Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife September 23, 2005
The Columbia River
Compact agencies of Oregon and Washington met today to
review salmon and sturgeon stock status and consider
non-Indian commercial fishing options for the mainstem
Columbia River and took the following actions:
Non-Indian Fisheries
Commercial Mainstem Salmon Fishery
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Adopted non-Indian commercial
salmon seasons as follows:
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6 AM to 6 PM Monday September 26 |
(12 hrs) |
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6 AM to 6 PM Wednesday September 28 |
(12 hrs) |
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Zones 1-3 upstream to the Kalama River. |
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Elokomin-A, Abernathy, Cowlitz, and Kalama-A and
sanctuaries are in effect. |
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Gear: |
6 inch maximum mesh size unslackened floater gillnet
or 9 inch minimum to
9 ¾ inch maximum mesh size restriction. |
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8 PM Monday September 26 |
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1 AM Tuesday September 27 |
(5 hrs) |
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8 PM Wednesday September 28 |
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1 AM Thursday September 29 |
(5 hrs) |
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Area: |
Zones 3-5 upstream of the Kalama River. |
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Kalama-A, Lewis-A, Sandy, and Washougal rivers
sanctuaries are in effect. |
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Gear: |
8 inch minimum and 9 ¾ inch maximum mesh size
restrictions. |
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The following Allowable Sales
and Washington Reporting Rule apply to all non-Indian
commercial salmon seasons adopted above:
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Allowable Sales: |
Salmon and sturgeon. A maximum of fifteen green or
white sturgeon in the aggregate may be possessed or
sold by each participating vessel during each calendar
week (Sunday through Saturday) of the open fishing
periods. The fifteen sturgeon possession and sales
limit includes both mainstem and Select Area
fisheries. |
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Washington Reporting Rule: |
WDFW adopted a regulation requiring all Washington
wholesale buyers purchasing fish from the commercial
mainstem salmon fishery to send a report of their
landings to WDFW by 10:00 AM on the day after the
purchase date via either: a) FAX transmission to
(360) 906-6776 or (360) 906-6777
b)
E-mail to
crfishtickets@dfw.wa.gov
c)
Telephone to 1-866-791-1281 |
Future Compact Hearings
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A Compact/Joint State hearing
is scheduled for 3:00 PM, Tuesday September 27, 2005 via
teleconference to discuss ongoing recreational and
commercial fisheries, salmon stock status and consider
Treaty-Indian and non- Indian commercial fishing seasons
in the mainstem Columbia River.
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For information concerning
these decisions see September 23, 2005 Fall Fact Sheet
#11:
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/OSCRP/CRM/FS/05/sep_23_fact.pdf
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Recorded Sport Fishery
Updates and Action Notices can be accessed by calling
(503) 657-2000 ext. 392.
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Recorded Commercial Fishery
Updates and Action Notices can be accessed by calling
(503) 657-2000 ext. 391.
