January 13, 2022
Action: Closes salmon fishing.
Effective date: Jan. 14, 2022, until further notice.
Species affected: All Salmon.
Location: Marine Area 10
Reason for action: Estimates of landed catch to date indicate that we have reached 24% of the total encounters (8,475), 25% of sublegal encounters (7,319) and 46% of unmarked encounters (1,105) agreed to in this year's List of Agreed Fisheries (LOAF). Feedback from Puget Sound recreational anglers indicated a priority for preserving fishing opportunity for February and March. Therefore, WDFW will suspend the fishery now to preserve opportunity for later in the winter season. In the meantime, WDFW Staff will continue analyzing the fishery data collected via test fishing.
Information contact: Fish Program, 360 902-2700
Effective date: Jan. 14, 2022, until further notice.
Species affected: All Salmon.
Location: Marine Area 10
Reason for action: Estimates of landed catch to date indicate that we have reached 24% of the total encounters (8,475), 25% of sublegal encounters (7,319) and 46% of unmarked encounters (1,105) agreed to in this year's List of Agreed Fisheries (LOAF). Feedback from Puget Sound recreational anglers indicated a priority for preserving fishing opportunity for February and March. Therefore, WDFW will suspend the fishery now to preserve opportunity for later in the winter season. In the meantime, WDFW Staff will continue analyzing the fishery data collected via test fishing.
Information contact: Fish Program, 360 902-2700