergency
				rule.
(2) Minimum size limits for
				Chinook and coho will be specified in emergency rule. No minimum size for pink,
				sockeye or chum salmon.
No chum retention north of Cape Alava (48°10'00"N. lat.)
				  beginning August 1 continuing through September 30.
(3) Salmon may be taken only by hook and line
				using single point, single shank, barbless hooks.
(4) It is unlawful for a vessel to have troll
				or recreational gear in the water while in any area closed to fishing for
				certain species of salmon while possessing that species of salmon; however,
				fishing for species other than salmon is not prohibited if the area is open for
				such species, and no salmon are in possession.
(5) Salmon may not be filleted prior to
				landing.
(6) Vessels must land and
				deliver their salmon within twenty-four hours of any closure of this
				fishery.
(7) All salmon on board a
				vessel must meet the minimum size, landing/possession limit, or other special
				requirements for the area being fished and the area in which they are landed if
				the area is open or has been closed less than forty-eight hours for that
				species of salmon. Salmon may be landed in an area that has been closed for a
				species of salmon more than forty-eight hours only if they meet the minimum
				size, landing/possession limit, or other special requirements for the area in
				which they were caught.
(8) During
				any single trip, only one side of the Leadbet-ter Point line (46°38'10"N.
				lat.) may be fished.
(a) Vessels fishing or in
				possession of salmon while fishing south of Leadbetter Point must land and
				deliver all species of fish within the area south of Leadbetter
				Point.
(b) For delivery to
				Washington ports south of Leadbetter Point, vessels must notify WDFW at
				360-249-1215 prior to crossing the Leadbetter Point line with area fished,
				total Chinook, coho, and halibut catch aboard, and destination with approximate
				time of delivery.
(c) Vessels may
				not land fish east of the Megler-Astoria bridge.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-310 - Puget Sound-Salmon pre-serve-Drayton Harbor

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"Drayton Harbor Salmon Preserve" shall include all the waters
				  of Drayton Harbor and tributaries thereto lying inside and easterly of a line
				  projected 66 degrees true from Semiahmoo Spit (48°59'25.8"N,
				  122°46'16.5"W) to the northern breakwater of the Port of Bellingham's
				  Blaine Harbor (48°59'30.5"N, 122°46'0.4"W).
Order 988, §
											220-47-252, filed
					 4/28/72.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-320 - Puget Sound-Salmon preserve -San Juan Island

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"San Juan Island Salmon Preserve" shall include those waters
				  of Puget Sound lying inside the following lines: A line projected 199 degrees
				  true from Lopez Pass Light 2 (Light List No. 19375 FlR4s21ft4M"2,"
				  48°28'52"N, 122°49'5"W) across Lopez Pass to Lopez Island
				  (48°28'42.1"N, 122°49'10.7"W), a line projected 359 degrees true from
				  Fauntleroy Point on Decatur Island (48°31'28.4"N, 122°47'18.8"W)
				  through Lawson Rock Light 2 (Light List No. 19410 FlR4s15ft4M"2,"
				  48°31'51"N, 122°47'19"W) to Blakely Island (48°32'27.2"N,
				  122°47'21.2"W); a line projected 184 degrees true from Deer Point on Orcas
				  Island (48°36'5.1"N, 122°47'59.7"W) across Spindle Rock
				  (48°35'4.2"N, 122°48'6.2"W) to Blakely Island; a line projected 91
				  degrees true from Limestone Point on San Juan Island (48°37'21.0"N,
				  123°6'27.1"W) to the northernmost point of Jones Island (48°37'16.9"N,
				  123°2'59.3"W); then 90 degrees true to Orcas Island (48°37'16.8"N,
				  123°1'49.6"W); a line projected 38 degrees true from Reef Point on San Juan
				  Island (48°31'43.1"N, 122°58'12.3"W) to the southernmost point of Shaw
				  Island (48°32'47.6"N, 122°56'55.8"W); and a line projected 321 degrees
				  true from Flat Point on Lopez Island (48°33'3.7"N, 122°55'10.9"W) to
				  the most westerly point on Canoe Island (48°33'19"N, 122°55'29.6"W),
				  thence true north to the shoreline of Shaw Island (48°33'51.3"N,
				  122°55'43.7"W), excluding the waters of Puget Sound Salmon Management and
				  Catch Reporting Area 7E.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 95-13-056 (Order
					 95-75), §
											220-47-262, filed 6/16/95,
					 effective 7/17/95; 86-13-038 (Order 86-46), §
											220-47-262, filed 6/12/86; Order
					 988, §
											220-47-262, filed
					 4/28/72.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-330 - Puget Sound-Salmon preserve-Strait of Juan de Fuca

