Information, documents, and reported harvest of salmon for the Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor commercial gillnet fishery.
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Schedules, regulations, and other information
It is required that all operators complete a “Fish Friendly” workshop to fish the Fall Fishery in Willapa Bay and/or Grays Harbor. See Letter to Interested Parties below.
Reporting
Willapa Bay
The Department has CLOSED the Willapa Bay commercial salmon fishery effective Monday, November 8 and Monday, November 15, 2021 via emergency regulation.
- The catch of Willapa Bay coho has been higher than preseason predictions. This salmon closure is a conservation measure to ensure that natural origin coho spawner escapement is met.
- It will be unlawful to fish for salmon in Willapa Bay for commercial purposes on November 8 and November 15, 2021 in all commercial fishing areas.
The Department has CLOSED the Willapa Bay commercial salmon fishery effective Monday, November 1, 2021 via emergency regulation.
- The catch of Willapa Bay chum has been higher than preseason predictions. Based on the reported catch relative to the preseason predictions, a modification of the commercial fishery is necessary to help ensure the natural spawning escapement objective for chum is met.
- It will be unlawful to fish for salmon in Willapa Bay for commercial purposes on November 1, 2021 in all commercial fishing areas.
- The Department will continue to evaluate data as it comes in.
Effective September 20 - 25, 2021, the Department has modified the Willapa Bay commercial salmon fishery via emergency regulation. These modifications include:
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Area 2U will CLOSE to commercial salmon fishing Tuesday, September 21, 2021.
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The fishery (all areas scheduled to open this week) will be required to use tangle net gear (maximum mesh 4 1/4 ") for this week instead of switching to small mesh gear (maximum mesh 6 1/2") as originally scheduled.
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It will be unlawful to fish for salmon in Willapa Bay for commercial purposes in area 2U on September 21 and it will be unlawful to use any gear larger than 4 1/4".
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The remaining fishing days for this week will remain as originally scheduled. All other rules remain in effect for September 20 - 25, 2021.
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The impacts of natural origin fall Chinook have been higher than preseason predictions. The purpose of this modification is to reduce the number of natural origin Chinook impacts in the commercial fishery to preserve coho opportunity with the limited remaining Chinook impacts available and ensure that the conservation objectives for Chinook are met.
Effective immediately, the Department has CLOSED the Willapa Bay commercial salmon fishery next week on Sunday, September 12, Tuesday, September 14, and Saturday, September 18, 2021 via emergency regulation.
- Based on preseason predictions and uncertainty around run sizes of Chinook in-season, a modification of the commercial fishery was necessary to help ensure that conservation objectives for Chinook are met.
- It will be unlawful to fish for salmon in Willapa Bay for commercial purposes on September 12, 14, and 18, 2021 in all commercial fishing areas.
- The remaining scheduled fishing day, Thursday, September 16, 2021 will remain OPEN to commercial salmon fishing. All other rules for the Willapa Bay commercial fishery remain in effect for September 16, 2021.
- Willapa Bay Commercial Fishing Area Chart
- WAC 220-301-020: Coastal Commercial Catch Reporting Area Description
- 2021 Willapa Bay Commercial Salmon Letter to Intended Parties
- 2021 Willapa Bay Commercial Gillnet Schedule
- 2021 Willapa Bay Commercial WAC 220-354-250
- Delivery Port Code Requirement
- Port Codes
Grays Harbor
- Grays Harbor Commercial Area Fishing Chart
- WAC 220-301-020 Coastal Commercial Catch Reporting Area Description
- 2021 Grays Harbor Commercial Salmon Letter
- 2021 Grays Harbor Commercial Gillnet Schedule
- 2021 Grays Harbor Commercial WAC 220-354-290
- Delivery Port Code Requirements
- Port Codes
Gillnet schedule summaries
- 2020 - Willapa Bay | Grays Harbor
- 2019 - Willapa Bay | Grays Harbor
- 2018 - Willapa Bay | Grays Harbor
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
Gillnet landings archive
Willapa Bay fall commercial salmon landings
2021 Willapa Bay Commercial Gillnet Salmon Fishery Landings
This information is preliminary and subject to change.
Date | Statistical Week |
Area(s) | Chinook | Coho | Chum |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug. 20 | 34 | 2N | 663 | 1 | 0 |
Aug. 27 | 35 | 2N, 2M | 1,092 | 34 | 0 |
Sept. 3 | 36 | 2U, 2N, 2M, 2T2U, 2N, 2M, 2T2N, 2M | 810 | 109 | 0 |
Sept. 10 | 37 | 2N, 2M | 654 | 653 | 2 |
Sept 16 | 38 | 2N, 2M, 2T, 2U | 423 | 3,682 | 9 |
Sept 19 - 25 | 39 | 2N, 2M, 2R, 2T, 2U | 255 | 10,228 | 140 |
Sept 26 - Oct 2 | 40 | 2N, 2M, 2R, 2T, 2U | 88 | 3,769 | 390 |
Oct 3 - 9 | 41 | 2N, 2M, 2R, 2T, 2U | 56 | 2,679 | 679 |
Oct 10 - 16 | 42 | 2N, 2M, 2R, 2T, 2U | 14 | 2,603 | 3,681 |
Oct 17 - 23 | 43 | 2N, 2M, 2R, 2T, 2U | 5 | 1,052 | 6,570 |
Oct. 31 - Nov 6 | 45 | 2N, 2T, 2U | Closed | ||
Nov 7 - 13 | 46 | 2N, 2M, 2T, 2U | Closed | ||
Nov 14 - 20 | 47 | 2N, 2M, 2U | Closed |
Season totals
Chinook | Coho | Chum |
---|---|---|
4,060 | 24,810 | 11,471 |
Grays Harbor non-treaty commercial gillnet landings
2021 Grays Harbor Non-treaty Commercial Gillnet Salmon Fishery Landings
This information is preliminary and subject to change.
Grays Harbor area 2C
Date | Stat week | Chinook | Coho | Chum |
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Oct. 18 |
43 |
69 |
200 |
287 |
Oct. 19 |
43 |
6 |
12 |
22 |
Oct. 20 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Oct. 24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Oct. 25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Oct. 26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Totals
Chinook | Coho | Chum |
---|---|---|
75 | 212 | 309 |
Grays Harbor areas 2A and 2D
Date | Stat week | Chinook | Coho | Chum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oct. 25 |
44 |
1 | 480 | 2,975 |
Oct. 26 |
44 |
1 | 103 | 202 |
Oct. 27 |
44 |
0 | 335 | 829 |
Nov. 2 |
45 |
0 | 247 | 666 |
Nov. 3 |
45 |
0 | 113 | 122 |
Totals
Chinook | Coho | Chum |
---|---|---|
2 | 1,290 | 4,794 |
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