Commercial Puget Sound herring fishery

Commercial Puget Sound herring season map

The Puget Sound Commercial Herring Fishery is OPEN. This is a limited entry fishery.  See the map on this page for open areas/dates.

  • The fishery may close by emergency regulation if harvest exceeds 10 percent of adult spawning biomass.
  • Questions? Contact Erin Jaco at 360-485-5033 or Erin.Jaco@dfw.wa.gov

Regulations

A commercial fishery for herring is allowed in Puget Sound waters using Lampara and Dip Bag gear with area, timing, and gear restrictions.

Regulations on commercial fishing for herring in Puget Sound include:

  • Lampara nets shall not exceed 200 feet
  • Lampara nets shall not contain meshes less than ½ inch
  • Logbooks must be fill out for every set and submitted monthly

For information on regulations regarding the commercial Puget Sound herring fishery, see:

2023 Monthly Landings

Month Landings (in pounds)
January 0
February 0
March 0
April

0

May 55,050
June 97,525
July 149,167
August 102,358
September 46,160
Total 450,260

Annual landings

Year Landings (in pounds)
2009 583,930
2010 680,961
2011 477,470
2012 562,830
2013 405,190
2014 453,910
2015 675,610
2016 459,040
2017 401,050
2018 528,605
2019 409,490
2020 210,000
2021 626,154
2022 568,110