8/8/13 ACTION NOTICE (3 of 3): NOAA Fisheries in consultation with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Pacific Fishery Management Council, has taken in-season action to make the impact neutral rollover of coho quota remaining from the Cape Falcon to OR/CA Border July recreational fin-clipped selective coho salmon to the Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. September recreational non-selective coho salmon season.

ACTION TAKEN: The remaining 3,920 coho salmon from the July recreational selective coho salmon fishery from Cape Falcon to the Oregon / California border were transferred on an impact neutral basis to the September recreational non-selective coho quota for the area from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. The net transfer results in an increase to the September quota of 3,580 coho, and brings the September quota to 19,580 coho.

RATIONALE: The July selective fishery was largely limited by poor ocean conditions for much of the month. A total of 6,580 coho were landed during July leaving 3,920 coho for transfer to September. By making preseason estimates of impacts to Oregon Coastal Natural (OCN) coho, and insuring that the total allowable impact rate on OCN coho would not be exceeded by any transfer to September, the transfer of fish into September was only constrained by Lower Columbia Natural (LCN) coho. As the presence of LCN coho is extremely reduced to the South of Cape Falcon in September, this allowed for the net impact neutral transfer to not be reduced significantly. The September non-selective coho season from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. is scheduled to be open on Sept. 1-2, and each Thurs-Sat during September or until the quota is met. Fishery managers plan to evaluate the landings after the first two open periods to determine if additional days might be added to the season. Salmon angling within this area is open for all salmon except coho on all days of the week through October 31.