Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-301 - Fish-Management and catch reporting areas › Section 220-301-020 - Coast, Willapa Harbor, Grays Harbor Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Area
				1
shall include those waters within 3 nautical miles of the Oregon and
				Washington coasts north of a line projected true west from Tillamook Head
				(approximate latitude 45.94640 degrees N), westerly of a line projected from
				the inshore end of the north Columbia River jetty to the knuckle of the south
				Columbia River jetty, and south of a line projected true west from Leadbetter
				Point in Washington along latitude 46.63611 degrees N.
(2)
Area 2
shall include those
				waters within 3 nautical miles of the Washington coast north of Area 1,
				westerly of a line projected from the southern tip (located at 46.72791 degrees
				N, 124.05848 degrees W) of the Jacobson Jetty near Washaway Beach due south to
				Leadbetter Point along longitude 124.05848 degrees W, westerly of a straight
				line projected from the Point Chehalis light northerly through the Coast Guard
				lookout tower to the shore near Point Brown, and south of a line projected true
				west from the Queets River mouth along latitude 47.53856 degrees N.
(3)
Area 2A
shall include those
				waters of Grays Harbor and the Chehalis River estuary upstream from the Highway
				101 Bridge at Aberdeen to a line projected from the Lakeside Industries asphalt
				plant tower (located at 46.97908 degrees N, 123.78317 degrees W) at a right
				angle to the thread of the stream to the opposite shore.
(4)
Area 2B
shall include those
				waters of Grays Harbor lying easterly of Area 2, southerly of a line running
				from a fishing boundary marker located at the south end of the eastern jetty at
				the Ocean Shores Marina, thence to a fishing boundary marker (located at
				46.96120 degrees N, 124.05575 degrees W) on Sand Island and thence to the
				tripod station (located at 46.98528 degrees N, 124.01195 degrees W) on
				Brackenridge Bluff, westerly of a line projected from the tripod station at
				Brackenridge Bluff southward through channel marker 8 in the south channel at
				the mouth of Johns River to the mainland, and northerly of the Bay City
				Bridge.
(5)
Area 2C
shall include those waters of Grays Harbor northerly of Area 2B, westerly of a
				line crossing the mouth of Grass Creek projected true north and south along
				longitude 124.01 degrees W, south and west of a line around the mouth of
				Chenois Creek starting at landfall at latitude 47.02661 degrees N projecting
				due west to longitude 124.03273 degrees W thence due north to landfall, and
				southwesterly of a line crossing the mouth of the Humptulips River projected
				westerly from the promontory located at 47.03236 degrees N, 124.04056 degrees W
				to landfall westerly of Campbell Slough at 47.04155 degrees N, 124.08274
				degrees W.
(6)
Area 2D
shall include those waters of Grays Harbor and the Chehalis River estuary
				downstream of Area 2A, easterly of Area 2B, and westerly (downstream) of the
				Highway 105 Bridge on Johns River.
(7)
Area 2K
shall include those
				waters of Willapa Harbor easterly of a line running from the northern tip of
				Goose Point to the Bay Center Channel light (Fl G 4s 18ft) thence to the
				western tip of Stony Point, and westerly of the Highway 101 bridges over the
				Palix and Niawiakum rivers.
(8)
Area 2M
shall include those waters of Willapa Harbor lying
				southeasterly of a line running from Needle Point northwesterly to the Island
				Sands light (Fl 2+1 G 6s 15ft, located at 46.53860 degrees N, 123.97654 degrees
				W) thence southerly to Diamond Point, northerly and easterly of a line from
				Stanley Point to Paradise Point, and downstream and northwesterly of the
				Highway 101 Bridge over the Naselle River.
(9)
Area 2N
shall include those
				waters of Willapa Harbor lying south of a line projected due west from the
				northern tip of Goose Point to landfall on Leadbetter Point along latitude
				46.63667 degrees N, northwesterly of a line projected from Needle Point 60
				degrees true to landfall north of the North Nemah River at 46.52223 degrees N,
				123.89603 degrees W, northerly of Area 2M and a line projected from the Island
				Sands light thence due west to landfall on the North Beach Peninsula.
(10)
Area 2P
shall include those
				waters of Willapa Harbor lying inside and southerly of a line projected from
				Diamond Point westerly through Marker 2 (Fl R 4s 15ft, located at 46.50165
				degrees N, 124.02382 degrees W) at the Nahcotta Boat Basin (RF#2) thence
				southerly to the north end of the boat basin jetty, and northerly of a line
				projected true west from High Point (approximate latitude 47.40951 degrees N)
				to landfall on the North Beach Peninsula.
(11)
Area 2R
shall include those
				waters of Willapa Harbor lying westerly and southerly of Areas 2M and 2N, and
				northerly of a line projected from Diamond Point westerly through Marker 2 at
				the Nahcotta Boat Basin to landfall on the North Beach Peninsula.
(12)
Area 2T
shall include those
				waters of Willapa Harbor easterly of Area 2, northerly of Areas 2K and 2N, west
				of a line projecting true north and south through Range Marker "B" (located at
				46.70938 degrees N, 123.85501 degrees W), southerly of a line running true west
				and east through a North River Channel marker located at 46.73510 degrees N,
				123.911906 degrees W, and easterly of a line projected true north from Marker 3
				(located at 46.70725 degrees N, 123.96608 degrees W) at the Tokeland Boat basin
				to landfall east of the Cedar River.
(13)
Area 2U
shall include those
				waters of Willapa Harbor and the Willapa River estuary easterly of Area 2T,
				downstream and westerly from the Hwy 101 Bridge in Raymond, and excluding all
				waters of the South Fork Willapa River above a line at its mouth projected from
				the Weyerhauser [Weyerhaeuser] chimney (located at 46.68927 degrees N,
				123.74121 degrees W) southwesterly at a right angle to the thread of the stream
				to the opposite shore.
(14)
Area 3
shall include those waters within 3 nautical miles of the
				Washington coast north of Area 2 and south of a line projected true west from
				Cape Alava along latitude 48.16667 degrees N.
(15)
Area 4
shall include those
				waters within 3 nautical miles of the Washington coast north of Area 3,
				westerly of a line projected from the northern tip of Portage Head to the
				southern tip of Waatch Point, and westerly of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line (WAC
				220-16-490 ).
(16)
Area 4A
shall include those
				waters easterly and inside of a line projected from the northern tip of Portage
				Head to the southern tip of Waatch Point, outside and westerly of the mouth of
				any river or stream flowing to the sea.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.04.020,
					 77.12.045, and
					 77.12.047. 11-14-003 (Order
					 11-91), §
											220-22-020, filed 6/22/11,
					 effective 7/23/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 90-03-068 (Order 90-05),
					 §
											220-22-020, filed 1/19/90,
					 effective 2/19/90; 84-15-008 (Order 84-66), §
											220-22-020, filed 7/6/84;
					 82-13-048 (Order 82-63), §
											220-22-020, filed 6/11/82;
					 81-13-005 (Order 81-37), §
											220-22-020, filed 6/8/81;
					 80-09-072 (Order 80-69), §
											220-22-020, filed 7/18/80;
					 78-07-067 (Order 78-45), §
											220-22-020, filed 6/30/78; Order
					 77-71, §
											220-22-020, filed 8/18/77; Order
					 77-14, §
											220-22-020, filed 4/15/77; Order
					 76-35, §
											220-22-020, filed
					 5/11/76.