Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action 14--Adjustment of the Recreational Fishery from Leadbetter Point, WA to Cape Falcon, OR (Columbia River Area)

NMFS announces that the recreational fishery in the area from Leadbetter Point, WA to Cape Falcon, OR (Columbia River Area), was modified to close at midnight on Monday, September 2, 2002, and then reopen Friday, September 6, 2002, through midnight on Sunday, September 15, 2002. On August 29, 2002, the Northwest Regional Administrator, NMFS (Regional Administrator), determined that available catch and effort data indicated that the quota of 55,700 coho salmon would be reached by September 2, 2002. However, after reevaluating the available catch and effort data on September 4, 2002, it was found that there was enough salmon left in the coho quota to allow an additional 10 days of fishing if coho were transferred from Westport sub-area quota. These actions were necessary to conform to the 2002 management goals.