EXPEDITED ADOPTION
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Title of Rule: Commercial fishing rules.
Purpose: Amend Puget Sound net rules for 1999 salmon season.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 75.08.080.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 75.08.080.
Summary: Sets 1999 Puget Sound salmon seasons.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The salmon seasons are based on stock abundance projections and expected capture rates. Limitations are needed to protect stocks of concern, particularly chinook and coho. These rules are needed to allow commercial harvest while ensuring brood stock survival.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Evan Jacoby, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, (360) 902-2930; Implementation: Bruce Crawford, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, (360) 902-2325; and Enforcement: Bruce Bjork, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, (360) 902-2927.
Name of Proponent: Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: WAC 220-20-016, requires take-home fish to be consistent with current sport rules in effect for area being fished. WAC 220-47-302, deletes contrasting cork requirement, simplifies gear requirements. WAC 220-47-304, sets 1999 salmon species seasons and eliminates unnecessary section. WAC 220-47-307, clarifies closures in east San Juan Islands. WAC 220-47-311, sets purse seine season. WAC 220-47-325, requires brailing of salmon in purse seine fishery to reduce impact on nontargeted stocks. WAC 220-47-401, sets reef net season. WAC 220-47-410, editing change only. WAC 220-47-411, sets gill net season. WAC 220-47-427, reduces participation requirement in experimental beach seine fishery. WAC 220-47-428, sets beach seine season. WAC 220-47-430, establishes log book requirement in Fraser River sockeye and pink species season in order to ascertain by-catch.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Retention, gear, seasons and closed
areas.
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE ADOPTED USING AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS RULE BEING ADOPTED USING THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Evan Jacoby, Rules Coordinator, Washington State Fish and Wildlife, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091 , AND RECEIVED BY July 30, 1999.
June 1, 1999
Evan Jacoby
Rules Coordinator
OTS-3102.4
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 97-124, filed 7/29/97, effective 8/29/97)
WAC 220-47-302
Puget Sound--Lawful gear--Gill net.
(1) Lawful drift gill net salmon gear in Puget Sound shall not exceed 1,800 feet in length nor contain meshes of a size less than 5 inches.
(2) Lawful skiff gill net salmon nets in Puget Sound shall not exceed 300 feet in length and 90 meshes in depth nor contain meshes of a size less than 5 inches. Nets must be retrieved by hand (no hydraulics may be used). Nets must be attended by the fisher at all times.
(3) Drift gill nets and skiff gill nets shall be operated substantially in a straight line. Circle setting or setting other than substantially in a straight line shall be unlawful.
(4) ((All gill net gear used in Puget Sound must have floats or corks of a contrasting color
attached in 50-foot intervals along the corkline.
(5))) It shall be unlawful to take or fish for salmon with gill net gear beginning in 1998 in Areas 7 or 7A sockeye or pink fisheries unless said gill net gear is constructed so that the first 20 meshes below the corkline are composed of five-inch mesh white opaque minimum 210d/30 (#12) diameter nylon twine.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-16-030 (Order 97-124), § 220-47-302, filed 7/29/97, effective 8/29/97; 93-14-041 (Order 93-55), § 220-47-302, filed 6/29/93, effective 7/30/93; 92-15-105 (Order 92-47), § 220-47-302, filed 7/20/92, effective 8/20/92; Order 988, § 220-47-302, filed 4/28/72.]
