Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action No. 9-Closure and Reopening of the Recreational Fishery From Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain, OR

Résumé

NMFS announces that the recreational selective fishery for marked hatchery coho salmon in the area from Cape Falcon, OR to Humbug Mountain, OR was closed at midnight on August 1, 2002. The Northwest Regional Administrator, NMFS (Regional Administrator), determined that the quota of 22,500 marked hatchery coho had been reached. The recreational fishery for all salmon except coho then reopened on August 2, 2002, for the area from Cape Falcon, OR to Humbug Mountain, OR as scheduled in the 2002 annual management measures. This action was necessary to conform to the 2002 management goals.