Summarized History of Oregon Marine Sport Fishing Regulations
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Summarized History of Oregon Marine Sport Fishing Regulations - Page 1 of 16 Groundfish, Offshore Pelagic Species, and Nongame Fish Last saved on 7/27/21 ** NOT ALL REGULATIONS AND DETAILS ARE SHOWN ** Year Effective Jan. 1 (i.e., regulations set preseason) Inseason Change and Effective Date 2021 General marine species: 5-fish 6-fish daily bag limit. 5/10 Daily bag limit is 5 general marine China, copper and quillback rockfishes combined: 1 fish sub- bag limit. species. Cabezon open July 1 – Dec. 31, 1 fish sub-bag limit (of the 5 6 6/1 China, copper and general marine species bag limit), 16” min. quillback rockfishes: Ocean closed seaward of the 40-fathom curve June 1 – Aug. retention prohibited 31. by boats. ________________________________________ Offshore Longleader Fishery: Open outside of the 40-fathom line all year. 10-fish limit. Only these species may be retained: yellowtail, widow, canary, redstripe, greenstriped, silvergray chilipepper, bocaccio, blue and deacon rockfish. Offshore longleader trips cannot be combined with traditional bottomfish, flatfish, or halibut trips except When the bottomfish fishery is restricted to inside of 40- fathoms (June-Aug in 2021) an offshore longleader trip may be combined with all-depth Pacific halibut. However, once rockfish are onboard the vessel, no further halibut fishing may occur. Flatfish Fishery: Open at all depths all year. Daily bag limit: 25 ________________________________________ Retention of yelloweye rockfish is prohibited. Descending devices are mandatory: Any vessel fishing for, or possessing, bottomfish (aka groundfish), including flatfish, or Pacific halibut in the ocean must have a functional descending device onboard, and use it on any rockfish released outside of 30 fathoms. Lingcod (22" min.): 2 fish (in addition to the general marine species bag limit) Surfperch: 15 Offshore pelagic species: 25 blue bold underline = new from the previous year reddish strikeout = deleted from the previous year Summarized History of Oregon Marine Sport Fishing Regulations - Page 2 of 16 Groundfish, Offshore Pelagic Species, and Nongame Fish Last saved on 7/27/21 ** NOT ALL REGULATIONS AND DETAILS ARE SHOWN ** Year Effective Jan. 1 (i.e., regulations set preseason) Inseason Change and Effective Date 2020 General marine species: 5-fish daily bag limit. 4/11-5/4. For a short period during the spring, China, copper and quillback rockfishes combined: 1 fish sub-bag limit. non-resident anglers were not allowed to fish due to Cabezon open July 1 – Dec. 31, 1 fish sub-bag limit (of the 5 COVID-19 rules. general marine species bag limit), 16” min. Ocean closed seaward of the 40-fathom curve May 1 – Sept. 30 June 1 – Aug. 31. 7/20 (1) Non-retention of China, copper and ________________________________________ quillback for boats. Offshore Longleader Fishery: (2) General marine Open outside of the 40-fathom line all year. species bag limit 7. 10-fish limit. 8/14 Cabezon closed for boats. Only these species may be retained: yellowtail, widow, canary, redstripe, greenstriped, silvergray chilipepper, bocaccio, blue and deacon rockfish. Offshore longleader trips cannot be combined with traditional bottomfish, flatfish, or halibut trips. Flatfish Fishery: Open at all depths all year. Daily bag limit: 25 ________________________________________ Retention of yelloweye rockfish is prohibited. Descending devices are mandatory: Any vessel fishing for, or possessing, bottomfish (aka groundfish), including flatfish, or Pacific halibut in the ocean must have a functional descending device onboard, and use it on any rockfish released outside of 30 fathoms. Lingcod (22" min.): 2 fish (in addition to the general marine species bag limit) Surfperch: 15 Offshore pelagic species: 25 blue bold underline = new from the previous year reddish strikeout = deleted from the previous year Summarized History of Oregon Marine Sport Fishing Regulations - Page 3 of 16 Groundfish, Offshore Pelagic Species, and Nongame Fish Last saved on 7/27/21 ** NOT ALL REGULATIONS AND DETAILS ARE SHOWN ** Year Effective Jan. 1 (i.e., regulations set preseason) Inseason Change and Effective Date 2019 General marine species: 5-fish daily bag limit. Cabezon 8/16 Cabezon closed open July 1 – Dec. 31, 1 fish sub-bag limit (of the 5 for boats. general marine species bag limit), 16” min. 8/23 Retention of Ocean closed seaward of the 30 40-fathom curve April China, copper 1-May 1—Sept. 30. and quillback ________________________________________ rockfishes prohibited for Offshore Longleader Fishery: boats through the Open outside of the 40-fathom line all year. end of the year. 10-fish limit. 