((The following are Puget Sound all citizens salmon species seasons listed by area and
species:
CHUM | 9/27 | - | 11/14 | |
COHO CHUM | 9/6 10/25 | - - | 10/24 12/12 | |
CHUM | 11/8 | - | 12/19 | |
CHUM | 10/11 | - | 11/28 | |
| 11/27)) |
(1) The following are the 1999 Puget Sound all citizens salmon species seasons listed by area and species:
| AREA | SPECIES | DATE | - | RANGE |
| 6D: | COHO FRASER SOCKEYE AND PINK CHUM | 9/19 6/26 9/26 | - - - | 10/23 9/25 11/13 |
| 7,7A: | FRASER SOCKEYE AND PINK CHUM | 6/26 9/26 | - - | 9/25 11/13 |
| 7B: | CHINOOK COHO CHUM | 8/8 9/5 10/24 | - - - | 9/4 10/23 12/11 |
| 7C: | CHINOOK | 8/8 | - | 10/9 |
| 8: | PINK COHO CHUM | 8/22 8/29 10/24 | - - - | 9/18 10/23 11/27 |
| 8A: | PINK COHO CHUM | 8/8 9/5 10/17 | - - - | 9/11 10/16 11/27 |
| 8D: | COHO CHUM | 9/19 11/7 | - - | 11/6 12/18 |
| 9A: | COHO | 9/19 | - | 10/30 |
| 10, 11: | COHO CHUM | 9/5 10/10 | - - | 10/9 11/27 |
| 12: | COHO CHUM | 9/26 10/17 | - - | 10/16 11/20 |
| 12A: | COHO | 8/29 | - | 10/16 |
| 12B: | COHO CHUM | 10/13 10/17 | - - | 10/16 11/20 |
| 12C: | CHUM | 10/31 | - | 11/27 |
| CHINOOK SEASON | 7 INCH MINIMUM MESH |
| COHO SEASON | 5 INCH MINIMUM MESH |
| PINK SEASON | 5 INCH MINIMUM MESH 5-1/2 INCH MAXIMUM MESH AND IN SMCRA 8 - 60 MESH MAXIMUM DEPTH |
| CHUM SEASON | 6-1/4 INCH MINIMUM MESH |
| FRASER SOCKEYE | 5 INCH MINIMUM MESH 5-1/2 INCH MAXIMUM MESH |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-47-304, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-16-030 (Order 97-124), § 220-47-304, filed 7/29/97, effective 8/29/97; 96-15-101 (Order 96-81), § 220-47-304, filed 7/22/96, effective 8/22/96; 95-13-056 (Order 95-75), § 220-47-304, filed 6/16/95, effective 7/17/95; 94-15-001 (Order 94-62), § 220-47-304, filed 7/6/94, effective 8/6/94; 93-14-041 (Order 93-55), § 220-47-304, filed 6/29/93, effective 7/30/93; 92-15-105 (Order 92-47), § 220-47-304, filed 7/20/92, effective 8/20/92; 91-18-024 (Order 91-72), § 220-47-304, filed 8/27/91, effective 9/27/91; 90-13-025 (Order 90-49), § 220-47-304, filed 6/11/90, effective 7/12/90; Order 988, § 220-47-304, filed 4/28/72.]
It is unlawful at any time, unless otherwise provided, to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes with any type of gear from the following portions of Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas, except that closures listed in this section shall not apply to reef net fishing areas listed in RCW 75.12.140:
Areas 4B, 5, 6, 6B, and 6C - The Strait of Juan de Fuca Preserve as defined in WAC 220-47-266.
Area 6D - That portion within ((1,000 feet)) 1/4 mile of each mouth of the Dungeness
River.
Area 7 - (1) The San Juan Island Preserve as defined in WAC 220-47-262.
(2) Those waters within 1,500 feet of shore on Orcas Island from Deer Point northeasterly to Lawrence Point thence west to a point intercepting a line projected from the northernmost point of Jones Island thence 90° true to Orcas Island.
(3) Those waters within 1,500 feet of the shore of Cypress Island from Cypress Head to the northernmost point of Cypress Island.
(4) Those waters easterly of a line projected from Iceberg Point to Iceberg Island, to the easternmost point of Charles Island, then true north from the northernmost point of Charles Island to the shore of Lopez Island.
(5) Those waters northerly of a line projected from the southernmost point of land at Aleck Bay to the westernmost point of Colville Island, thence from the easternmost point of Colville Island to Point Colville.
(6) Those waters easterly of a line projected from Biz Point on Fidalgo Island to the Williamson Rocks Light, thence to the Dennis Shoal Light, thence to the light on the westernmost point of Burrows Island, thence to the southwesternmost point of Fidalgo Head, and including those waters within 1,500 feet of the western shore of Allan Island, those waters within 1,500 feet of the western shore of Burrows Island, and those waters within 1,500 feet of the shore of Fidalgo Island from the southwesternmost point of Fidalgo Head northerly to Shannon Point.
(7) Additional Fraser sockeye and pink seasonal closure:
Those waters within 1,500 feet of the shore of Fidalgo Island from the Initiative 77 marker
northerly to Biz Point((, those waters easterly of a line projected from Biz Point on Fidalgo
Island to the Williamson Rocks light, thence to the Dennis Shoal Light, thence to the light on the
westernmost point of Burrows Island, thence to the southwesternmost point of Fidalgo Island,
those waters within 1,500 feet of the western shore of Allan Island, those waters within 1,500
feet of the western shore of Burrows Island, and those waters within 1,500 feet of the shore of
Fidalgo Island from Fidalgo Head northerly to Shannon Point)).
