Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Closures and Reopenings From the U.S.-Canada Border To Cape Falcon, Oregon

NMFS announces that the commercial salmon fishery in the area from the U.S.-Canada border to Cape Falcon, Oregon, was closed at midnight, May 12, 1998, and then reopened on May 20 through May 23, and again reopened on June 2 through June 4, 1998, with each vessel allowed to possess, land, and deliver no more than 75 salmon for the open period of May 20 through May 23, and no more than 50 salmon for the open period of June 2 through June 4. This action was necessary to conform to the 1998 management measures and was intended to ensure conservation of chinook salmon as well as maximize the harvest of chinook salmon without exceeding the ocean share allocated to the commercial fishery in this area.