Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #10 - Adjustments of the Recreational Fishery from the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape Falcon, Oregon

概要

NMFS announces two regulatory modifications, and a reallocation of the coho quota, in the recreational fishery from the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape Falcon, OR. Effective Friday, August 13, 2004, regulations for the area from Cape Alava, WA to Cape Falcon, OR (La Push, Westport, and Columbia River Subareas) were modified to have a minimum size limit for chinook of 24 inches (61.0 cm) total length; and for the area from Cape Alava to Queets River, WA (La Push Subarea) the daily bag limit was modified to: "all salmon, two fish per day, and all retained coho must have a healed adipose fin clip," thus allowing for the retention of two chinook per day. In addition, 40,000 coho were reallocated from Queets River to Leadbetter Point, WA (Westport Subarea) quota, by transferring the coho on an impact neutral basis, to the coho quota in the subarea from the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape Alava, WA (Neah Bay Subarea), which increased the Neah Bay quota by 6,600 coho. These actions were necessary to conform to the 2004 management goals. The intended effect of these actions was to allow the fishery to operate within the seasons and quotas specified in the 2004 annual management measures.