I got this notice a few months ago. I found it interesting, but never got around to looking into it further. It seems to indicate that the tribe is opening up some areas of Puget Sound for long lining. This would allow the retention of all species of Rock fish and other species that are off limits to us. Any one have any idea what they are doing.

FILING ORGANIZATION: PUYALLUP TRIBE
REGULATION: 4-2022/2023
REGULATION SUPERSEDED: 12- 2021/2022
CATCH AREA: ALL PUYALLUP TRIBAL U & A WITHIN WDFW MARINE FISH AREAS 26D,
28A, 28B.
SPECIES: PACIFIC COD, WALLEYE POLLACK, PACIFIC TOMCOD, PACIFIC WHITING,
FLOUNDER, DABS AND SOLES (EXCLUDING PACIFIC HALIBUT), GREENLINGS (EXCLUDING
LINGCOD), RATFISH, SABLEFISH, CABEZON, SPINY DOGFISH, ALL SPECIES OF SHARK, ALL
SPECIES OF ROCKFISH, ALL SURF PERCHES.
DATE ADOPTED: JULY 19, 2022
EFFECTIVE DATE/TIME: 12 AM SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 2022
LEGAL GEAR:
BEACH SEINES: NOT TO EXCEED 350' IN LENGTH WITH A
1/2" STRETCH MESH MINIMUM.
SET LINES: MINIMUM HOOK SIZE 7/0. SET LINES MUST BE MARKED ON THE SURFACE BY
A 24 INCH OR GREATER DIAMETER BUOY BALL. MAXIMAM OF 1,000 HOOKS PER VESSEL
HOOK AND LINE: TWO RODS ALLOWED, EACH WITH ONE LURE (HERRING TYPE BAITS
COUNT AS "LURES" AND MAY HAVE ANY NUMBER OF HOOKS)
FISHING SCHEDULE: OPEN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Not to worry, Krijack. They'll leave all the dead bycatch lings and halibut for the sporties....

"all species of rockfish"

I seem to recall that yelloweye and canary rockfish are Federally ESA listed as threatened in Puget Sound and bocaccio listed as endangered.

Interesting
Curt

Just noticed the minimum 7 /0 hook size. Wonder what they are really targeting. Doesn't sound like perch, flounder or sand dabs.

Great. That's all the sound needs is more harvesting on stocks that have struggled for years. Curious of the toxicity of PS bottom fish since areas of the sound probably have the worst water quality in years. If so I wouldn't want to eat them if brought to market.

Does see a little "fishy". maybe this is really just a shot across the bow of the water quality regulators and the "recovery" managers to actually accomplish something. Because to challenge the the fishery they will have to admit their shortcomings.

Is their a map that describes these marine areas?

Maybe they are referring to the crab catch areas.

https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/commercial/crab/pugetsound/maps-charts#regions

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You could just ask them?

Puyallup Fisheries -

Main Contact Number:
(253) 680-5560

Email:
Fisheries@PuyallupTribe-nsn.gov

Just to let you know, I went ahead and sent out an email to the tribe. Unfortunately I did not get any response. If I get a chance I may send out a note to the State, but I am not sure who handles the area. If someone knows and sends me a contact, I will try to dig in a little further and get an answer, if there is one.

At least part of the Puyallup's U&A is within WDFW Region 6.

Director: Chris Conklin

48 Devonshire Road
Montesano, WA 98563

Email: TeamMontesano@dfw.wa.gov

Telephone: 360-249-4628

Try this for WA Tribal U&A from the AG office

https://wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2021-10/Env-NSEPA-Trib-AppB_UandASummarybyAG.pdf

So are all Puget Sound origin "wild" Chinook.