Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action No. 9-Closure and Reopening of the Recreational Fishery From Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain, OR
catch-limit · west coast · salmon · Published 2002-09-11 · Effective 2002-08-01 · 67 FR 57534
Document
Document number
02-23096
Federal Register citation
67 FR 57534
Type
Rule
Action
Closure; request for comments.
Category
catch-limit
Region
west coast
Species
salmon
Publication date
2002-09-11
Effective date
2002-08-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 020430101-2101-01
Abstract
NMFS announces that the recreational selective fishery for marked hatchery coho salmon in the area from Cape Falcon, OR to Humbug Mountain, OR was closed at midnight on August 1, 2002. The Northwest Regional Administrator, NMFS (Regional Administrator), determined that the quota of 22,500 marked hatchery coho had been reached. The recreational fishery for all salmon except coho then reopened on August 2, 2002, for the area from Cape Falcon, OR to Humbug Mountain, OR as scheduled in the 2002 annual management measures. This action was necessary to conform to the 2002 management goals.