Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Adjustment #1-Commercial and Recreational Inseason Adjustments From Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain, OR

NMFS announces that the commercial and recreational fisheries for all salmon except coho, in the areas from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain, OR, opened March 20, 2002, and April 1, 2002, respectively, and will continue through dates to be determined in the management measures for year 2002 ocean salmon fisheries in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ). These actions are necessary to conform to the 2001 announcement of management measures, and subsequent recommendations by the Pacific Fisheries Management Council, for year 2002 salmon seasons opening earlier than May 1, 2002, and are intended to provide access to the year 2002 chinook salmon optimum yield.