NMFS Adjusts West Coast Salmon Fisheries

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) modified the commercial fishery from the U.S.-Canada border to Cape Falcon, OR, reopening it on August 9, 2002, and closing it on August 18, 2002, with a 400-chinook salmon vessel limit for the 10-day period, and lifted gear restrictions for four spreads per line between Cape Falcon, OR, and Leadbetter Point, WA.