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Fisheries Off West Coast States: West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2023 Specifications and Management Measures

Overview

Fishing Type
Commercial
Action Status
Final Rule
Effective
05/16/2023
Point of Contact
Shannon Penna, Sustainable Fisheries Division, (562) 980-4239, Shannon.Penna@noaa.gov

Summary

NOAA Fisheries is issuing a final rule to implement fishery management measures for the 2022 ocean salmon fisheries. Through this final rule, NMFS establishes fishery management measures for the 2023 ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California and the 2024 salmon seasons opening earlier than May 16, 2024, under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA).

Specific fishery management measures vary by fishery and by area and establish fishing areas, seasons, quotas, legal gear, recreational fishing days and catch limits, possession and landing restrictions, and minimum lengths for salmon taken in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) (3-200 nautical miles (nm)) (5.6-370.4 kilometers (km)) off Washington, Oregon, and California. The management measures are intended to prevent overfishing and to apportion the ocean harvest equitably among treaty Indian, non-Indian commercial, and recreational fisheries. The measures are also intended to allow a portion of the salmon runs to escape the ocean fisheries in order to provide for spawning escapement, comply with applicable law, and to provide fishing opportunities for inside fisheries (fisheries occurring in state waters).

Bulletins

Inseason Actions in 2023-2024 Ocean Salmon Fisheries, North of Cape Falcon Commercial

Inseason action in the pre-May 16, 2024, commercial salmon fisheries north of Cape Falcon
April 23, 2024 -

Inseason Actions in 2023-2024 Ocean Salmon Fisheries, South of Cape Falcon Recreational & Commercial

Inseason action in the Pre-May 16, 2024, recreational and commercial salmon fisheries south of Cape Falcon
March 11, 2024 -

Inseason Action #30-#31 in Non-Tribal Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Recreational (South of Falcon)

Inseason action in the recreational salmon fisheries south of Cape Falcon, 2023
September 19, 2023 -

Inseason Action #28-#29 in Non-Tribal Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Recreational (South of Falcon)

Inseason action in the recreational salmon fisheries south of Cape Falcon, 2023
September 13, 2023 -

Inseason Action #27 in Non-Tribal Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Commercial (North of Falcon)

Inseason action in non-tribal commercial salmon fisheries north of Cape Falcon, 2023
September 06, 2023 -

Inseason Actions #22-26 in Non-Tribal Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Commercial and Recreational (North of Falcon)

Inseason action for non-tribal commercial and recreational salmon fisheries north of Cape Falcon, 2023
August 25, 2023 -

Inseason Actions #21 in Non-Tribal Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Recreational (Westport subarea)

Inseason action for non-tribal recreational salmon fisheries north of Cape Falcon, 2023
August 18, 2023 -

Inseason Action #20 in Non-Tribal Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Commercial (North of Falcon)

Inseason action for non-tribal commercial salmon fisheries north of Cape Falcon, 2023
August 15, 2023 -

Inseason Actions #19 in Non-Tribal Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Recreational (Westport subarea)

Inseason action for non-tribal recreational salmon fisheries north of Cape Falcon, 2023
July 26, 2023 -

Inseason Actions #18 in Non-Tribal Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Commercial (North of Cape Falcon)

Inseason action for non-tribal commercial salmon fisheries from the U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, 2023
July 19, 2023 -

Inseason Actions #17 in Tribal Ocean Salmon Fisheries

Inseason action for tribal commercial salmon fisheries from the U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, 2023
July 17, 2023 -

Inseason Actions #16 in Non-Tribal Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Commercial (North of Cape Falcon)

Inseason action for non-tribal commercial salmon fisheries from the U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, 2023
July 11, 2023 -

Inseason Actions #15 in Non-Tribal Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Recreational (Neah Bay & La Push subareas)

Inseason action for non-tribal recreational salmon fisheries from the U.S./Canada border to the Queets River, 2023
July 06, 2023 -

Inseason Actions #14 in Non-Tribal Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Commercial

Inseason action for non-tribal commercial salmon troll fisheries from the U.S./Canada border to the U.S./Mexico border, 2023
June 30, 2023 -

Inseason Actions #12-#13 in Non-Tribal Ocean Salmon Fisheries, North of Cape Falcon

Inseason action for non-tribal commercial salmon fisheries from the U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, 2023
June 23, 2023 -

Inseason Action #11 in Non-Tribal Ocean Salmon Fisheries, North of Cape Falcon

Inseason action for non-tribal commercial salmon fisheries from the U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, 2023
June 21, 2023 -

Inseason Actions #7-10 in Non-Tribal Ocean Salmon Fisheries, North of Cape Falcon

Inseason action for non-tribal commercial salmon fisheries from the U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, 2023
June 07, 2023 -

Inseason Actions #4-6 in Non-Tribal Ocean Salmon Fisheries, North of Cape Falcon (Westport and Columbia River subareas)

Inseason action for commercial salmon fisheries from the U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, 2023 (Westport and Columbia River subareas)
May 24, 2023 -

Inseason Actions #1-3 in Ocean Salmon Fisheries, North of Cape Falcon (La Push and Neah Bay subareas)

Inseason action for commercial salmon fisheries from the U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, 2023
May 16, 2023 -

Inseason Actions in 2023 Ocean Salmon Fisheries, South of Cape Falcon Recreational & Commercial

Inseason action for recreational and commercial salmon fisheries south of Cape Falcon, 2023
March 10, 2023 -

Notice of Opportunities to Submit Public Comments on 2023 Ocean Salmon Fisheries

Opportunity to comment on 2023 ocean salmon management measures off Washington, Oregon, and California
January 11, 2023 -

Last updated by West Coast Regional Office on 06/27/2024

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