Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Closures and Inseason Adjustments from House Rock, OR to Humboldt South Jetty, CA

NMFS announces that the commercial fishery in the area from House Rock, OR to Humboldt South Jetty, CA, reached its 1,000-chinook guideline for the sub-area allocation off Oregon. The fishery in the sub-area from House Rock, OR to the Oregon-California border was closed at midnight, September 6, 2000, for the duration of the fishery. In the sub-area off California, from Oregon-California border to the Humboldt South Jetty, the fishery remains open. Oregon State regulations will allow vessels with fish on board caught in the open area off California to seek temporary mooring in Brookings, OR, prior to landing in California only if such vessels first notify the Chetco River Coast Guard Station. The Northwest Regional Administrator, NMFS (Regional Administrator), determined that the commercial guideline of salmon for this sub-area had been reached. These actions were necessary to conform to the 2000 management measures and are intended to ensure conservation of chinook salmon.