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"The Strait of Juan de Fuca Salmon Preserve" shall include
				  those waters and tributaries thereto lying within three miles off shore between
				  a line projected 30 degrees true from a point three miles west of the Sekiu
				  River mouth (48°19'06.9"N, 124°27'19.4"W) to a line projected 45
				  degrees true from a point three miles east of the Dungeness River mouth
				  (48°07'35.4"N, 123°04'14.4"W), excluding the waters of Puget Sound
				  Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 6D.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 88-14-133 (Order
					 88-48), §
											220-47-266, filed 7/6/88; Order
					 988, §
											220-47-266, filed
					 4/28/72.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-340 - Puget Sound-Area 7A salmon fishery separation lines

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(1) The "East Point Line" shall be defined as
				a line projected 184 degrees true from Boundary Bay Light D (Light List No.
				19972 FlY4s36ft4M"D," 49°0'7.6"N, 123°1'13"W) on the Canada/United
				States border, through the eastern portion of Point Roberts to the Saturna
				Island Sector Light (Light List No. 19810 FlW15s102ft17M,FR85ft8M,
				48°46'58"N, 123°2'45"W) on East Point Saturna Island , British
				Columbia, Canada.
(2) The "Iwersen
				Dock Line" shall be defined as a line projected 233 degrees true from ruins of
				the Iwersen Dock (48°58'30.6"N, 123°5'6.5"W) on Point Roberts to the
				Active Pass Light (List of Lights CA No. 275 FLW10s57ft17M, 48°52'23"N,
				123°17'26"W) on Georgina Point, Mayne Island, British Columbia,
				Canada.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 88-14-133 (Order
					 88-48), §
											220-47-269, filed
					 7/6/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-355 - Commercial fisheries-Bottomfish and halibut › Section 220-355-010 - Unlawful retention of live bottomfish

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It is unlawful to take and preserve bottomfish alive for any
				  commercial purpose, except as otherwise provided by state law or department
				  rule. Violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.550 Violation of commercial fishing
				  area or time -- Penalty.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.04.012,
					 77.04.013,
					 77.04.055,
					 77.12.045, and
					 77.12.047. 12-23-016 (Order
					 12-267), §
											220-48-072, filed 11/9/12,
					 effective 12/10/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-355 - Commercial fisheries-Bottomfish and halibut › Section 220-355-020 - Puget Sound bottomfish - General provisions

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(1) It is unlawful to possess English sole
				less than 12 inches in length taken with commercial bottomfish gear in all
				Puget Sound Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting
				Areas.
(2) It is unlawful to
				possess any starry flounder less than 14 inches in length taken with commercial
				bottomfish gear in all Puget Sound Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch
				Reporting Areas.
(3) It is unlawful
				to possess lingcod taken with commercial gear year-round in Puget Sound Marine
				Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas 23D, 24A, 24B, 24C, 24D,
				25B, 25C, 25D, 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D, 27A, 27B, 27C, 28A, 28B, 28C, and
				28D.
(4) It is unlawful to possess
				lingcod less than 26 inches in length or greater than 36 inches in length taken
				with commercial gear in all state waters east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh
				line.
(5) It is unlawful to possess
				lingcod taken with commercial gear from June 16 through April 30 in Puget Sound
				Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas 20A, 20B, 21A, 21B,
				22A, 22B, 23A, 23B, 23C, 25A, 25E, and 29.
(6) It is unlawful to possess any species of
				shellfish taken with lawful bottomfish gear except as provided in WAC
				220-340-720 and 220-340-770.
(7)
				Incidental catch.
(a) It is permissible to
				retain bottomfish taken incidental to any lawful salmon fishery, provided the
				bottomfish could be lawfully taken under state law and department
				rule.
(b) It is unlawful to retain
				salmon or sturgeon taken incidental to any lawful bottomfish fishery in Puget
				Sound.
(c) It is unlawful to retain
				any species of shellfish taken incidental to any bottomfish fishery in Puget
				Sound, except octopus and squid.
(d) It is unlawful to retain any whiting
				taken incidental to any bottomfish fishery in Catch Areas 24B, 24C or 26A
				except when using pelagic trawl gear when these areas have been opened by the
				director for a directed whiting fishery.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-355 - Commercial fisheries-Bottomfish and halibut › Section 220-355-030 - Puget Sound bottomfish - Unlawful gear

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(1) It is unlawful to fish for or possess
				bottomfish taken with the following gear in all Puget Sound Marine
				Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas:
(a) Otter trawl;
(b) Beam trawl;
(c) Dogfish set net gear;
(d) Pacific cod set net gear;
(e) Set line gear;
(f) Commercial jig gear; and
(g) Troll line gear.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-355 - Commercial fisheries-Bottomfish and halibut › Section 220-355-040 - Commercial salmon fishing Retaining Puget Sound bottomfish incidental catch

