03/12/2023


WDFW NEWS RELEASE
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
1111 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA 98501

wdfw.wa.gov


March 10, 2023
Contact: Kyle Adicks, 360-902-2664
Media contact: Mark Yuasa, 360-902-2262

WDFW seeks public input on 2023 proposals for Washington's ocean salmon fisheries


The options for 2023 include the following quotas for state recreational fisheries off the Washington coast:


Option 1 42,500 Chinook and 168,000 marked coho.


• La Push and Neah Bay (Marine Areas 3 and 4): June 17-Sept. 30 Chinook and marked coho fishery. No Chinook retention east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line beginning Aug. 1. A tentative La Push Chinook-only bubble fishery opens Oct. 3-7 in the La Push Late Season Salmon Area.

• Westport (Marine Area 2): June 24-Sept. 30 Chinook and marked coho fishery.

• Columbia River area (Marine Areas 1): June 24-Sept. 30 Chinook and marked coho fishery.


Option 2 37,500 Chinook and 155,400 marked coho.


• La Push and Neah Bay (Marine Areas 3 and 4): June 24-Sept. 30 Chinook and marked coho fishery. No Chinook retention east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line beginning Aug. 1.

• Westport (Marine Area 2): July 1-Sept. 30 Chinook and marked coho fishery.

• Columbia River area (Marine Area 1): June 24-Sept. 30 Chinook and marked coho fishery.


Option 3 32,500 Chinook and 142,800 marked coho.


• La Push and Neah Bay (Marine Areas 3 and 4): July 1-Sept. 24 Chinook and marked coho fishery. No Chinook retention east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line beginning Aug. 1.

• Westport (Marine Area 2): July 2-Sept. 30 Chinook and marked coho fishery. This area would be open five days per week (Sunday-Thursday) under this alternative.

• Columbia River Area (Marine Area 1): June 26-Sept. 24 Chinook and marked coho fishery.


The Email from WDFW was much to long to post in 1 posting. There was nothing about "conservation" or the impacts on the release of "Wild Coho".






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