June 13, 2007
June 13, 2007
Hood Canal sport shrimp season
extended one day, June 23
Action: Sufficient quota remains in Hood Canal to extend the shrimp season one day between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on June 23.
Effective date: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, 2007.
Species affected: All shrimp.
Location: All waters of the Hood Canal (Marine Area 12).
Reason for action: Sufficient quota remains in Hood Canal to warrant extending the shrimp season for one more day.
Other information: The Hood Canal shrimp district will reopen to recreational fishing for a seventh day because the drastic reduction in overall effort on June 7 contributed to a much lower harvest of spot shrimp in the canal than expected.
Fishers are reminded that shrimp pots used in the fishery must have a minimum mesh opening size such that a 7/8-inch square peg will pass through each mesh opening, except for the entrance tunnels. Flexible (web) mesh pots must have a minimum mesh opening size of one and three-quarters inch stretch measure.
Contact: Therese Cain, Point Whitney, (360) 796-4601 ext. 210 or Brad Sele, Point Whitney, (360) 796-4601 ext. 401.
Hood Canal sport shrimp season
extended one day, June 23
Action: Sufficient quota remains in Hood Canal to extend the shrimp season one day between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on June 23.
Effective date: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, 2007.
Species affected: All shrimp.
Location: All waters of the Hood Canal (Marine Area 12).
Reason for action: Sufficient quota remains in Hood Canal to warrant extending the shrimp season for one more day.
Other information: The Hood Canal shrimp district will reopen to recreational fishing for a seventh day because the drastic reduction in overall effort on June 7 contributed to a much lower harvest of spot shrimp in the canal than expected.
Fishers are reminded that shrimp pots used in the fishery must have a minimum mesh opening size such that a 7/8-inch square peg will pass through each mesh opening, except for the entrance tunnels. Flexible (web) mesh pots must have a minimum mesh opening size of one and three-quarters inch stretch measure.
Contact: Therese Cain, Point Whitney, (360) 796-4601 ext. 210 or Brad Sele, Point Whitney, (360) 796-4601 ext. 401.