(((7))) (8) Those waters within 1,500 feet of the eastern shore of Lopez Island from Point
Colville northerly to Lopez Pass, and those waters within 1,500 feet of the eastern shore of
Decatur Island from the southernmost point of land northerly to Fauntleroy Point((.
(8))), and including those waters within 1,500 feet of the shore of James Island.
Area 7A - The Drayton Harbor Preserve as defined in WAC 220-47-252.
Area 7B - That portion south and east of a line from William Point on Samish Island to Saddlebag Island to the southeastern tip of Guemes Island, and that portion northerly of the railroad trestle in Chuckanut Bay.
Area 7C - That portion southeasterly of a line projected from the mouth of Oyster Creek 237° true to a fishing boundary marker on Samish Island.
Area 8 - (1) That portion of Skagit Bay easterly of a line projected from Brown Point on Camano Island to a white monument on the easterly point of Ika Island, thence across the Skagit River to the terminus of the jetty with McGlinn Island.
(2) Those waters within 1,500 feet of the western shore of Camano Island south of a line projected true west from Rocky Point.
Area 8A - (1) Those waters easterly of a line projected from Mission Point to Buoy C1, excluding the waters of Area 8D, thence through the green light at the entrance jetty of the Snohomish River and across the mouth of the Snohomish River to landfall on the eastern shore, and those waters northerly of a line from Camano Head to the northern boundary of Area 8D.
(2) Additional pink seasonal closure: Those waters southerly of a line projected from the Clinton ferry dock to the Mukilteo ferry dock.
Area 9 - Those waters lying inside and westerly of a line projected from the Point No Point light to Sierra Echo buoy thence to Forbes Landing wharf, east of Hansville.
Area 10 - (1) Those waters easterly of a line projected from Meadow Point to West Point.
(2) Those waters of Port Madison northwest of a line from the Agate Pass entrance light to the light on the end of the Indianola dock.
(3) Additional coho seasonal closure: Those waters of Elliott Bay east of a line from Alki Point to the light at Fourmile Rock and those waters northerly of a line projected from Point Wells to "SF" Buoy then west to President's Point.
Area 10E - Those waters of Liberty Bay north of a line projected due east from the southernmost Keyport dock, those waters of Dyes Inlet north of the Manette Bridge, and those waters of Sinclair Inlet southwest of a line projected true east from the Bremerton ferry terminal.
Area 11 - (1) Those waters northerly of a line projected true west from the light at the mouth of Gig Harbor and those waters south of a line from Browns Point to the northernmost point of land on Point Defiance.
(2) Additional coho seasonal closure: Those waters south of a line projected from the light at the mouth of Gig Harbor to the Tahlequah ferry dock then south to the Point Defiance ferry dock, and those waters south of a line projected from the Point Defiance ferry dock to Dash Point.
Area 12 - Those waters inside and easterly of a line projected from Lone Rock to the navigation light off Big Beef Creek, thence southerly to the tip of the outermost northern headland of Little Beef Creek.
Area 12A - Those waters north of a line projected due east from Broad Spit.
Area 12B - Those waters within 1/4 mile of the mouths of the Dosewallips, Duckabush, and Hamma Hamma rivers and Anderson Creek.
Areas 12, 12A, and 12B - Additional chinook seasonal closure: Those waters north and east of a line projected from Tekiu Point to Triton Head.
Areas 12, 12B and 12C - Those waters within 1,000 feet of the eastern shore.
Area 12C - (1) Those waters within 2,000 feet of the western shore between the dock at Glen Ayr R.V. Park and the Hoodsport marina dock.
(2) Those waters south of a line projected from the Cushman Powerhouse to the public boat ramp at Union.
(3) Those waters within 1/4 mile of the mouth of the Dewatto River.
Areas 12 and 12D - Additional coho and chum seasonal closure: Those waters of Area 12 south and west of a line projected 94 degrees true from Hazel Point to the light on the opposite shore, bounded on the west by the Area 12/12B boundary line, and those waters of Area 12D.
