PERMANENT RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: July 23, 2002.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-47-311, 220-47-401, 220-47-411, 220-47-428, and 220-47-430.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 02-11-073 on May 13, 2002.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Proposed amendments to WAC 220-20-016 continued to August 2-3, 2002; proposed amendments to WAC 220-47-301 withdrawn.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 5, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
July 24, 2002
J. P. Koenings
Director
OTS-5662.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 01-106, filed 6/15/01,
effective 7/16/01)
WAC 220-47-311
Purse seine -- Open periods.
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:
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AREA | TIME | DATE | |
7, 7A: | 7AM - 7PM | 10/14 | |
7AM - 6PM | 10/22 | ||
6AM - 5PM | 10/28 | ||
7B: | 6AM 9/10 | - | 8PM 9/12 |
6AM 9/17 | - | 8PM 9/19 | |
7AM 9/22 | - | 8PM 10/26 | |
7AM 10/28 | - | 4PM 11/1 | |
7AM 11/4 | - | 4PM 11/8 | |
7AM 11/12 | - | 4PM 11/15 | |
7AM 11/18 | - | 4PM 11/22 | |
7AM 11/25 | - | 4PM 11/29 | |
8AM 12/2 | - | 4PM 12/6 | |
8: | 6AM - 5PM | 10/31, 11/1 | |
7AM - 5PM | 11/6, 11/7, 11/8, 11/13, 11/14, 11/15 | ||
8A: | 7AM - 6PM | 10/21, 10/22 | |
6AM - 5PM | 10/30, 10/31 | ||
7AM - 5PM | 11/4, 11/5 | ||
7AM - 5PM | 11/13, 11/14 | ||
7AM - 5PM | 11/18, 11/19 | ||
7AM - 5PM | 11/25, 11/26, 11/27 | ||
8D: | 6AM - 5PM | 10/30, 10/31 | |
7AM - 5PM | 11/4, 11/5 | ||
7AM - 5PM | 11/12, 11/13, 11/14, 11/15 | ||
7AM - 5PM | 11/18, 11/19, 11/20, 11/21, 11/22 | ||
7AM - 5PM | 11/25, 11/26, 11/27, 11/29 | ||
10, 11: | 7AM - 7PM | 10/15 | |
7AM - 6PM | 10/21 | ||
6AM - 5PM | 10/28, 10/29 | ||
7AM - 5PM | 11/4 | ||
7AM - 5PM | 11/13 | ||
12, 12B: | 7AM - 6PM | 10/21 | |
6AM - 5PM | 10/29 | ||
7AM - 5PM | 11/4 | ||
7AM - 5PM | 11/13, 11/14 | ||
7AM - 5PM | 11/18, 11/19 | ||
12C: | 7AM - 5PM | 11/13, 11/18 |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 01-13-056 (Order 01-106), § 220-47-311, filed 6/15/01, effective 7/16/01; 00-18-023 (Order 00-172), § 220-47-311, filed 8/28/00, effective 9/28/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 99-24-011 (Order 99-202), § 220-47-311, filed 11/19/99, effective 12/20/99. 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.]
AREA | TIME | - | DATE(S) |
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7, 7A | 7AM - 7PM Daily | (( |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 01-13-056 (Order 01-106), § 220-47-401, filed 6/15/01, effective 7/16/01; 00-18-023 (Order 00-172), § 220-47-401, filed 8/28/00, effective 9/28/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 99-24-011 (Order 99-202), § 220-47-401, filed 11/19/99, effective 12/20/99. 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.]
((Beach seine closed in 2001.))
AREA | TIME | - | DATE(S) |
12A | 7AM - 7PM Daily | 8/26, 8/27, 8/28, 8/29, 8/30, 9/2, 9/3, 9/4, 9/5, 9/6, 9/9, 9/10, 9/11, 9/12, 9/13, 9/16, 9/17, 9/18, 9/19, 9/20, 9/23, 9/24, 9/25, 9/26, 9/27, 9/30, 10/1, 10/2, 10/3, 10/4 |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 01-13-056 (Order 01-106), § 220-47-428, filed 6/15/01, effective 7/16/01; 00-18-023 (Order 00-172), § 220-47-428, filed 8/28/00, effective 9/28/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 99-24-011 (Order 99-202), § 220-47-428, filed 11/19/99, effective 12/20/99. 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.]
