Originally Posted By: TedR
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.


Yes, they were below the goal but they were also at 83% of the quota in just a few weeks. If they anticipate similar rates of encounters on sublegals, anything re-opening within the first couple of weeks in August would likely exceed 100% of the quota. But, that is okay for them at that point because it will be closed for chinook retention which was always the objective. Sublegal encounters was only the perceived mechanism to achieve that and likely not the real reason it was closed. Less adult chinook in the rec boats of area 11 means more chinook for the Puyallup tribe. It actually is that simple.


Streamer
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