Area 13A - Those waters of Burley Lagoon north of State Route 302, those waters within 1,000 feet of the outer oyster stakes off Minter Creek Bay including all waters of Minter Creek Bay, those waters westerly of a line drawn due north from Thompson Spit at the mouth of Glen Cove, and those waters within 1/4 mile of Green Point.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-47-307, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-16-030 (Order 97-124), § 220-47-307, filed 7/29/97, effective 8/29/97; 96-15-101 (Order 96-81), § 220-47-307, filed 7/22/96, effective 8/22/96; 95-13-056 (Order 95-75), § 220-47-307, filed 6/16/95, effective 7/17/95; 94-15-001 (Order 94-62), § 220-47-307, filed 7/6/94, effective 8/6/94; 92-15-105 (Order 92-47), § 220-47-307, filed 7/20/92, effective 8/20/92; 91-18-024 (Order 91-72), § 220-47-307, filed 8/27/91, effective 9/27/91; 90-13-025 (Order 90-49), § 220-47-307, filed 6/11/90, effective 7/12/90; 88-14-133 (Order 88-48), § 220-47-307, filed 7/6/88; 85-13-032 (Order 85-60), § 220-47-307, filed 6/12/85; 84-13-078 (Order 84-53), § 220-47-307, filed 6/21/84; 83-14-020 (Order 83-57), § 220-47-307, filed 6/28/83; 82-15-040 (Order 82-83), § 220-47-307, filed 7/15/82; 81-18-017 (Order 81-101), § 220-47-307, filed 8/25/81; 80-10-058 (Order 80-83), § 220-47-307, filed 8/6/80.]
During ((1997)) 1999, it is unlawful to
take, fish for or possess salmon taken with purse seine gear for commercial purposes from Puget
Sound except in the following designated Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch
Reporting Areas during the periods provided for hereinafter in each respective Management and
Catch Reporting Area:
11/10, 11/11, 11/12 | |||||
11/17, 11/23 | |||||
10/26, 10/27 | |||||
11/09, 11/10, 11/18, 11/19, 11/23, 11/24, 11/25, 11/30, 12/01 | |||||
9/23, 9/24, 9/29, 9/30, 10/01, 10/02, 10/05, 10/06, 10/07, 10/08, 10/13, 10/14, 10/15, 10/16, | |||||
10/26, 10/27 | |||||
11/09, 11/10, 11/18, 11/19, 11/23, 11/24, 11/25, 11/30, 12/01 | |||||
11/09, 11/17, 11/23 | |||||
11/09, 11/10, 11/17 | |||||
| 11/17, 11/23)) |
| AREA | TIME | DATE | TIME | DATE | |
| 7, 7A: | 7AM | - | 6PM | 10/19, 10/25 | |
| 7AM | - | 5PM | 11/3, 11/4, 11/8, 11/9, 11/10, 11/11 | ||
| 7B: | 6AM | 9/7 | - | 4PM | 9/9 |
| 6AM | 9/13 | - | 4PM | 9/15 | |
| 6AM | 9/19 | - | 4PM | 10/23 | |
| 6AM | 10/25 | - | 4PM | 10/29 | |
| 6AM | 11/1 | - | 4PM | 11/5 | |
| 6AM | 11/8 | - | 4PM | 11/12 | |
| 6AM | 11/15 | - | 4PM | 11/19 | |
| 6AM | 11/22 | - | 4PM | 11/26 | |
| 6AM | 11/29 | - | 4PM | 12/3 | |
| 6AM | 12/6 | - | 4PM | 12/10 | |
| 8: | 7AM | - | 6PM | 10/25 | |
| 7AM | - | 5PM | 11/2, 11/8, 11/16, 11/22 | ||
| 8A: | 5AM | - | 9PM | 8/24, 8/30 | |
| 7AM | - | 7PM | 10/11 | ||
| 7AM | - | 6PM | 10/20, 10/21, 10/25, 10/26 | ||
| 7AM | - | 5PM | 11/3, 11/4, 11/8, 11/9, 11/17, 11/18, 11/22, 11/23, 11/24 | ||
| 8D: | 7AM | - | 7PM | 9/21, 9/22, 9/23, 9/28, 9/29, 9/30, 10/4, 10/5, 10/6, 10/7, 10/11 | |
| 7AM | - | 6PM | 10/20, 10/21, 10/25, 10/26 | ||
| 7AM | - | 5PM | 11/3, 11/4, 11/8, 11/9, 11/17, 11/18, 11/22, 11/23, 11/24 | ||
| 10, 11: | 7AM | - | 6PM | 10/19, 10/25 | |
| 7AM | - | 5PM | 11/2, 11/3, 11/8, 11/16 | ||