(1) The log book must be kept aboard the vessel while it is
fishing in SMCRAs 7 ((and)), 7A and 9A, or while in possession of
fish caught in these areas. The fisher must submit the completed
log book for inspection immediately upon request by authorized
department representatives.
(2) In each purse seine log book the fisher shall record the vessel name and license number. For each day fished, the fisher shall record the date. Immediately following each retrieval of the net the fisher shall record the Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Log Book Location Code, the time of the retrieval, and the number of chinook, coho and chum salmon in the net upon retrieval.
(3) In each gill net log book the fisher shall record the
vessel name and license number. For each day fished, the fisher
shall record the date. Immediately following each retrieval of
the net the vessel operator shall record the Puget Sound
Commercial Salmon Log Book Location Code where the net is
retrieved, the start and end time of the set((, and)) when
fishing in SMCRA 7 and 7A the number of chinook, coho and chum
salmon in the net upon retrieval must be recorded for each
retrieval of the net. When fishing in SMCRA 9A the number of
chinook and chum in the net upon retrieval must be recorded for
each retrieval of the net.
(4) The following are the Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Log Book Location Codes that are required entries in purse seine log books and gill net log books as provided for in this section:
(a) Location Code 1: Those waters of Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 7A northerly of a line projected from Birch Point to Savage Point on Tumbo Island.
(b) Location Code 2: Those waters of Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 7A southerly of a line projected from Birch Point to Savage Point on Tumbo Island.
(c) Location Code 3: Those waters of Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 7 easterly of a line projected true north from Orcas Island through the easternmost point on Matia Island to the intersection with the 7/7A boundary line and easterly of a line projected from Point Colville on Lopez Island to Smith Island.
(d) Location Code 4: Those waters of Puget Sound Commercial
Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 7 westerly and
northerly of a line projected from Point Colville on Lopez Island
to Smith Island and thence to the Y B "VD" buoy on Beaumont Shoal
(as listed on NOAA Chart 18421, (([))38th ed., Oct. 31/92((])))
and southerly of a line projected from Cadboro Point on Vancouver
Island 60 degrees true to the point of land on San Juan Island.
(e) Location Code 5: Those waters of Puget Sound Commercial
Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 7 southerly of a line
projected from Smith Island to the Y B "VD" buoy on Beaumont
Shoal (as listed on NOAA Chart 18421, (([))38th ed., Oct.
31/92((]))).
(f) Location Code 6: Those waters of Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 7 northerly of a line projected from Cadboro Point on Vancouver Island 60 degrees true to the point of land on San Juan Island and westerly of a line projected true north from Orcas Island through the easternmost point on Matia Island to the intersection with the 7/7A boundary line.
(5) Location Code 7: Those waters of Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 9A southerly of a line projected true west from the shoreward end of the Port Gamble tribal dock on Point Julia to the mainland in the community of Port Gamble and those on-reservation waters of Hood Canal north of Port Gamble Bay to the marker at the north end of the Port Gamble Indian reservation.
(6) In each reef net log book the fisher shall record the fisher's name and license number and the location of the fishing site. For each day fished the fisher shall record the date and the total number of chinook, coho and chum salmon caught.
(((6))) (7) All log books used in SMCRA 7 and 7A must be
sent to the department no later than October 10 of each year.
All log books used in SMCRA 9A must be sent to the department no
later than November 22 of each year.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 99-24-011 (Order 99-202), § 220-47-430, filed 11/19/99, effective 12/20/99.]
OTS-5664.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 01-106, filed 6/15/01,
effective 7/16/01)
WAC 220-47-411
Gill net -- Open periods.