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It is permissible to retain bottomfish for commercial
				  purposes taken with commercial salmon gear incidental to a lawful salmon
				  fishery in any waters of Puget Sound, except lingcod during closures provided
				  in WAC 220-355-020.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-355 - Commercial fisheries-Bottomfish and halibut › Section 220-355-050 - Puget Sound bottomfish - Drag seine requirements and seasons

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(1) It is unlawful
				to operate drag seine or beach seine gear without possessing a valid food fish
				drag seine fishery license. A violation of this subsection is a gross
				misdemeanor or class C felony, depending on the circumstances of the violation,
				punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.500 Commercial fishing without a
				license -- Penalty.
(2) It is
				unlawful to take, fish for, and possess bottomfish with drag seine or beach
				seine gear, unless the gear meets the following requirements:
(a) Seines must be 350 feet or less in
				length; and
(b) Net mesh must be
				1/2-inch stretch measure or larger.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-355 - Commercial fisheries-Bottomfish and halibut › Section 220-355-060 - Puget Sound - Bottomfish pots

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(1) It is unlawful to take, fish for, and
				possess bottomfish for commercial purposes with bottomfish pot gear as
				described in WAC 220-300-050, except in the following Puget Sound Marine
				Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas during the seasons
				designated below:
Areas 23C and 29 open only by permit from the
				  director.
(2) Violation of
				subsection (1) of this section is a gross misdemeanor, punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.550 Violation of commercial fishing
				area or time Penalty.
(3) It is
				unlawful to operate bottomfish pot gear without possessing a valid bottomfish
				pot license. Violation of this subsection is a gross misdemeanor or class C
				felony, depending on the circumstances of the violation, punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.500 Commercial fishing without a
				license Penalty.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-355 - Commercial fisheries-Bottomfish and halibut › Section 220-355-070 - Coastal bottomfish gear

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(1)
(a) It is unlawful to take, fish for,
				possess, transport through the waters of the state, or land in any Washington
				state ports, bot-tomfish taken for commercial purposes in violation of gear
				requirements published in the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), Title 50,
				Part 660, Subparts D through F. This subpart provides requirements for
				commercial groundfish fishing in the Pacific Ocean. Additional regulations may
				be listed in the Federal Register, and these override the C.F.R. if there are
				any inconsistencies. Prior to using coastal bottomfish gear, a person must
				consult both the Federal Register and the C.F.R. This chapter, chapter 220-355
				WAC, adopts the federal regulations imposed by the C.F.R. and the Federal
				Register, and it incorporates those regulations by reference. Where rules refer
				to the fishery management area, that area is extended to include Washington
				state waters coterminous with the Exclusive Economic Zone. A copy of the
				federal rules may be obtained by going on the internet to the National Marine
				Fisheries Service West Coast Region Groundfish page. State regulations may
				apply that are more restrictive than federal regulations.
(b) Violation of this subsection is a gross
				misdemeanor, punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.520.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-355 - Commercial fisheries-Bottomfish and halibut › Section 220-355-080 - Highly migratory species fisheries - Possession and landing requirements - Gear restriction

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(1) It
				is unlawful to possess, transport through the waters of the state, or land into
				any Washington port, highly migratory species taken in violation of any permit
				or data collection requirements as published in the Code of Federal Regulations
				(C.F.R.), Title 50, Part 660, Subpart K. These federal regulations provide the
				requirements for highly migratory species fisheries in the Pacific Ocean. There
				may be additional regulations listed in the Federal Register, and these
				override the regulations in the C.F.R. if there are any inconsistencies between
				the two. Chapter 220-355 WAC incorporates the C.F.R. by reference and is based,
				in part, on the C.F.R. Where rules refer to the fishery management area, that
				area is extended to include Washington state waters coterminous with the
				Exclusive Economic Zone. A copy of the federal rules may be obtained by the
				internet at www.pcouncil.org. State regulations may apply that are more
				restrictive than federal regulations.
(2) Except as authorized under the federal
				rules referenced in this subsection, it is unlawful to use drift gillnet gear
				in state and offshore waters west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line, north of the
				Washington-Oregon boundary, and south of the United States-Canada
				boundary.
(3) Violation of
				reporting requirements under this section is punishable pursuant to
				RCW
				77.15.280.
(4) Violation of gear requirements under this
				section is punishable pursuant to
				RCW
				77.15.520.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-355 - Commercial fisheries-Bottomfish and halibut › Section 220-355-090 - Coastal bottomfishing areas and seasons