| 12, 12B: | 7AM | - | 6PM | 10/19, 10/25 | |
| 7AM | - | 5PM | 11/3, 11/4, 11/8, 11/9, 11/16 | ||
| 12C: | 7AM | - | 5PM | 11/16, 11/22 |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-47-311, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-16-030 (Order 97-124), § 220-47-311, filed 7/29/97, effective 8/29/97; 96-15-101 (Order 96-81), § 220-47-311, filed 7/22/96, effective 8/22/96; 95-13-056 (Order 95-75), § 220-47-311, filed 6/16/95, effective 7/17/95; 94-15-001 (Order 94-62), § 220-47-311, filed 7/6/94, effective 8/6/94; 93-14-041 (Order 93-55), § 220-47-311, filed 6/29/93, effective 7/30/93; 92-15-105 (Order 92-47), § 220-47-311, filed 7/20/92, effective 8/20/92; 91-18-024 (Order 91-72), § 220-47-311, filed 8/27/91, effective 9/27/91; 90-13-025 (Order 90-49), § 220-47-311, filed 6/11/90, effective 7/12/90; 89-13-004 (Order 89-44), § 220-47-311, filed 6/8/89; 88-14-133 (Order 88-48), § 220-47-311, filed 7/6/88; 87-15-059 (Order 87-72), § 220-47-311, filed 7/14/87; 86-13-038 (Order 86-46), § 220-47-311, filed 6/12/86; 85-13-032 (Order 85-60), § 220-47-311, filed 6/12/85; 84-13-078 (Order 84-53), § 220-47-311, filed 6/21/84; 83-14-020 (Order 83-57), § 220-47-311, filed 6/28/83; 82-15-040 (Order 82-83), § 220-47-311, filed 7/15/82; 81-18-017 (Order 81-101), § 220-47-311, filed 8/25/81; 80-10-058 (Order 80-83), § 220-47-311, filed 8/6/80; 78-05-018 (Order 78-16), § 220-47-311, filed 4/13/78; Order 77-66, § 220-47-311, filed 8/5/77; Order 77-14, § 220-47-311, filed 4/15/77; Order 76-41, § 220-47-311, filed 6/4/76; Order 1251, § 220-47-311, filed 8/18/75; Order 1210, § 220-47-311, filed 5/26/75; Order 1143, § 220-47-311, filed 8/8/74; Order 1125, § 220-47-311, filed 6/6/74; Order 1066, § 220-47-311, filed 7/19/73; Order 1057, § 220-47-311, filed 5/22/73; Order 988, § 220-47-311, filed 4/28/72.]
(1) It is unlawful for any purse seine vessel operator landing salmon to land salmon directly into the hold. All salmon must be landed to the deck, or sorting tray or table, of the harvesting vessel with the hold hatch cover(s) closed until release of salmon that may not be retained is complete and additionally:
(2) During Fraser sockeye and pink salmon species seasons in Areas 7 and 7A, it is unlawful for any purse seine vessel operator to bring salmon aboard a vessel unless all salmon captured in the seine net are removed from the seine net using a brailer or dip net meeting the specifications in this section prior to the seine net being removed from the water.
(3) The brailer shall be constructed in the following manner and with the following specifications:
(a) A bag of web hung on a rigid hoop attached to a handle;
(b) The bag shall be opened by releasing a line running through rings attached to the bottom of the bag; and
(c) The web shall be of soft knotless construction and the mesh size may not exceed 57 mm (2.25 inches) measured along two contiguous sides of a single mesh.
(4) Hand held dip nets shall be constructed of a shallow bag of soft, knotless web attached to a handle.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-16-030 (Order 97-124), § 220-47-325, filed 7/29/97, effective 8/29/97.]
