PDFWAC 220-356-010
Willapa Bay—Forage fish.
(1) It is unlawful to fish for or possess anchovy, candlefish, herring, sardine, or smelt taken for commercial purposes from Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area 60C except as provided for in this section.
General
(2) It is unlawful to fish for or possess salmon or sturgeon taken with purse seine or lampara gear.
(3) It is unlawful to fish with purse seine or lampara gear at all times in the waters of Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area 60C if any part of the purse seine or lampara is in waters that are less than 20 feet deep.
(4) It is unlawful to fail to immediately return to the water, unharmed, all species of fish other than herring, anchovy, candlefish, and sardine taken in the operation of purse seine, lampara, dip bag net, or hand net gears.
(5) A violation of subsections (1) through (4) of this section is punishable under RCW 77.15.520, Commercial fishing—Unlawful gear or methods—Penalty; and RCW 77.15.550 Violation of commercial fishing area or time—Penalty.
Anchovy and candlefish
Licensing
(6) A baitfish purse seine fishery license is required to operate purse seine gear for anchovy and candlefish as provided for in this section.
(7) A baitfish lampara fishery license is required to operate lampara gear for anchovy and candlefish as provided for in this section.
(8) A smelt dip bag license is required to operate dip bag net gear for anchovy and candlefish as provided for in this section.
(9) A violation of subsections (6) through (8) of this section is punishable under RCW 77.15.500, Commercial fishing without a license—Penalty.
Fishing period
(10) It is unlawful to fish for or possess anchovy, candlefish, sardine, or smelt with the use of purse seine or lampara gear during any time, except January 1 through January 31, and March 16 through December 31, of any calendar year.
(11) Dip bag net gear may be used for anchovy and candlefish at all times.
(12) A violation of subsection (10) or (11) of this section is punishable under RCW 77.15.550, Violation of commercial fishing area or time—Penalty.
Landing limitations
(13) It is unlawful to deliver anchovy, in excess of fifteen percent of the total landing weight, for the purposes of conversion into fish flour, fishmeal, fish scrap, fertilizer, fish oil, or other fishery products.
(14) It is unlawful for any person licensed to fish under a baitfish purse seine or baitfish lampara license to retain, possess or deliver, to a place or port, regardless of catch area, anchovy in excess of 5 metric tons (11,023 pounds) in one day, and in excess of 10 metric tons (22,046 pounds) during any calendar week beginning 12:01 a.m. Sunday through 11:59 p.m. Saturday.
(15) A violation of subsection (13) or (14) of this section is punishable under RCW 77.15.550, Violation of commercial fishing area or time—Penalty.
Gear
(16) It is unlawful to fish for anchovy or candlefish with purse seine or lampara gear with mesh size less than one-half inch stretch measure.
(17) It is unlawful to fish with purse seine or lampara gear if the cork line exceeds 900 feet in length, except: From June 1 through October 31, it is permissible to use gear in which the cork line does not exceed 1,400 feet in length.
(18) It is unlawful to fish for or possess anchovy or candlefish with dip bag net gear that exceeds 18 square feet.
(19) A violation of subsections (16) through (18) of this section is punishable under RCW 77.15.520, Commercial fishing—Unlawful gear or methods—Penalty.
Incidental catch
(20) It is unlawful to retain sardines taken incidental to a lawful anchovy or candlefish fishery that exceeds twenty percent of the weight of the total landing.
(21) It is unlawful to retain smelt or herring incidental to a lawful anchovy or candlefish fishery if the individual or combined weight of smelt and/or herring exceeds five percent of the total landing.
(22) A violation of subsection (20) or (21) of this section is punishable under RCW 77.15.550, Violation of commercial fishing area or time—Penalty.
Herring
Licensing
(23) A herring/lampara limited entry license is required to operate lampara gear for herring as provided for in this section.
(24) A herring dip bag net limited entry license is required to operate dip bag net gear for herring as provided for in this section.
(25) A violation of subsection (23) or (24) of this section is punishable under RCW 77.15.500, Commercial fishing without a license—Penalty.
Fishing period
(26) It is unlawful to fish for or possess herring with lampara gear during any time except January 1 through January 31, and March 16 through December 31, of any calendar year.
(27) Dip bag net gear may be used for herring at all times.
