Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife FACT SHEET
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
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Columbia River Compact / Hearing Notice
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

September 18, 2007

Late Fall Non-Indian Commercial Salmon Fishery

Recommendation
Season #1: 8 AM through 6 PM Wednesday, September 19 (10 hours)
Area: Zones 1-5
Gear: 9-inch minimum and 9¾-inch maximum mesh size
 
Season #2: 8 PM Thursday September 20 to 6 AM Friday September 21 (10 hours)
Area: Zones 4-5
Gear: 8-inch minimum mesh size and 9¾-inch maximum mesh size
The following regulations apply to all fisheries listed above:
Sanctuaries: As applicable: Elokomin-B, Abernathy, Cowlitz, Kalama-B, Lewis-B, Sandy, and Washougal rivers

Allowable Sales:
Salmon and white sturgeon. A maximum of 12 white sturgeon may be possessed or sold by each participating vessel during each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) that the fishery is open. Limit applies to mainstem only. The weekly white sturgeon limit in Select Areas remains at 5 white sturgeon for each participating vessel during each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday). Green sturgeon may not be sold.

Miscellanious
Rules:
Multiple Net Rule: It will be legal to have onboard a commercial vessel more than one net as long as the nets are of legal size for the fishery, or the net has a minimum mesh size of 9 inches, and the length of any one net does not exceed 1,500 feet in length.

Nets not specifically authorized for use in this fishery may be onboard the vessel if properly stored. A properly stored net is defined as a net on a drum that is fully covered by a tarp (canvas or plastic) and bound with a minimum of ten revolutions of rope with a diameter of 3/8 (0.375) inches or greater.

24 hour Quick Reporting Rules will be in effect for Washington buyers.

Future Compact Hearings

A Columbia River Compact hearing has been scheduled for 10:00 AM, Tuesday, September 25. Place to be determined.

WDFW's website:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/crc/crcindex.htm

ODFW's website:
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/OSCRP/CRM/index.asp

WDFW hotline: 360-902-2500 or, 360-696-6211 (press *1010)

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