During ((1997)) 1999, it is unlawful to take,
fish for or possess salmon taken with reef net gear for commercial purposes in Puget Sound
except in the following designated Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting
Areas, during the periods provided for hereinafter in each respective area:
| AREA | TIME | - | DATE(S) | |
| 7,7A | 7AM - 7PM Daily | |||
| 11/9 - 11/13)) | ||||
| 9/12 through 11/13 | ||||
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-47-401, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-16-030 (Order 97-124), § 220-47-401, filed 7/29/97, effective 8/29/97; 96-15-101 (Order 96-81), § 220-47-401, filed 7/22/96, effective 8/22/96; 95-13-056 (Order 95-75), § 220-47-401, filed 6/16/95, effective 7/17/95; 94-15-001 (Order 94-62), § 220-47-401, filed 7/6/94, effective 8/6/94; 93-14-041 (Order 93-55), § 220-47-401, filed 6/29/93, effective 7/30/93; 92-15-105 (Order 92-47), § 220-47-401, filed 7/20/92, effective 8/20/92; 91-18-024 (Order 91-72), § 220-47-401, filed 8/27/91, effective 9/27/91; 90-13-025 (Order 90-49), § 220-47-401, filed 6/11/90, effective 7/12/90; 89-13-004 (Order 89-44), § 220-47-401, filed 6/8/89; 88-14-133 (Order 88-48), § 220-47-401, filed 7/6/88; 87-15-059 (Order 87-72), § 220-47-401, filed 7/14/87; 86-13-038 (Order 86-46), § 220-47-401, filed 6/12/86; 81-18-017 (Order 81-101), § 220-47-401, filed 8/25/81; 80-10-058 (Order 80-83), § 220-47-401, filed 8/6/80; 78-05-018 (Order 78-16), § 220-47-401, filed 4/13/78; Order 77-66, § 220-47-401, filed 8/5/77; Order 77-14, § 220-47-401, filed 4/15/77; Order 76-41, § 220-47-401, filed 6/4/76; Order 1210, § 220-47-401, filed 5/26/75; Order 1143, § 220-47-401, filed 8/8/74; Order 1125, § 220-47-401, filed 6/6/74; Order 1066, § 220-47-401, filed 7/19/73; Order 1057, § 220-47-401, filed 5/22/73; Order 988, § 220-47-401, filed 4/28/72.]
It ((shall be)) is unlawful to take or fish ((for
sockeye or pink salmon)) during the Fraser sockeye and pink salmon species seasons in Areas 7
or 7A with gill net gear from 12:00 midnight to 1.5 hours after sunrise.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-47-410, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-16-030 (Order 97-124), § 220-47-410, filed 7/29/97, effective 8/29/97.]
During ((1997)) 1999, it is unlawful to take,
fish for or possess salmon taken with gill net gear for commercial purposes from Puget Sound
except in the following designated Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas
during the seasons provided for hereinafter in each respective fishing area:
9/28 - 10/2 10/5 - 10/9 10/12 - 10/16 10/19 - 10/23 | ||||
9/28 - 10/1 10/5 - 10/8 10/12 - 10/15 | |||||||||
| Nightly openings refer to the start date.)) | |||||||||
| AREA | TIME | - | DATE(S) | ||
| 6D: | 7AM | - | 7PM | 9/20, 9/21, 9/22, 9/23, 9/24, 9/27, 9/28, 9/29, 9/30, 10/1, 10/4, 10/5, 10/6, 10/7, 10/8, 10/11, 10/12, 10/13, 10/14, 10/15, 10/18, 10/19, 10/20, 10/21, 10/22 | |
Note: Area 6D skiff gill net only, using 5-inch minimum and 5 1/2-inch maximum mesh. It is unlawful to retain chinook or pink salmon taken in Area 6D at any time, or any chum salmon taken in Area 6D prior to October 16. In Area 6D, any chinook or pink salmon captured at any time, or any chum salmon captured prior to October 16, must be removed from the net by cutting the meshes ensnaring the fish. | |||||
| 7,7A: | 7AM | - | 8PM | 10/18, 10/26, 11/1, 11/2, 11/8, 11/9, 11/10, 11/11 | |
| 7B: | 7PM-9AM | NIGHTLY | 8/16, 8/23, 8/24, 8/30, 8/31 | ||
| 6AM | 9/7 | - | 4PM | 9/9 | |
