Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #2 and #3 - Adjustments of the Commercial Fishery from the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape Falcon, Oregon

NMFS announces that the commercial fishery in the area from the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape Falcon, OR, which was closed on May 5, was modified to reopen May 15 and close at midnight on May 18, 2004, with the provision that no vessel may possess, land, or deliver more than 125 chinook for the entire 4 day open period (Inseason Action <greek-i>2); and to reopen May 24 through midnight on May 26, 2004, with the provision that no vessel may possess, land, or deliver more than 70 chinook for the entire 3 day open period (Inseason Action <greek-i>3). These actions were necessary to conform to the 2004 management goals. The intended effect of these actions was to allow the fishery to operate within the seasons and quotas specified in the 2004 annual management measures.