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North
Coast Recreational Halibut
Marine Area 3 & 4, Neah Bay and La Push
Season Total:
109,991 lbs.
May: 79,194 lbs.
June: 30,798 lbs.
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North Coast Recreational
Halibut
Marine Area 3 and 4
Neah Bay and La Push
Open only
12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.
August 29, 2008.
Open in Marine
Area 4 East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line and in
Marine Areas 3 and 4 shoreward of a line approximating 30 fathoms
from the Bonilla-Tatoosh line, south to the Queets River.
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Notice
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| May |
| Days
Fished |
Halibut
Landed
(lbs.)
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May
Total
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Season
Cummulative |
Quota
Remaining
May Portion
(79,194 lbs) |
| May
13, 15, 17
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46,893
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46,893 |
46,893 |
32,301 |
May 20
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3,061
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49,954
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49,954 |
29,240 |
| May 29,
31 |
14,793 |
64,747 |
64,747 |
14,447 |
June 14
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7,064 |
71,811 |
71,811 |
7,383 |
| June |
| Days
Fished |
Halibut
Landed
(lbs.)
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June
Total
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Season
Cummulative |
Quota
Remaining
June Portion
(38,181 lbs) |
| June
17, 19, 21
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21,516 |
21,516 |
93,327 |
16,665 |
June
28
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9,695 |
31,211 |
103,022 |
6,970 |
July
26
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3,630 |
34,841 |
106,652 |
3,340 |
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Halibut
Fishery - 30 Fathom Rule Line
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- The fishery will
open in WDFW Marine Catch Areas 3 and 4 beginning on Tuesday, May 13,
and will continue three days per week—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday—until
the May portion of the quota is achieved.
- If sufficient quota
remains, the fishery will reopen in WDFW Marine Catch Area 4B and shoreward
of a modified line approximating 30 fms from the Bonilla-Tatoosh line
south to the Queets River, as described by the following coordinates:
48°24.79’N.
lat.; 124°44.07’W. long.;
48°24.80’N. lat.; 124°44.74’W. long.;
48°23.94’N. lat.; 124°44.70’W. long.;
48°23.51’N. lat.; 124°45.01’W. long.;
48°22.59’N. lat.; 124°44.97’W. long.;
48°21.75’N. lat.; 124°45.26’W. long.;
48°21.23’N. lat.; 124°47.78’W. long.;
48°20.32’N. lat.; 124°49.53’W. long.;
48°16.72’N. lat.; 124°51.58’W. long.;
48°10.00’N. lat.; 124°52.58’W. long.;
48°05.63’N. lat.; 124°52.91’W. long.;
47°56.25’N. lat.; 124°52.57’W. long.;
47°40.28’N. lat.; 124°40.07’W. long.;
47°31.70’N. lat.; 124°37.03’W. long.
on Tuesday, June
17, and Thursday, June 19. All recreational fishing in WDFW Marine Catch
Areas 3 and 4 outside of these areas will be closed on those dates.
- The fishery
will reopen in all areas of WDFW Marine Catch Areas 3 and 4 on Saturday,
June 21 if sufficient quota remains.
Area Closures
A "C-shaped"
yelloweye rockfish conservation area that is closed to recreational
bottomfish and halibut fishing is defined by the following coordinates
in the order listed:
48°18'
N. lat.; 125°18' W. long.;
48°18' N. lat.; 124°59' W. long.;
48°11' N. lat.; 124°59' W. long.;
48°11' N. lat.; 125°11' W. long.;
48°04' N. lat.; 125°11' W. long.;
48°04' N. lat.; 124°59' W. long.;
48°00' N. lat.; 124°59' W. long.;
48°00' N. lat.; 125°18' W. long.;
and connecting back to 48°18' N. lat.; 125°18' W. long.
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