NOAA Fisheries has taken inseason action in the Pre-May 16, 2023, recreational and commercial salmon fisheries south of Cape Falcon (SOF). Modifications are needed to conserve SOF impacts on Klamath River fall-run Chinook salmon and Sacramento River fall-run Chinook salmon.
The following fisheries have been modified by inseason action:
Oregon
- The commercial salmon fishery from Cape Falcon to the Heceta Bank Line (latitude 43°58′00" N), OR, previously scheduled to open on March 15, 2023. The fishery is closed starting 12:01 AM March 15, 2023, through May 15, 2023 11:59 PM.
- The commercial salmon fishery from the Heceta Bank Line (latitude 43°58′00" N), OR, to Humbug Mountain, OR, previously scheduled to open on March 15, 2023. The fishery is closed starting 12:01 AM March 15, 2023, through May 15, 2023 11:59 PM.
- The commercial salmon fishery from Humbug Mountain to the Oregon/California border (Oregon Klamath Management Zone), previously scheduled to open on March 15, 2023. The fishery is closed starting 12:01 AM March 15, 2023, through May 15, 2023 11:59 PM.
- The ocean salmon recreational fishery from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain, OR, previously scheduled to open on March 15, 2023. The fishery is closed starting 12:01 AM March 15, 2023, through May 15, 2023 11:59 PM.
California
- The commercial salmon fishery from the Oregon/California border to Humboldt South Jetty, previously scheduled to open on May 1, 2023 through the earlier of May 31, 2023, or a 3,000 Chinook salmon quota. This fishery is closed starting May 1, 2023 12:01 AM, through May 15, 2023 11:59 PM.
- The commercial salmon fishery from the area between latitude 40°10’ N and Point Arena, CA (Fort Bragg management area), previously scheduled to open on April 16, 2023. The fishery is closed starting 12:01 AM April 16, 2023, through May 15, 2023 11:59 PM.
- The commercial salmon fishery from Point Arena, CA, to Pigeon Point, CA (San Francisco management area), previously scheduled to open on May 1, 2023. This fishery is closed starting May 1, 2023 12:01 AM, through May 15, 2023 11:59 PM.
- The commercial ocean salmon fishery in the area from Pigeon Point, CA, to the U.S./Mexico Border (Monterey management area), previously scheduled to open May 1, 2023. This fishery is closed starting May 1, 2023 12:01 AM, through May 15, 2023 11:59 PM.
- The ocean salmon recreational fishery from the Oregon/California border to latitude 40°10’ N, previously scheduled to open on May 1, 2023. This fishery is closed starting May 1, 2023 12:01 AM, through May 15, 2023 11:59 PM.
- The ocean salmon recreational fishery from latitude 40°10’ N and Point Arena, CA (Fort Bragg management area), previously scheduled to open on April 1, 2023. This fishery is closed starting April 1, 2023 12:01 AM, through May 15, 2023 11:59 PM.
- The ocean salmon recreational fishery from Point Arena, CA to Pigeon Point, CA (San Francisco Management Area), previously scheduled to open on April 1, 2023. This fishery is closed starting April 1, 2023 AM, through May 15, 2023 11:59 PM.
- The ocean salmon recreation fishery from Pigeon Point, CA to the U.S./Mexico border (Monterey Management Area), previously scheduled to open on April 1, 2023. This fishery is closed starting April 1, 2023 AM, through May 15, 2023 11:59 PM.
Please refer to the Final Rule for the West Coast Salmon Fisheries 2022 – 2023 Specifications and Management Measures for additional regulations and supporting materials.
The 2023 – 2024 Specifications and Management Measures currently in development will be posted on our website.
For more information, contact
Shannon Penna, Anadromous Harvest Management, at (562) 980-4239.
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