Commercial Puget Sound salmon fishery
Puget Sound is home to a commercial salmon fishing fleet that includes purse seiners, gillnetters and reef netters. For free print resources WDFW has developed with information about local Washington salmon, visit the state printer's website.
Information on Treaty Indian fishing in Puget Sound is available through the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission.
Season Information
Reporting
Video from the Governor's Salmon Recovery Office
Hotline messages
This hotline (360-515-4475) provides the latest regulatory information including seasons and emergency changes.
Regulations and maps
Find commercial Puget Sound salmon fishery regulations, schedules, maps, and recovery box information.
Fraser River Panel salmon fisheries
The Fraser River Panel has special responsibility for in-season regulation of Fraser River-origin sockeye and pink salmon fisheries in north Puget Sound.
Test fisheries
Find end of season summaries for commercial Puget Sound salmon test fisheries.
Commercial salmon fishery information
General commercial salmon fishery related information, including meeting times, presentations, and handouts.
Commercial fishers mailing list
Subscribe to the mailing list to receive periodic news and updates on information relevant to professional fishing guides and charter operators.