Leadbetter to Falcon Salmon Closes Sunday @ 2:00PM

[Chum King]

8/15/08 ACTION NOTICE: NOAA Fisheries in consultation with the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, representatives from the recreational and commercial Oregon salmon fisheries, and the Pacific Fishery Management Council, has taken in-season action to close the recreational ocean salmon fishery in the area from Leadbetter Point, Washington to Cape Falcon, Oregon.

ACTION TAKEN: The recreational ocean salmon fishery between Leadbetter Point, Washington and Cape Falcon, Oregon closes to all salmon fishing effective 2:00 PM Sunday, August 17.

RATIONALE: The recreational ocean salmon fishery between Leadbetter Point, Washington and Cape Falcon, Oregon opened for fin-clipped coho retention on June 29 with a quota of 10,180 coho. Through August 10, landings totaled 7,910 coho (78% of quota), but effort and catch had been increasing. By the end of fishing on Thursday, August 14, total landings were estimated to be 10,283 coho (101% of quota). Only through a cooperative trade of 1,000 coho from the commercial troll quota to the recreational fishery in exchange for 500 chinook from the recreational quota, was it possible to allow any fishing to occur on Sunday, August 17. To help insure that the fishery on Sunday does not overshoot the revised quota, a recommendation by the Westport port representative offered up a 2:00 PM closure, and this was added to the final proposal that was adopted by NOAA Fisheries.

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Eric Schindler, Supervising Biologist
Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Marine Resources Program
2040 SE Marine Science Dr.
Newport, OR 97365
(541)867-0300 x252
e-mail: eric.d.schindler@state.or.us
FAX: (541)867-0311

[skahorse]

2PM? Never seen that before. I guess it's better than closing it on Saturday, and leaving quota on the table.

Go kill some fish boys!

[CATCH AND EAT]

Ding, ding, ding................................the little bird was right.

Chum King. Thanks for the information and again thanks for all you do for fisheries. The season lasted much longer than I thought an you guys did a good job keeping it open for us to fish. Congrats on that.

[reborn chrome]

I would never trade 500 ocean chinook for 1000 silvers whats up with that??? this only helps charters

[tjgorge]

Originally Posted by reborn chrome

I would never trade 500 ocean chinook for 1000 silvers whats up with that??? this only helps charters

we were not going to get a shot at 500 chinook if we past the coho numbers anyway. it lasted much longer than I expected. high gas prices kept it open this long

[KeyWest]

I'm sure it closes at 2P because we really put the hurt on the sammys between 2P and dark.

[Jsteel]

What does that mean? We stop fishing at 2:00? Or we have to be in and checked by 2:00 pm?

[KeyWest]

No lines in the water after 2P

[finnfisher]

Originally Posted by KeyWest

No lines in the water after 2P

What if we hookup before 2 and have yet to land it at 2? I know, what are the odds, but just having the possibility means it will happen to me