PUGET SOUND COMMERCIAL 
SALMON FISHERIES REGULATION HOTLINE
                  2024-04,
                  Week 34,
                  08/16/2024 11:00 am

For the week beginning Sunday August 18 all areas are closed except as follows:

Areas 7 B (Bellingham Bay) and 7 C (Samish Bay) will be open to:

Gill nets using 7-inch minimum mesh size: Nightly 7 PM to 10 AM the following days: Sunday, August 18. Monday, August 19. Tuesday, August 20. Wednesday, August 21.

Purse seines with a 5 inch strip: 6 AM to 8 PM Wednesday, August 21. Brailing is required, and purse seines must release all coho and sockeye. 
Purse seines are asked to contact the Commercial Salmon Monitoring Program prior to fishing at (360)-701-2215 for coverage information.

Area 9 A (Port Gamble Bay) will be open to:
Skiff gill nets with nets not to exceed 600 feet in length and 60 meshes in depth using 5-inch minimum mesh, is open continuously through 7 PM Saturday, November 2.
All Chinook and chum must be released by cutting the ensnaring mesh.

The Hoodsport Hatchery Zone, that portion of Area 12 C within 2,000 feet of the western shore between the dock at Glen Ayr Recreational Vehicle Park and the Hoodsport Marina dock will be open to:
Beach seines with nets not to exceed 990 feet in length and 200 meshes in depth using minimum 3-inch and maximum 4-inch mesh: 7 AM to 7 PM, Monday August 19.
Beach seines must release all chum and sockeye. Participation is limited to those with a department issued beach seine permit and all rules and regulations associated with that permit remain in effect.
		
		 
Area 7 and 7 A pink and sockeye fisheries are controlled by the Fraser River Panel and are not posted on this hotline.
Fishers should call the National Marine Fisheries Service Hotline at 1-800-662-9825 to get opening information on Fraser Panel fisheries.
Fishers are reminded that a department issued Fish Friendly certification card is required to participate in any Area 7 or 7 A commercial salmon fisheries.  


If you suspect an error in this message or if you have questions, please contact 360-701-2215.