I am not sure of the regs, but it seems to me that we have 2 seperate issues. The first is the landing of Washington caught fish in a Washington port. I can launch in Everett (area 8.2) and catch fish at Possesion (area 9) and still return to Everett even if area 8.2 is closed.
If I fish out of a Washington port and fish Canadian waters with a Canadian licence I believe I have to stop at a Canadian port and declare my catch beathead before I can return to a US port with my catch. This assumes that the Canadian limit is more than the US limit or that the US area is closed.
This is my understanding of the regs, but I've been wrong before!
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