2016 Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Regulations

The 2016 season structure for the Puget Sound commercial salmon season was defined during Pacific Fisheries Management Council process, North of Falcon (PFMC/NOF) public meetings, and additional tribal negotiations following these processes related to obtaining authorization for incidental take of ESA listed Puget Sound Chinook salmon. The following rules and regulations are a result of discussions involving state, tribal and federal fisheries management agencies; representatives of the commercial and recreational industries; and other interested parties. This pamphlet summarizes the agreed to schedules and rules for non-treaty Puget Sound commercial salmon fisheries in 2016.