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Recreational Ocean Halibut Reports & Seasons

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Ocean Lingcod Seasons
Marine Areas 1-3:
March 16-October 12, 2013
Lingcod minimum size limit is 22 inches, daily bag limit of two lingcod per angler.

Marine Area 4:
April 16-October 12, 2013
Lingcod minimum size limit is 22 inches, daily bag limit of two lingcod per angler

Halibut Fishery Summaries

2013 Ocean Halibut
Fishery Quotas

North Coast (Marine Areas 3 & 4)
Season Total: 108,030 lbs.

South Coast (Marine Area 2)
Season Total: 42,739 lbs.
Primary: 40,739 lbs.
Nearshore: 2,000 lbs.

Columbia River (Marine Area 1).
Early: 9,516 lbs.
Late: 2,379 lbs.

Puget Sound
Season Total: 57,393

2013 Halibut Fishery Seasons & Ocean Fishery Weekly Updates

	North Coast Halibut Fishery (Marine Areas 3 and 4)
	South Coast Halibut Fishery (Marine Area 2)
	Columbia River Halibut Fishery (Marine Area 1)
	Juan de Fuca Strait & Puget Sound Halibut Fishery (Marine Areas 5-13)