| 6AM | 9/13 | - | 4PM | 9/15 | |
| 6AM | 9/19 | - | 4PM | 10/23 | |
| 6AM | 10/25 | - | 4PM | 10/29 | |
| 6AM | 11/1 | - | 4PM | 11/5 | |
| 6AM | 11/8 | - | 4PM | 11/12 | |
| 6AM | 11/15 | - | 4PM | 11/19 | |
| 6AM | 11/22 | - | 4PM | 11/26 | |
| 6AM | 11/29 | - | 4PM | 12/3 | |
| 6AM | 12/6 | - | 4PM | 12/10 | |
| 7C: | 7PM-9AM | NIGHTLY | 8/16, 8/23, 8/24, 8/30, 8/31 | ||
| 8: | 6AM | - | 11PM | 8/24, 8/30 | |
| 7AM | - | 8PM | 10/26, 11/1, 11/9, 11/15, 11/23 | ||
| 8A: | 6AM | - | 11PM | 8/23, 8/31 | |
| 7AM | - | 8PM | 10/12, 10/18, 10/19, 10/27, 10/28, 11/1, 11/2, 11/10, 11/11, 11/15, 11/16, 11/22, 11/23, 11/24 | ||
| 8D: | 6PM-8AM | NIGHTLY | 9/20, 9/21, 9/22, 9/27, 9/28, 9/29, 10/4, 10/5, 10/6, 10/7 | ||
| 7AM | - | 8PM | 10/12, 10/18, 10/19, 10/27, 10/28, 11/1, 11/2, 11/10, 11/11, 11/15, 11/16, 11/22, 11/23, 11/24 | ||
| 9A: | 6AM | 9/19 | through | 4PM | 10/30 |
| 10, 11: | 5PM-8AM | NIGHTLY | 10/18, 10/25 | ||
| 4PM-8AM | NIGHTLY | 11/1, 11/2, 11/8, 11/15 | |||
| 12, 12B: | 7AM | - | 8PM | 10/18, 10/26, 11/1, 11/2, 11/10, 11/11, 11/15 | |
| 12C: | 7AM | - | 8PM | 11/15, 11/23 | |
| All other saltwater and freshwater areas - closed. | |||||
| Nightly openings refer to the start date. | |||||
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-47-411, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-16-030 (Order 97-124), § 220-47-411, filed 7/29/97, effective 8/29/97; 96-15-101 (Order 96-81), § 220-47-411, filed 7/22/96, effective 8/22/96; 95-13-056 (Order 95-75), § 220-47-411, filed 6/16/95, effective 7/17/95; 94-15-001 (Order 94-62), § 220-47-411, filed 7/6/94, effective 8/6/94; 93-14-041 (Order 93-55), § 220-47-411, filed 6/29/93, effective 7/30/93; 92-15-105 (Order 92-47), § 220-47-411, filed 7/20/92, effective 8/20/92; 91-18-024 (Order 91-72), § 220-47-411, filed 8/27/91, effective 9/27/91; 90-13-025 (Order 90-49), § 220-47-411, filed 6/11/90, effective 7/12/90; 89-13-004 (Order 89-44), § 220-47-411, filed 6/8/89; 88-14-133 (Order 88-48), § 220-47-411, filed 7/6/88; 87-15-059 (Order 87-72), § 220-47-411, filed 7/14/87; 86-13-038 (Order 86-46), § 220-47-411, filed 6/12/86; 85-13-032 (Order 85-60), § 220-47-411, filed 6/12/85; 84-13-078 (Order 84-53), § 220-47-411, filed 6/21/84; 83-14-020 (Order 83-57), § 220-47-411, filed 6/28/83; 82-15-040 (Order 82-83), § 220-47-411, filed 7/15/82; 81-18-017 (Order 81-101), § 220-47-411, filed 8/25/81; 80-10-058 (Order 80-83), § 220-47-411, filed 8/6/80; 78-05-018 (Order 78-16), § 220-47-411, filed 4/13/78; Order 77-66, § 220-47-411, filed 8/5/77; Order 77-14, § 220-47-411, filed 4/15/77; Order 76-41, § 220-47-411, filed 6/4/76; Order 1251, § 220-47-411, filed 8/18/75; Order 1210, § 220-47-411, filed 5/26/75; Order 1143, § 220-47-411, filed 8/8/74; Order 1125, § 220-47-411, filed 6/6/74; Order 1066, § 220-47-411, filed 7/19/73; Order 1057, § 220-47-411, filed 5/22/73; Order 988, § 220-47-411, filed 4/28/72.]
(1) The Puget Sound beach seine salmon fishery is designated as an emerging commercial fishery for which a vessel is required. An emerging commercial fishery license and an experimental fishery permit are required to participate in this fishery.
(2) The department will issue five Quilcene Bay salmon beach seine experimental fishery permits (Quilcene permits).
(3) The following is the selection process the department will use to offer a Quilcene permit.
(a) Persons who held a Quilcene Bay salmon beach seine experimental fishery permit in
((1997)) 1998 will be eligible for a permit in ((1998)) 1999.
