Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action 11 - Adjustment of the Recreational Fishery from the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape Falcon, OR

NMFS announces that the recreational fishery in the area from the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape Falcon, OR was modified to close to chinook retention effective Saturday, August 10, 2002, in the Neah Bay, La Push, and Columbia River sub-areas. The three sub-areas will remain open through the earlier of their established season end dates or the attainment of their respective marked coho subarea quotas. The Westport sub-area reopened as scheduled on August 11, 2002, but was modified to close at midnight August 15, 2002, with the bag limit modified to two fish per day, but only 1 chinook, and all retained coho must have a healed adipose fin clip. The chinook minimum size limit continues to be 28 inches (71.1 cm) total length. The Northwest Regional Administrator, NMFS (Regional Administrator), determined that available catch and effort data indicated that these management measures should be implemented to provide greater access to the coho quota. This action was necessary to conform to the 2002 management goals.