8/23 P. halibut bag Only these species may be retained: yellowtail, widow, limit increased to canary, redstripe, greenstriped, silvergray chilipepper, two fish south of bocaccio, blue and deacon rockfish. Cape Falcon. Offshore longleader trips cannot be combined with 9/3 Bottomfish open traditional bottomfish, flatfish, or halibut trips. at all depths. Flatfish Fishery: Open at all depths all year. Daily bag limit: 25 ________________________________________ Retention of yelloweye rockfish is prohibited. Descending devices are mandatory: Any vessel fishing for, or possessing, bottomfish (aka groundfish), including flatfish, or Pacific halibut in the ocean must have a functional descending device onboard, and use it on any rockfish released outside of 30 fathoms. Lingcod (22" min.): 2 fish (in addition to the general marine species bag limit) Surfperch: 15 Offshore pelagic species: 25 blue bold underline = new from the previous year reddish strikeout = deleted from the previous year Summarized History of Oregon Marine Sport Fishing Regulations - Page 4 of 16 Groundfish, Offshore Pelagic Species, and Nongame Fish Last saved on 7/27/21 ** NOT ALL REGULATIONS AND DETAILS ARE SHOWN ** Year Effective Jan. 1 (i.e., regulations set preseason) Inseason Change and Effective Date 2018 General marine species: 5 fish (see inseason changes 4/1 The offshore on 7/1 and 9/19) daily bag limit, no sub-bag limits longleader fishery except for cabezon. Cabezon open July 1 – Dec. 31 (see is open outside of inseason change on 8/18), 1 fish sub-bag limit (of the 5 the 40-fathom line general marine species bag limit), and 16” min. all year. Ocean closed seaward of the 30-fathom curve April 1- 7/1 The general Sept. 30. marine fish daily bag limit is Offshore Longleader Fishery: reduced to 4. Open outside of the 40-fathom line Jan-March 8/18 Cabezon closed. and Oct-Dec. (see inseason change) 9/19 General marine Longleader gear required. fish daily bag limit 10 fish limit. back to 5. Only these species may be retained: yellowtail, widow, canary, redstripe, greenstriped, silvergray chilipepper and bocaccio rockfish. No other groundfish are allowed. Offshore longleader trips cannot be combined with traditional bottomfish, flatfish, or halibut trips. Flatfish Fishery: Open at all depths all year. Does NOT include Pacific halibut. Daily bag limit: 25 Retention of yelloweye rockfish is prohibited. Descending devices are mandatory: Any vessel fishing for, or possessing, bottomfish (aka groundfish), including flatfish, or Pacific halibut in the ocean must have a functional descending device onboard, and use it on any rockfish released outside of 30 fathoms. Lingcod (22" min.): 2 fish (in addition to the general marine species bag limit) Surfperch: 15 Offshore pelagic species: 25 blue bold underline = new from the previous year reddish strikeout = deleted from the previous year Summarized History of Oregon Marine Sport Fishing Regulations - Page 5 of 16 Groundfish, Offshore Pelagic Species, and Nongame Fish Last saved on 7/27/21 ** NOT ALL REGULATIONS AND DETAILS ARE SHOWN ** Year Effective Jan. 1 (i.e., regulations set preseason) Inseason Change and Effective Date 2017 Descending devices are mandatory. 9/18 Retention Any vessel fishing for, or possessing, prohibited of bottomfish (groundfish) in the ocean must have a lingcod, any functional descending device onboard, and the species of device must be used when releasing any rockfish rockfish, cabezon, outside of 30 fathoms. greenling, and bottomfish other General marine species: 7-fish daily bag limit of which no more than four may be blue, deacon, China, copper than flatfish or quillback rockfish in combination, no more than species. six may be black rockfish, and no more than one may 9/18 Flatfish (not be a cabezon (when cabezon is open). Pacific halibut) There is no longer a sub-bag limit for canary open at all rockfish. depths. Retention Retention of yelloweye China, copper and quillback of any species rockfish is prohibited. from the groundfish group There is no longer a min. length limit for greenlings. is prohibited during a flatfish Cabezon is closed January - June. trip. 9/20 Lingcod take allowed by Ocean closed seaward of the 30-fathom curve April 1- spearfishing only Sept. 30. (all depths). 10/1 Long-leader fishery open outside of 40- fathom line. Daily bag limit 10. Retention of lingcod, black and other nearshore rockfishes, and cabezon prohibited in all fisheries. Retention of flatfish species prohibited during long-leader trips. blue bold underline = new from the previous year reddish strikeout = deleted from the previous year Summarized History of Oregon Marine Sport Fishing Regulations - Page 6 of 16 Groundfish, Offshore Pelagic Species, and Nongame Fish Last saved on 7/27/21 ** NOT ALL REGULATIONS AND DETAILS ARE SHOWN ** Year Effective Jan. 1 (i.e., regulations set preseason) Inseason Change and Effective Date 2016 Same as 2015 except blue rockfish includes both 7/15 Offshore of 20-fm deacon rockfish and blue rockfish closed for bottom fishing due to yelloweye rockfish impacts 10/1 Groundfish reopen at all depths 2015 All rockfish, greenlings, cabezon, skates, and other marine fish species not listed in the 2015 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations in the Marine Zone: 7-fish daily bag limit in aggregate, of which no more than three may be blue rockfish, no more than one may be a cabezon (when cabezon is open), and (effective March 11) no more than one may be a canary rockfish.