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2020 Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Regulations I Table of Contents 2020 Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Regulations i Table of Contents 1. PRESEASON RUN-SIZE AND SEASON EXPECTATIONS 1.1 Catch, Forecast, and Schedule ..................................................................................................................1 2. 2020 GENERAL PROVISIONS 2.1 Commercial License Information ..............................................................................................................6 License Types, Fees, and Renewals:.............................................................................................................6 Commercial Crewmember Licenses .............................................................................................................6 Vessel Operation ........................................................................................................................................8 2.2 Wholesale Fish Buying, Selling, and Reporting .........................................................................................9 Fish Dealer License .....................................................................................................................................9 Wholesale Fish Buyer Endorsement ...........................................................................................................9 Limited Fish Seller Endorsement ...............................................................................................................10 Fish Tickets ..............................................................................................................................................10 Sale and Purchase of Commercial Caught Salmon .....................................................................................11 Quick Reporting Information ....................................................................................................................11 2.3 Fishing Rules and Regulations ................................................................................................................12 General Possession and Retention of Fish .................................................................................................12 Fish Friendly Certification ........................................................................................................................13 2.4 Commercial Fishery Observers ...............................................................................................................14 The Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Monitoring Program ......................................................................14 3. 2020 COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL REGULATIONS 3.1 Purse Seine Regulations .........................................................................................................................15 For this sub-chapter a Purse Seine is defined as: .......................................................................................15 Release of Incidentally Caught Salmon ......................................................................................................15 Lawful Gear Requirements: Net and Mesh, Recovery Boxes, and Brailers ..................................................16 Special Purse Seine Mesh Size ...................................................................................................................16 Brailing and Deck Landing ........................................................................................................................16 Recovery Boxes .........................................................................................................................................17 3.2 Gillnet and Skiff Gillnet Regulations .......................................................................................................18 For this sub-chapter a Gillnet and Skiff Gillnet are defined as: ...................................................................18 Release of Incidentally Caught Salmon ......................................................................................................18 Lawful Gear Requirements: Net, Mesh, and Recovery Boxes .....................................................................18 Recovery Boxes .........................................................................................................................................19 ii 3.3 Reef Net Regulations .............................................................................................................................20 For this sub-chapter a Reef Net is defined as: ............................................................................................20 Release of Incidentally Caught Salmon ......................................................................................................20 Lawful Reef Net Gear Requirements .........................................................................................................20 3.4 Beach Seine Regulations ........................................................................................................................21 For this sub-chapter a Beach Seine is defined as: ......................................................................................21 Participation .............................................................................................................................................21 Release of Incidentally Caught Salmon ......................................................................................................21 Lawful Beach Seine Gear Requirements ....................................................................................................21 4. 2020 CATCH REPORTING AREAS: EXCLUSION ZONES AND IN-SEASON RESTRICTIONS 4.1 Commercial Salmon Area Descriptions ...................................................................................................22 4.2 Commercial Salmon Area Exclusions Zones ............................................................................................27 4.3 Additional 2020 Commercial Salmon In-Season Restrictions ..................................................................30 5. 2020 EXCLUSION ZONES AND IN-SEASON RESTRICTIONS MAPS 5.1 North Puget Sound ................................................................................................................................32 5.2 Central Puget Sound .............................................................................................................................35 5.3 South Puget Sound ................................................................................................................................36 5.4 Hood Canal ...........................................................................................................................................38 5.5 Port Gamble ..........................................................................................................................................39 5.6 Strait of Jaun De Fuca and Dungeness Bay..............................................................................................40 6. APPENDIX 6.1 Reporting Derelict or Lost Gear ..............................................................................................................41 6.2 Marbled Murrelet Handling and Reporting ............................................................................................42 6.3 Marine Protected Areas and Artificial Reefs ...........................................................................................43 6.4 Southern Resident Killer Whale Vessel Regulations ...............................................................................44 6.5 Testing Commercial Fishing Gear ...........................................................................................................45 iii State of Washington DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE Mailing Address: 600 Capitol Way N, Olympia, WA 98501-1091 • (360) 902-2200 • TDD (360) 902-2207 Main Office Location: Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington Street SE, Olympia, WA Puget Sound Commercial License Holders, The following 2020 Puget Sound commercial salmon fisheries regulations are the culmination of co-manager decision-making developed throughout this year’s North of Falcon (NOF) process and adopted by the Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC). This pamphlet summarizes the agreed-to schedules, rules for non-treaty fisheries, marine catch and exclusion areas, and other pertinent information. Management highlights for the 2020 season include: Area 7/7A: Sockeye fisheries during Fraser Panel Control scheduled pending PSC Fraser Panel updates. Reef net fisheries may retain up to 500 unmarked coho prior to October 1. Fishery updates through NOAA hotline (800)-662-9825. Area 7B/C: Adjusted start week to week 34. Reduced Fall Chum schedule for GN and PS due to low chum forecast (see schedule). Whatcom Creek Zone is CLOSED during Chum management period. Area 8, 8A, and 8D: No scheduled fisheries, due to forecasted low abundances. Area 10/11: Chum Fall fisheries start date dependent on ISU information from the Apple Cove Point Test Fishery. Area 12/12B: Hazel Point Closure Area is CLOSED to All Gears (see schedule). Area 12C: Adjustment to Hoodsport Chinook Beach Seine fishery. Fishery returns to a Mon., Wed. pattern (see schedule). Additional updates and corrections to the Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting and Exclusion Areas (WAC 220-301-030), Puget Sound Salmon Preserves (WAC 220-354-310,320,330,340) and Puget
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