(b) The department established a pool of applicants by drawing on September 9, 1996. The pool established by this drawing will be maintained to replace any permit(s) which may be voided.
(4) Permit holders are required to participate in the Quilcene Bay salmon beach seine experimental fishery.
(a) For purposes of this section, "participation" means the holder of the Quilcene permit
being aboard the designated vessel in the open fishery area ((four days each week during the
open fishing period, except that during the Fraser sockeye and pink salmon species season in
Areas 7 and 7A "participation" means the holder of the Quilcene permit being aboard the
designated vessel in the open fishery area)) two days each week during the open fishing period.
(b) If the Quilcene permit holder fails to participate, the Quilcene permit issued to that fisher will be void and a new Quilcene permit will be issued through a random drawing from the applicant pool established in 1996.
(c) The department may require proof of participation by registering with state, federal or tribal officials each day the Quilcene permit holder participates.
(d) Persons who participate, but violate conditions of a Quilcene permit, will have the permit voided and a new Quilcene permit will be reissued through a random drawing from the pool of the voided permit holder.
(5) Chum salmon may not be retained by a Quilcene permit holder. Chum salmon must be released alive, or, at the direction of federal or state officials, submitted for broodstock purposes.
(((5))) (6) Any person who fails to purchase the license, fails to participate, or violates the
conditions of a Quilcene permit will have his or her name permanently withdrawn from the
pools.
(((6))) (7) It is unlawful to take salmon with beach seine gear that does not meet the
requirements of this subsection.
(a) Beach seine salmon nets in Puget Sound shall not exceed 600 feet in length or 100 meshes in depth, or contain meshes of a size less than 3 inches or greater than 4 inches.
(b) Mesh webbing must be constructed with a twine size no smaller than 210/30d nylon, 12 thread cotton, or the equivalent diameter in any other material.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-47-427, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-16-030 (Order 97-124), § 220-47-427, filed 7/29/97, effective 8/29/97; 96-19-049 (Order 96-152), § 220-47-427, filed 9/12/96, effective 10/13/96.]
During ((1997)) 1999, it is unlawful to
take, fish for, or possess salmon taken with beach seine gear for commercial purposes from Puget
Sound except in the following designated Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch
Reporting Areas during the periods provided hereinafter in each respective Management and
Catch Reporting Area:
| AREA | TIME | DATE(S) | |
| 12A: | 7AM - 7PM Daily | (( 9/7 - 9/11 9/14 - 9/18 9/21 - 9/25 9/28 - 10/2 10/5 - 10/9)) 8/30, 8/31, 9/1, 9/2, 9/3, 9/6, 9/7, 9/8, 9/9, 9/10, 9/13, 9/14, 9/15, 9/16, 9/17, 9/20, 9/21, 9/22, 9/23, 9/24, 9/27, 9/28, 9/29, 9/30, 10/1, 10/4, 10/5, 10/6, 10/7, 10/8, 10/11, 10/12, 10/13, 10/14, 10/15 |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-47-428, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-16-030 (Order 97-124), § 220-47-428, filed 7/29/97, effective 8/29/97; 96-15-101 (Order 96-81), § 220-47-428, filed 7/22/96, effective 8/22/96.]
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
| WAC 220-47-412 | Drift gill net and skiff gill net--Mesh sizes. |
OTS-3086.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 85-43, filed 5/10/85)
WAC 220-20-016
Sale of commercial caught salmon.
It is unlawful for any person licensed to take salmon for commercial purposes as required under chapter 75.28 RCW to:
(1) ((Keep more than three salmon taken under such license for personal use, up to a
maximum of six salmon in possession for multi-day trips.)) Retain for personal use more than the
equivalent of one daily sport bag limit for the area being fished. All salmon taken under
commercial license must be recorded on state of Washington fish receiving tickets. The daily
limit and possession limit described in this subsection also apply to crew members of the
licensed fishing vessel.
(2) Sell any salmon he takes under such license to anyone other than a licensed wholesale dealer located within or outside the state of Washington: Provided, That a person who is himself licensed as a wholesale dealer under the provisions of RCW 75.28.300 may sell his catch to individuals or corporations other than licensed wholesale dealers.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 85-11-020 (Order 85-43), § 220-20-016, filed 5/10/85; 80-01-021 (Order 79-137), § 220-20-016, filed 12/14/79.]