(28) A violation of subsection (26) or (27) of this section is punishable under RCW 77.15.550, Violation of commercial fishing area or time—Penalty.
Incidental catch
(29) It is unlawful to retain anchovy, candlefish, smelt, or sardine incidental to a lawful herring fishery if the individual or combined weight of anchovy, candlefish, smelt, or sardine exceeds five percent of the total landing. A violation of this subsection is punishable under RCW 77.15.550, Violation of commercial fishing area or time—Penalty.
Gear
(30) It is unlawful to fish for and possess herring taken for commercial purposes with lampara gear with a cork line that exceeds 1,400 feet in length and a mesh size less than one-half inch stretch measure.
(31) It is unlawful to fish with dip bag net gear that exceeds 18 square feet.
(32) A violation of subsection (30) or (31) of this section is punishable under RCW 77.15.520, Commercial fishing—Unlawful gear or methods—Penalty.
Sardine
Licensing
(33) A smelt dip bag net fishery license is required to operate dip bag net gear for sardine as provided for in this section. A violation of this subsection is punishable under RCW 77.15.500, Commercial fishing without a license—Penalty.
Fishing period
(34) Dip bag net gear may be used for sardine at all times.
Gear
(35) It is unlawful to fish with dip bag net gear that exceeds 18 square feet. A violation of this subsection is punishable under RCW 77.15.520, Commercial fishing—Unlawful gear or methods—Penalty.
Smelt
Licensing
(36) A smelt dip bag net fishery license is required to operate dip bag net gear for smelt as provided for in this section. A violation of this subsection is punishable under RCW 77.15.500, Commercial fishing without a license—Penalty.
Fishing period
(37) It is unlawful to take smelt for commercial purposes during weekly closed periods extending from 8:00 a.m. Thursday to 8:00 p.m. Saturday. A violation of this subsection is punishable under RCW 77.15.550, Violation of commercial fishing area or time—Penalty.
Gear
(38) It is unlawful to take, fish for, and possess smelt taken with hand dip nets exceeding 72 inches maximum frame width. A violation of this subsection is punishable under RCW 77.15.520, Commercial fishing—Unlawful gear or methods—Penalty.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.013, 77.04.020, 77.04.055, and 77.12.047. WSR 17-05-112 (Order 17-04), recodified as § 220-356-010, filed 2/15/17, effective 3/18/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. WSR 10-06-095 (Order 10-33), § 220-40-030, filed 3/2/10, effective 4/2/10; WSR 03-05-062 (Order 03-26), § 220-40-030, filed 2/18/03, effective 3/21/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. WSR 95-23-020 (Order 95-166), § 220-40-030, filed 11/8/95, effective 12/9/95; WSR 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-40-030, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; WSR 85-06-033 (Order 85-14), § 220-40-030, filed 3/1/85; WSR 84-15-008 (Order 84-66), § 220-40-030, filed 7/6/84; WSR 84-08-014 (Order 84-24), § 220-40-030, filed 3/27/84; WSR 80-09-072 (Order 80-69), § 220-40-030, filed 7/18/80; WSR 79-05-007 (Order 79-20), § 220-40-030, filed 4/11/79; Order 77-14, § 220-40-030, filed 4/15/77; Order 76-148, § 220-40-030, filed 12/2/76; Order 76-26, § 220-40-030, filed 1:45 p.m., 4/20/76; Order 925, § 220-40-030, filed 6/3/71; Order 864, § 220-40-030, filed 5/12/70; Order 726, § 4 (part), filed 4/24/67; subsections 1, 2, 3 from Order 679, filed 4/20/66; Order 638, filed 4/28/65; Order 605, filed 4/21/64; Order 569, filed 4/11/63; Order 544, filed 4/3/62; Order 525, filed 5/3/61; Order 507, filed 4/13/60; Orders 483 and 256, filed 2/1/60; subsection 4 from Order 544, filed 4/3/62; Order 525, filed 5/3/61; Orders 448 and 256, filed 3/1/60; subsection 5 from Order 544, filed 4/3/62; Orders 448 and 256, filed 3/1/60; subsections 6, 8, 9 from Order 525, filed 5/3/61; Orders 341 and 256, filed 3/1/60; subsection 7 from Orders 346 and 256, filed 3/1/60.]