Inseason Actions #23 - #25 in Ocean Salmon Fisheries, North of Cape Falcon recreational (Neah Bay subarea) and Oregon KMZ commercial

July 11, 2022

For more information, contact Shannon Penna, Anadromous Harvest Management, at (562) 980-4239

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NOAA Fisheries has taken inseason action in the 2022 recreational and commercial ocean salmon fisheries.

Effective July 8, 2022. Inseason #23 modified the commercial salmon troll fishery from Humbug Mountain, OR, to the Oregon/California border (Oregon Klamath Management Zone (KMZ)). The July 2022 quota increased from 400 Chinook salmon to 687 Chinook salmon through an impact-neutral rollover of unused quota from the June 2022 commercial salmon troll fishery in the same area.

The season will continue with a landing week (Thursday-Wednesday) limit of 50 Chinook per vessel per week.

Effective Monday, July 25, 2022. Inseason #24 modified the north of Cape Falcon recreational salmon fishery from the U.S./Canada border to Cape Alava, WA, (Neah Bay subarea) west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line; the fishery is now scheduled to reopen starting at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, July 25, 2022, through September 30, 2022. The season will open with a daily bag limit of 2 salmon, no more than 1 of which may be a Chinook salmon. Beginning August 1, 2022, all retained coho salmon must be marked with a healed adipose fin clip, and retention of chum salmon is prohibited. All other provisions remain as described in the pre-season regulations for this portion of the subarea.
Effective Monday, August 1, 2022. Inseason #25 modified the north of Cape Falcon recreational salmon fishery from the U.S./Canada border the Cape Alava, WA, (Neah Bay subarea) east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line; the fishery is scheduled to reopen starting at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, August 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022. The season will open with a daily bag limit of 2 salmon. All retained coho salmon must be marked with a healed adipose fin clip. Retention of Chinook salmon and chum salmon is prohibited. All other provisions remain as described in pre-season regulations for this portion of the subarea.

Please refer to the Federal Register notice for the West Coast Salmon Fisheries 2022 Specifications and Management Measures for additional regulations.