Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-290 - Grays Harbor salmon fall fishery

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
From August 16 through December 31 of each year, it is
				  unlawful to fish for salmon in Grays Harbor for commercial purposes or to
				  possess salmon taken from those waters for commercial purposes, except
				  that:
Fishing periods:
(1) Gillnet gear may be used to fish for
				Chinook, coho, and chum salmon, and shad as provided in this section and in the
				tables below.
Area
Time
Date(s)
Maximum Mesh Size
2A, 2D
9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m.
October 2
4.25"
2A, 2D
9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m.
October 3
4.25"
2A, 2D
8:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m.
October 21
6.50"
2A, 2D
7:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.
October 22
6.50"
2A, 2D
12:01 p.m. through 8:00 p.m.
October 30
6.50"
2A, 2D
8:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m.
October 31
6.50"
2A, 2D
8:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m.
November 4
6.50"
2A. 2D
7:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.
November 5
6.50"
Area
Time and Date
Maximum Mesh Size
2C
7:00 a.m. October 23 through 7:00 p.m. October
							 24
9.00"
2C
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. October 28
9.00"
Gear:
(2) Gillnet gear restrictions - All areas:
(a) It is permissible to have on board a
				commercial vessel more than one net, provided that the length of any one net
				does not exceed 1,500 feet in length. Nets not specifically authorized for use
				in this fishery may be aboard the vessel if properly stored. A properly stored
				net is defined as a net on a drum that is fully covered by a tarp (canvas or
				plastic) and bound with a minimum of 10 revolutions of rope that is 3/8 (0.375)
				inches in diameter or greater.
(b)
				Areas 2A and 2D from October 3 through November 30: Gillnet gear only.
(i) Drift gillnet gear only. It is unlawful
				to use set net gear.
(ii) It is
				unlawful to utilize any object, except the vessel deploying the gear, to impede
				a gillnet or its attached line or float from drifting.
(iii) Mesh size must not exceed six and
				one-half inch maximum, except mesh size must not exceed four and one-quarter
				inches stretched in Areas 2A and 2D on October 2-3, 2024.
(iv) It is unlawful to use a gillnet to fish
				for salmon if the lead line weighs more than two pounds per fathom of net as
				measured on the cork line. It is permissible to have a gillnet with a lead line
				weighing more than two pounds per fathom aboard a vessel when the vessel is
				fishing in or transiting through Grays Harbor.
(c) Area 2C from October 1 through November
				30: Gillnet gear only.
(i) Drift gillnet gear
				only. It is unlawful to use set net gear.
(ii) It is unlawful to utilize any object,
				except the vessel deploying the gear, to impede a gillnet or its attached line
				or float from drifting.
(iii) Mesh
				size must not exceed nine inches.
(iv) It is unlawful to use a gillnet to fish
				for salmon if the lead line weighs more than two pounds per fathom of net as
				measured on the cork line. It is permissible to have a gillnet with a lead line
				weighing more than two pounds per fathom aboard a vessel when the vessel is
				fishing in or transiting through Grays Harbor.