Inseason Action #13 in Ocean Salmon Fisheries, South of Cape Falcon (recreational), Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain

NOAA Fisheries has taken inseason action in the recreational salmon fishery south of Cape Falcon.

• Effective 12:01 AM on Sunday, September 1, 2024, 5,700 coho salmon of the impact neutral rollover of the remaining August coho salmon quota of the recreational salmon fishery in the area from Cape Falcon to the OR/CA border will be transferred to the September recreational non-mark-selective fishery from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain. This transfer increases the non-mark selective coho salmon quota in the September 1, 2024, through September 30, 2024, recreational fishery from 25,000 non-mark-selective coho salmon, to a revised quota of 30,700 coho salmon.

Please refer to the Final Rule for the West Coast Salmon Fisheries 2024 Specifications and Management Measures for additional regulations and supporting materials.

Contact Shannon Penna, Anadromous Harvest Management, at (562) 980-4239, or Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Fish Program, at phone: (360) 902-2700 and email: [email protected].

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