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(1)
(a) It
				is unlawful to possess, transport through the waters of the state, or land in
				any Washington state port bot-tomfish in violation of any area or time closure
				or requirement as published in the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), Title
				50, Part 660, Subparts D through F. These federal regulations provide the
				requirements for commercial groundfish fishing in the Pacific Ocean. There may
				be additional regulations listed in the Federal Register, and these override
				the regulations in the C.F.R. if there are any inconsistencies between the two.
				Chapter 220-355 WAC incorporates the C.F.R. by reference and is based, in part,
				on the C.F.R. Where rules refer to the fishery management area, that area is
				extended to include Washington state waters coterminous with the Exclusive
				Economic Zone. A copy of the federal rules may be obtained by the internet at
				the National Marine Fisheries Service West Coast Region Groundfish page. State
				regulations may apply that are more restrictive than federal
				regulations.
(b) Violation of catch
				requirements under this subsection is punishable pursuant to
				RCW
				77.15.550.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-355 - Commercial fisheries-Bottomfish and halibut › Section 220-355-100 - Coastal bottomfish catch limits

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(1)
(a) It
				is unlawful to possess, transport through the waters of the state, or land in
				any Washington state port, bottomfish taken in excess of the amounts or less
				than the minimum or maximum sizes, or in violation of any of the possession,
				landing, or sorting requirements published in the Code of Federal Regulations
				(C.F.R.), Title 50, Part 660, Sub-parts D through F. These federal regulations
				provide the requirements for commercial groundfish fishing in the Pacific
				Ocean. Additional regulations may be enacted and listed in the Federal
				Register, and these regulations override those in the C.F.R. if there are any
				inconsistencies between the two. Therefore, persons must consult these federal
				regulations, which chapter 220-355 WAC incorporates by reference and is based
				on, in part. Where rules refer to the fishery management area, that area is
				extended to include Washington state waters coterminous with the Exclusive
				Economic Zone. A copy of the federal rules may be obtained by the internet at
				the National Marine Fisheries Service West Coast Region Groundfish page. State
				regulations may apply that are more restrictive than federal
				regulations.
(b) Violation of this
				subsection is a gross misdemeanor, punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.550.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-355 - Commercial fisheries-Bottomfish and halibut › Section 220-355-110 - Otter trawl logbook required

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(1) It
				is unlawful for any vessel operator engaged in commercial otter trawl fishing
				in Coastal Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas 58B,
				59A-1, 59A-2, 59B, 60A-1, 60A-2, 61, 62, and 63, or possessing groundfish taken
				with such gear from those areas, to fail to obtain and accurately maintain the
				appropriate logbook.
(2) It is
				unlawful for the operator of the harvest vessel to fail to keep the logbook
				aboard the vessel while the vessel is engaged in groundfish fishing or has
				groundfish onboard.
(3) It is
				unlawful for the vessel operator to fail to submit harvest logs for inspection
				upon request by fish and wildlife officers and/or authorized department
				employees.
(4) It is unlawful for
				any vessel operator engaged in groundfish fishing to fail to comply with the
				following methods and time frames of logbook submittal:
(a) Vessel operators responsible for
				submitting logs to the department must maintain a copy of all submitted logs
				for up to three years after the fishing activity ended. The copies must verify
				that logs sent by mail were received by the department, except that operators
				submitting logs directly to authorized department employees must record the
				name and date of the contact on the fisherman's copy of the log. The operators
				must maintain these copies for up to three years after the fishing activity
				ended.
(b) The department's copies
				of completed log sheets must be submitted to the department for each month in
				which fishing activity occurs. The department's copies must be received within
				ten days following any calendar month in which fishing activity occurred, or
				within ten days following the termination of the commercial fishing activity,
				whichever occurs first.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-355 - Commercial fisheries-Bottomfish and halibut › Section 220-355-120 - Bottomfish - Far offshore fishery

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(1)
(a) It
				is unlawful for any fisher to transport through the waters of the state, or to
				land in any Washington state port, bottomfish taken outside the Exclusive
				Economic Zone (more than 200 miles offshore), except that any fisher may
				transport bottomfish through the waters of the state or land bottomfish taken
				without the Exclusive Economic Zone, provided:
(i) The fisher has, at least 48 hours prior
				to participating in the far offshore fishery, notified the department either by
				writing to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 48A Devonshire Road,
				Montesano, WA 98563; or telephoning the department during regular business
				hours, Monday through Friday, at 360-586-6129. The fisher must provide the
				following information: Vessel name and official number; anticipated fishing
				dates; anticipated port of landing;
(ii) The fisher makes the vessel available
				for a hold inspection, if required to do so by the department, prior to
				departure for the far offshore fishery; and
(iii) The fisher notifies the department at
				least 24 hours prior to landing bottomfish at any Washington state port. The
				fisher must provide the following information: Port of landing; estimated date
				and time of landing; estimated species composition, and weight of fish
				aboard.