December 14, 2007
December 17, 2007
Sturgeon sport retention season set for 2008 for
the Columbia River above Wauna
Action: Allow retention of white sturgeon on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from January 1 through July 31 and from October 1 through December 31, 2008. Sturgeon may be caught and released, but not retained, Mondays through Wednesdays and during August and September.
Effective date: Jan. 1 through July 31 and Oct. 1 through Dec. 31.
Location: The Columbia River and tributaries from the Wauna power lines (near Cathlamet) upstream to Bonneville Dam.
Species affected: White Sturgeon
Reason for action: An additional 1,100 white sturgeon, remaining from the 2006 and 2007 above Wauna harvest guideline, were added to the 2008 harvest guideline, providing for additional white sturgeon retention opportunity in this area.
Other information: White sturgeon retention on the Columbia River and tributaries below the Wauna power lines reopens to retention seven days per week from January 1 through April 30, as per permanent regulations. The area below Wauna is scheduled to close to retention from May 1 through May 9, then reopen to retention from May 10 through June 24. The minimum size for this area, currently 42 inches, switches to 45 inches May 10. Retention of green sturgeon is prohibited in the Columbia River.
Information contact: (360) 696-6211. For latest information press *1010.
Sturgeon sport retention season set for 2008 for
the Columbia River above Wauna
Action: Allow retention of white sturgeon on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from January 1 through July 31 and from October 1 through December 31, 2008. Sturgeon may be caught and released, but not retained, Mondays through Wednesdays and during August and September.
Effective date: Jan. 1 through July 31 and Oct. 1 through Dec. 31.
Location: The Columbia River and tributaries from the Wauna power lines (near Cathlamet) upstream to Bonneville Dam.
Species affected: White Sturgeon
Reason for action: An additional 1,100 white sturgeon, remaining from the 2006 and 2007 above Wauna harvest guideline, were added to the 2008 harvest guideline, providing for additional white sturgeon retention opportunity in this area.
Other information: White sturgeon retention on the Columbia River and tributaries below the Wauna power lines reopens to retention seven days per week from January 1 through April 30, as per permanent regulations. The area below Wauna is scheduled to close to retention from May 1 through May 9, then reopen to retention from May 10 through June 24. The minimum size for this area, currently 42 inches, switches to 45 inches May 10. Retention of green sturgeon is prohibited in the Columbia River.
Information contact: (360) 696-6211. For latest information press *1010.