Background North of Falcon Q&A How salmon fishing seasons are set How tribes and state co-manage salmon and steelhead Pre-Season Forecasts Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye WDFW News 2009 salmon fisheries approved - Apr 8, 2009 Joint statement: Treaty tribes, state develop salmon seasons that protect weak wild stocks - Apr 8, 2009 Federal panel adopts options for ocean salmon sport fisheries - Mar 12, 2009 Strong return of Columbia River coho, Puget Sound pink salmon projected - Mar 3, 2009 Public meeting scheduled March 3 on 2009 salmon forecast - Feb 18, 2009 Second public workshop scheduled to discuss how sport salmon fishing seasons are set - Nov 17, 2008 Public workshop scheduled to discuss how recreational salmon fishing seasons are established - Sep 23, 2008 Other News Season looks good for us (Aberdeen Daily World) Salmon anglers catch a break with no quotas and longer season (Seattle Times) Good news on salmon fishing in Puget Sound (Tacoma News Tribune) Links WDFW Commercial Fishing Selective Fishing Techniques Pacific Fishery Management Council Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife California Dept. of Fish and Game

2009 Pre-Season Salmon Forecast: Chum CHUM - SUMMER Region Hatchery Wild Total Forecast Method Puget Sound      Central Sound 4,255 4,255 R/S      South Sound 53,097 53,097 R/S      Hood Canal * 18,009 18,009 4-year mean      Strait of Juan de Fuca * 5,198 * 5,198 4-year mean Puget Sound Total 80,559 80,559   * Wild forecasts for HC & SJF include supplementation returns. * WDFW forecasts presented. Co-manager agreement forecasts are for ranges (HC 18,009 - 18,948, SJF 5,198 - 5,999). CHUM - FALL       Region Hatchery Wild Total Forecast Method Puget Sound      Nooksack/Samish 10,530 58,615 69,145 R/S      Skagit 1,000 25,828 26,828 Fry based      Stillaguamish 4,213 15,665 19,878 Fry based      Snohomish 42,750 29,849 72,599 Fry based      Central Sound 22,159 87,655 109,814 R/S      South Sound 25,959 212,560 238,519 R/S      Hood Canal ** 264,058 110,871 374,929 R/S      Strait of Juan de Fuca 0 2,587 2,587 R/S Puget Sound Total 370,669 543,630 914,299   ** WDFW forecast presented. Co-manager agreement HC total forecast is for a range of 374,929 - 683,613. Coastal      Grays Harbor   17,665 17,665 R/S-brood perform adjustment      Willapa 183 6,956 7,139 R/S-brood perform adjustment Coastal Total   24,621 24,804   Columbia River      No forecasts are made for Columbia River chum. CHUM - WINTER       Region Hatchery Wild Total Forecast Method Puget Sound      South Sound *** 16,181 56,016 72,197 R/S Puget Sound Total 16,181 56,016 72,197   *** WDFW forecast presented. Final forecast still under negotiation.

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