Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-314 - Personal-use fisheries-Halibut and bottomfish › Section 220-314-030 - Halibut-Seasons-Daily and possession limits

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It is unlawful to fish for or possess
				halibut taken for personal use except from the areas or in excess of the
				amounts provided for in this section:
(a)
				Marine Area 1: Closed except as provided by emergency rule. By-catch
				restriction: It is unlawful during any vessel trip to bring into port or land
				bottomfish, except flatfish, sablefish, Pacific cod, yellowtail rockfish, widow
				rock-fish, canary rockfish, redstriped rockfish, greenstriped rock-fish,
				silvergray rockfish, chilipepper, bocaccio, blue/deacon rockfish, and lingcod
				north of the Washington-Oregon border if the vessel has brought halibut into
				port or landed halibut.
(b) Marine
				Area 2:
(i) The northern near shore fishery
				takes place in those waters from 47°31.70'N. lat. south to 46°58.00'N.
				lat. and east of a boundary line approximating the 30 fathom depth contour as
				defined by the following coordinates:
47°31.70'N. lat., 124°37.03'W. long.
47°25.67'N. lat., 124°34.79'W. long.
47°12.82'N. lat., 124°29.12'W. long.
46°58.00'N. lat., 124°24.24'W. long.
Closed except as provided by emergency rule.
(ii) All other waters in Area 2 - Closed
				except as provided by emergency rule.
(iii) From May 1 through May 31, it is
				unlawful to fish for or possess lingcod, seaward of line approximating the
				30-fathom depth contour as defined by the coordinates below. However, a person
				may fish for and retain lingcod on days open during the primary halibut season
				as described in (b)(ii) of this subsection, seaward of a line approximating the
				30-fathom depth contour as defined by the coordinates below:
47°31.70'N. lat., 124°37.03'W. long.
47°25.67'N. lat., 124°34.79'W. long.
47°12.82'N. lat., 124°29.12'W. long.
46°52.94'N. lat., 124°22.58'W. long.
46°44.18'N. lat., 124°18.00'W. long.
46°38.17'N. lat., 124°15.88'W.
				  long.
(c) Marine
				Areas 3 and 4 west of Bonilla-Tatoosh line - Closed except as provided by
				emergency rule. The following area southwest of Cape Flattery is closed to
				halibut fishing at all times:
Those waters within an eastward-facing C-shaped closed area
				  defined as: Beginning at 48°18'N. lat., 125°18'W. long.; thence to
				  48°18'N. lat., 124°59'W. long.; thence to 48°11'N. lat.,
				  124°59'W. long.; thence to 48°11'N. lat., 125°11'W. long.; thence
				  to 48°04'N. lat., 125°11'W. long.; thence to 48°04'N. lat.,
				  124°59'W. long.; thence to 48°00'N. lat., 124°59'W. long.; thence
				  to 48°00'N. lat., 125°18'W. long.; thence to the point of
				  origin.
It is unlawful to fish for or possess bottomfish seaward of a
				  line approximating the 20-fathom depth contour as defined by the following
				  coordinates, from June 1 through July 31 except, on days and times open to
				  halibut fishing, it is permissible to retain lingcod, sablefish, bocaccio,
				  silvergray rockfish, canary rockfish, widow rockfish, yellowtail rockfish, and
				  Pacific cod. The retention of yellowtail rockfish and widow rockfish is
				  permitted seaward of the line approximating 20 fathoms during the month of
				  July:
48°23.9'N. lat., 124°44.2'W. long.
48°23.6'N. lat., 124°44.9'W. long.
48°18.6'N. lat., 124°43.6'W. long.
48°18.6'N. lat., 124°48.2'W. long.
48°10.0'N. lat., 124°48.8'W. long.
48°02.4'N. lat., 124°49.3'W. long.
47°37.6'N. lat., 124°34.3'W. long.
47°31.7'N. lat., 124°32.4'W. long.
(d) Marine Area 4 east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh
				line, closed except as provided by emergency rule. It is unlawful to fish for
				or possess bottomfish seaward of a line approximating 120 feet except, on days
				open to the Pacific halibut fishery in this area, it is permissible to retain
				lingcod, and Pacific cod seaward of 120 feet as defined by WAC
				220-314-010.
				The retention of yellowtail rockfish and widow rockfish is permitted seaward of
				the line approximating 120 feet during the months of July and August.
(e) Marine Areas 5 through 11, and 13 - On
				days that the halibut fishery is open, it is lawful to fish for, retain, and
				possess lingcod and Pacific cod seaward of 120 feet in Marine Area 5. Closed
				except as provided by emergency rule.