Game Chaser
02-15-2002, 06:54 PM
Just got this e-mail from ODFW:
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact: Anne Pressentin (503) 872-5264 x5356
Internet: www.dfw.state.or.us (http://www.dfw.state.or.us)
For Immediate Release February 15, 2002
2002 Lower Columbia Sturgeon Season Decided
PORTLAND - Oregon and Washington fishery managers today decided the lower Columbia River sport sturgeon season will close to retention on Sundays and Mondays in the spring and everyday for two months in late summer.
Catch and release fishing is allowed during the retention closures.
The sport and commercial sturgeon fisheries for the lower Columbia River from the mouth to Bonneville Dam are managed annually on a quota basis. The 2002 sport catch guidelines are 36,300 fish, not to exceed 38,300. The commercial guidelines are 9,200 not to exceed 9,700.
Currently, the sport season is open year-round. Managers worked with constituents to arrive at cuts to the season so the catch guideline would not be exceeded as it was in 2001.
The following closures were adopted:
· Closed to retention Sundays and Mondays from March 3 to May 13.
· Closed to retention everyday July 25 to Sept. 30.
These closed dates overlap dates when salmon fisheries are open. It is expected that sturgeon anglers who do not participate in a catch-and-release sturgeon fishery could turn to salmon angling.
Managers believe the closed periods are sufficient to limit the catch to the guidelines. However, a review of the catch will occur in mid-summer to see if the closed period needs to be modified.
Managers did not change other sturgeon regulations. Anglers may retain one sturgeon per day up to a 10-fish annual limit. Only sturgeon between 42 inches and 60 inches may be kept.
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Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact: Anne Pressentin (503) 872-5264 x5356
Internet: www.dfw.state.or.us (http://www.dfw.state.or.us)
For Immediate Release February 15, 2002
2002 Lower Columbia Sturgeon Season Decided
PORTLAND - Oregon and Washington fishery managers today decided the lower Columbia River sport sturgeon season will close to retention on Sundays and Mondays in the spring and everyday for two months in late summer.
Catch and release fishing is allowed during the retention closures.
The sport and commercial sturgeon fisheries for the lower Columbia River from the mouth to Bonneville Dam are managed annually on a quota basis. The 2002 sport catch guidelines are 36,300 fish, not to exceed 38,300. The commercial guidelines are 9,200 not to exceed 9,700.
Currently, the sport season is open year-round. Managers worked with constituents to arrive at cuts to the season so the catch guideline would not be exceeded as it was in 2001.
The following closures were adopted:
· Closed to retention Sundays and Mondays from March 3 to May 13.
· Closed to retention everyday July 25 to Sept. 30.
These closed dates overlap dates when salmon fisheries are open. It is expected that sturgeon anglers who do not participate in a catch-and-release sturgeon fishery could turn to salmon angling.
Managers believe the closed periods are sufficient to limit the catch to the guidelines. However, a review of the catch will occur in mid-summer to see if the closed period needs to be modified.
Managers did not change other sturgeon regulations. Anglers may retain one sturgeon per day up to a 10-fish annual limit. Only sturgeon between 42 inches and 60 inches may be kept.
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