9/5/13 ACTION NOTICE: NOAA Fisheries in consultation with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, representatives from the commercial troll fishery, and the Pacific Fishery Management Council, has taken in-season action to reopen the commercial troll salmon fishery in the areas North of Cape Falcon, Oregon under modified open period limits.

ACTION TAKEN: The ocean between the Queets River and Cape Falcon will reopen effective Friday, September 6th on the open period schedule of Friday through Tuesday of each week through the earlier of September 17th or quota attainment. Open period limits of 75 Chinook and 50 adipose fin-clipped coho apply.

RATIONALE: Following the most recent open period in the North of Cape Falcon commercial troll salmon fishery 740 Chinook were landed leaving 3,142 Chinook on the quota. Raising the Chinook limit from 35 to 75 is expected to provide a more realistic opportunity to access most of the remaining quota.

There were only 245 adipose fin-clipped coho landed during the most recent opening, and 3,750 coho remain on the quota. A modest increase in the marked coho limit from 40 to 50 will insure that the fishery is able to access the Chinook without having to close early due to attainment of the coho quota.

Oregon based trollers are reminded to revisit the regulations regarding the very specific landing and call-in restrictions in the fishery to the North of Cape Falcon.