9/10/14 ACTION NOTICE - Commercial Troll Salmon: 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 actions with respect to the commercial troll salmon fishery in the area from the US/Canada Border to Cape Falcon.


ACTIONS TAKEN:
- The commercial salmon fishery from the US/Canada Border to Cape Falcon will reopen at 12:01 AM, Friday, September 12 through 11:59 PM Tuesday, September 16 (this is the final open period for the 2014 ocean salmon seasons).
- Open period landing and possession limits of 15 Chinook Salmon and 200 Coho Salmon (no fin clip requirement) for all areas south of the Queets River to Cape Falcon.
- Open period landing and possession limits of 15 Chinook Salmon and 20 adipose fin-clipped Coho Salmon for all areas north of the Queets River.


RATIONALE AND NOTES: There are an estimated 843 Chinook remaining on the quota for all areas North of Cape Falcon, but there are 7,287 Coho remaining on the non-mark selective quota for the areas S. of the Queets River. The areas N. of the Queets River have a separate limitation on coho salmon impacts and are excluded from the non-selective coho salmon fishery.


Vessels in possession of salmon north of Leadbetter Pt., WA must land their catch north of Leadbetter Pt.; vessels in possession of salmon between Leadbetter Pt., WA and Cape Falcon, OR must land their catch within the area from Leadbetter Pt, WA to Cape Falcon, OR or into Garibaldi, OR. Mandatory reporting of delivery for all landings into Oregon at 541/867-0300 x271 within one hour of delivery or prior to transport away from the port of landing. Any vessels landing into Garibaldi must be in compliance with the landing and possession limits from both areas which means that no more than 15 Chinook and 15 coho (no more than one coho per Chinook) may be landed from North of Cape Falcon into Garibaldi. In addition, any salmon landed into Garibaldi from the North of Cape Falcon fishery would apply against the landing week limits of 65 Chinook and 20 coho that are in effect for the Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. area.


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