Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-160 - Puget Sound salmon-Gillnet-Open periods

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				It is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken with gillnet gear for
				commercial purposes from Puget Sound, except in the following designated Puget
				Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas during the periods provided
				for in each respective fishing area:
AREA
TIME
DATE(S)
MINIMUM MESH
6D: Skiff gillnet only, definition WAC 220-350-170 and lawful gear description WAC 220-354-140.
7AM - 7PM
9/23, 9/24, 9/25, 9/26, 9/27, 9/30, 10/1, 10/2,
							 10/3, 10/4, 10/8, 10/9, 10/10, 10/11, 10/14, 10/15, 10/16, 10/17, 10/18, 10/21,
							 10/22, 10/23, 10/24, 10/25, 10/28, 10/29, 10/30, 10/31, 11/1, 11/4, 11/5, 11/6,
							 11/7, 11/8, 11/9
5"
Note: In Area 6D, it is unlawful to use other than
							 5-inch minimum mesh in the skiff gillnet fishery. It is unlawful to retain
							 Chinook taken in Area 6D at any time, or any chum salmon taken in Area 6D prior
							 to October 15 per Table 3.34 of the SCSCI Base Conservation Regime. In Area 6D,
							 any Chinook or chum salmon required to be released must be removed from the net
							 by cutting the meshes ensnaring the fish.
7, 7A:
7AM - Midnight
10/11, 10/12, 10/14, 10/15, 10/18, 10/19, 10/20,
							 10/21, 10/22, 10/23, 10/24, 10/25, 10/26, 10/27, 10/28, 10/29, 10/30, 10/31,
							 11/1, 11/2, 11/3, 11/4, 11/5, 11/6, 11/7, 11/8, 11/9
6 1/4"
Note: In Areas 7 and 7A after October 9 and prior to
							 October 18, coho and Chinook salmon must be released, and it is unlawful to use
							 a net soak time of more than 45 minutes. Net soak time is defined as the time
							 elapsed from when the first of the gillnet web enters the water, until the
							 gillnet is fully retrieved from the water. Fishers must also use a recovery box
							 in compliance with WAC 220-354-140 (5)(a) through (f)  when coho and Chinook
							 release is required.
7B:
7PM - 8AM
NIGHTLY 8/11, 8/12, 8/13, 8/18, 8/19, 8/20, 8/21,
							 8/25, 8/26, 8/27, 8/28
7"
7AM 9/1 - 7AM 9/5
5"
7AM 9/8 - 7AM 9/12
5"
7AM 9/15 - 7AM 9/19
5"
7AM 9/22 - Midnight 10/26
5"
7AM 10/28 - 4PM 11/1
6 1/4"
7AM 11/4 - 4PM 11/8
7AM 11/11 - 4PM 11/15
7AM 11/18 - 4PM 11/22
7AM 11/25 - 4PM 11/29
7AM 12/2 - 4PM 12/6
7C:
7PM - 8AM
NIGHTLY 8/11, 8/12, 8/13, 8/18, 8/19, 8/20, 8/21,
							 8/25, 8/26, 8/27, 8/28
7"
7AM 9/1 - 7AM 9/5
7"
7AM 9/8 - 7AM 9/12
7"
Note: In Area 7C the minimum mesh size is 7" through
							 9/12.
Note: The Whatcom Creek Zone: That portion of Area 7B
							 east of a North - South line from the flashing red light at the west entrance
							 to Squalicum Harbor to land fall east of Post Point may close per in-season
							 management needs.
8:
5AM - 11PM
Closed
5"
Note: In Area 8 it is unlawful to take or fish for
							 pink salmon with drift gillnets greater than 60-mesh maximum depth. Fishers
							 must also use minimum 5" and maximum 5 1/2" mesh during pink salmon management
							 periods.
8A:
6PM - 8AM
Closed
5"
6PM - 8AM
Closed
5"
Note: In Area 8A fishers must use minimum 5" and
							 maximum 5 1/2" mesh during pink salmon management periods.
8D:
6PM - 8AM
NIGHTLY 9/15, 9/19, 9/22, 9/26, 9/29, 10/3, 10
5"
6PM 9/16 - 8AM 9/19
5"
6PM 9/23 - 8AM 9/26
5"
6PM 9/30 - 8AM 10/3
5"
6PM 10/7 - 8AM 10/10
5PM - 9AM
NIGHTLY 10/13, 10/17, 10/20, 10/24
5"
5PM 10/14 - 9AM 10/17
5"
5PM 10/21 - 9AM 10/24
5"
5PM - 9AM
Closed
5"
4PM - 8AM
Closed
5"
4PM - 8AM
Closed
5"
6AM - 6PM
Closed
6 1/4"
7AM - 6PM
Closed
6 1/4"
9A: Skiff gillnet only, definition WAC 220-350-170 and lawful gear description WAC 220-354-140.
7AM 8/11 - 7PM 11/2
5"
Note: It is unlawful to retain chum salmon taken in
							 Area 9A prior to October 1, and it is unlawful to retain Chinook salmon at any
							 time. Any salmon required to be released must be removed from the net by
							 cutting the meshes ensnaring the fish.
10, 11:
5PM - 9AM
10/16, 10/20, 10/22, 10/29, 10/31
6 1/4"
4PM - 8AM
11/3, 11/5
Note: Areas 10 pink directed gillnet fisheries,
							 adjusted hours 7AM-7PM, limited participation to 5 purse seine and 5 gillnet,
							 observers required, use of recovery box required in compliance with WAC
							 220-354-140 (5)(a) through (f). For gillnets it is unlawful to use a net soak
							 time of more than 90 minutes. Net soak time is defined as the time elapsed from
							 when the first of the gillnet web enters the water, until the gillnet is fully
							 retrieved from the water. Retention of Chinook, coho, and chum is prohibited
							 for all gears.
Note: Areas 10 and 11 chum directed fisheries may be
							 subject to limited participation with daily per vessel catch limits. The number
							 of vessels per gear type and daily per vessel catch limits will be determined
							 by in-season management. Observers may be required for gillnets, including
							 observers aboard tender vessels during offloads.
12A: Skiff gillnet only, definition WAC 220-350-170 and lawful gear description WAC 220-354-140.
7AM - 7PM
Closed.
5"
Note: In Area 12A, it is unlawful to use other than
							 5-inch minimum mesh in the skiff gillnet fishery. It is unlawful to retain
							 Chinook or chum salmon taken in Area 12A at any time, and any salmon required
							 to be released must be removed from the net by cutting the meshes ensnaring the
							 fish.
12, 12B:
7AM - 8PM
10/15, 10/20, 10/22, 10/29, 10/31
6 1/4"
7AM - 7PM
11/3, 11/5
6 1/4"
6AM - 6PM
11/12, 11/14, 11/28, 11/20
6 1/4"
12C:
6AM - 6PM
Closed
6 1/4"
All other saltwater and freshwater areas -
							 Closed.
Nightly openings refer to the start date.
Within an area or areas, a mesh size restriction
							 remains in effect from the first date indicated until a mesh size change is
							 shown, and the new mesh size restriction remains in effect until
							 changed.
(2)
				Fishers must take department observers, if requested by department staff, when
				participating in these openings.
Reviser's note:
The typographical error in the
					 above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the
					 Register pursuant to the requirements of
					 RCW
					 34.08.040.