Originally Posted By: Streamer


It will be interesting to see if they open area 11 any time soon for coho/pink fishing. To me that would only reiterate my theory of the true reasoning behind why it was shut down to begin with. It had nothing to do with sublegal encounters. There will undoubtedly be sublegal encounters during coho/pink fisheries, so if sublegal encounters are the concern, it wouldn’t make sense to open any salmon fishery in area 11.


Streamer


The stated reason for closing MA11 was to preserve opportunity in August. Sublegal encounters were still below goal so reopening it is not inconsitent with the goal.
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