NOAA Fisheries has taken inseason actions in the 2022 recreational ocean salmon fishery.
- Inseason action #20 modified the north of Cape Falcon recreational salmon fishery from Cape Alava, WA, to the Queets River (La Push subarea), from a two salmon per day bag limit to a two salmon per day, only one of which may be a Chinook salmon, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, July 4, 2022.
- Inseason action #21 modified the north of Cape Falcon recreational salmon fishery from the U.S/Canada border to Cape Alava, WA (Neah Bay subarea), east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line; beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2022, the fishery is closed.
- Inseason action #22 modified the north of Cape Falcon recreational salmon fishery from the U.S./Canada border to Cape Alava, WA (Neah Bay subarea); beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, the fishery is closed.
These actions were taken to extend the north of Cape Falcon season length and allow access to the Chinook and coho salmon quotas.
Please refer to the Federal Register notice for the West Coast Salmon Fisheries 2022 Specifications and Management Measures for additional regulations.
For more information, contact
Shannon Penna, Anadromous Harvest Management, at (562) 980-4239.
