NOAA Fisheries has taken inseason action in the 2023 non-tribal recreational salmon fisheries in the area north of Cape Falcon.
- Effective 12:01AM, Friday, August 18, 2023, through 11:59PM, Saturday, September 30, 2023, the recreational salmon fishery from the Queets River to Leadbetter Point (Marine Area 2 - Westport subarea) is open with a daily limit of two salmon, only one of which may be a Chinook salmon. All coho salmon must be marked with a healed adipose fin clip.
All preseason regulations remain in place.
Please refer to the Final Rule for the West Coast Salmon Fisheries 2023 Specifications and Management Measures for additional regulations and supporting materials.
For more information, contact
Shannon Penna, NMFS Anadromous Harvest Management, at Phone: (562) 980-4239 Email: shannon.penna@noaa.gov, or Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Fish Program at Phone: (360) 902-2700 Email: fishpgm@dfw.wa.gov.
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