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:
Within an area or areas, a mesh size restriction remains in effect from the first date indicated until a mesh size change is shown, and the new mesh size restriction remains in effect until changed.)) |
AREA | TIME | - | DATE(S) | MINIMUM MESH | |
6D: | 7AM | - | 7PM | 9/23, 9/24, 9/25, 9/26, 9/27, 9/30, 10/1, 10/2, 10/3, 10/4, 10/7, 10/8, 10/9, 10/10, 10/11, 10/14, 10/15, 10/16, 10/17, 10/18, 10/21, 10/22, 10/23, 10/24, 10/25 | 5" |
Note: In Area 6D it is unlawful to use other than 5-inch minimum and 5 1/2-inch maximum mesh in the skiff gill net fishery. 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, chum or pink salmon required to be released, must be removed from the net by cutting the meshes ensnaring the fish. | |||||
7, 7A: | 7AM | - | 8PM | 10/21 | 6 1/4" |
7AM | - | 7PM | 10/29 | 6 1/4" | |
7B/7C: | 7PM | - | 8AM | NIGHTLY 8/22, 8/28, 8/29, 9/4, 9/5 | 7" |
7B: | 6AM 9/10 | - | 8PM 9/12 | 5" | |
6AM 9/17 | - | 8PM 9/19 | |||
7AM 9/22 | - | 8PM 10/26 | |||
7AM 10/28 | - | 4PM 11/1 | 6 1/4" | ||
7AM 11/4 | - | 4PM 11/8 | |||
7AM 11/12 | - | 4PM 11/15 | |||
7AM 11/18 | - | 4PM 11/22 | |||
7AM 11/25 | - | 4PM 11/29 | |||
8AM 12/2 | - | 4PM 12/6 | |||
8: | 7AM | - | 7PM | 10/31, 11/1, 11/6, 11/7, 11/8, 11/13, 11/14, 11/15 | 6 1/4" |
8A: | 7AM | - | 8PM | 10/23, 10/24 | 6 1/4" |
7AM | - | 7PM | 10/28, 10/29 | ||
7AM | - | 7PM | 11/6, 11/7, 11/12, 11/13 | ||
7AM | - | 6PM | 11/20, 11/21, 11/25, 11/26, 11/27 | ||
8D: | 7AM | - | 7PM | 10/28, 10/29, 11/6, 11/7 | 5" |
7AM | - | 7PM | 11/12, 11/13, 11/14, 11/15 | 6 1/4" | |
7AM | - | 6PM | 11/18, 11/19, 11/20, 11/21, 11/22, 11/25, 11/26, 11/27, 11/29 | ||
9A: | 6AM 9/1 | - | 4PM 11/2 | 5" | |
Note: It is unlawful to retain chum salmon taken in Area 9A prior to October 1. Any chum salmon netted prior to October 1 must be released from the net by cutting the meshes ensnaring the fish. Logbooks required in accordance with WAC 220-47-430. | |||||
10, 11: | 5PM | - | 8AM | 10/22 | 6 1/4" |
4PM | - | 8AM | 10/27, 10/28, 11/5, 11/12 | ||
12, 12B: | 7AM | - | 8PM | 10/22 | 6 1/4" |
7AM | - | 7PM | 10/28, 11/5, 11/12, 11/13 | ||
7AM | - | 6PM | 11/19, 11/20 | ||
12C: | 7AM | - | 7PM | 11/12 | 6 1/4" |
7AM | - | 6PM | 11/19 | ||
All other saltwater and freshwater areas - closed. | |||||
Nightly openings refer to the start date. | |||||
Within an area or areas, a mesh size restriction remains in effect from the first date indicated until a mesh size change is shown, and the new mesh size restriction remains in effect until changed. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 01-13-056 (Order 01-106), § 220-47-411, filed 6/15/01, effective 7/16/01; 00-18-023 (Order 00-172), § 220-47-411, filed 8/28/00, effective 9/28/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 99-24-011 (Order 99-202), § 220-47-411, filed 11/19/99, effective 12/20/99. 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.]