NMFS Adjusts Commercial Salmon Fishery in West Coast States and Western Pacific

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has modified the commercial salmon fishery in the area from Humbug Mountain, Oregon to the Oregon-California Border, allowing it to operate within the specified seasons and quotas as outlined in the 2004 annual management measures, from September 1 through September 3, September 8 through September 10, and September 15 through September 30, or until the attainment of the 3,000 chinook quota, with a daily limit of 50 chinook per vessel.