WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091
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FISHING RULE CHANGE
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091 |
July 6, 2012
Action:
Prohibits retention of sockeye in the mainstem Columbia River from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Highway 395 Bridge in Pasco.
Effective dates:
July 9, 2012 until further notice
Species affected:
Sockeye salmon
Location:
The mainstem Columbia River from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Highway 395 Bridge in Pasco.
Other Information:
This area remains open through July for hatchery summer Chinook.
Reason for action:
The sockeye restriction is necessary because the Snake River portion of the sockeye run is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act and non-Indian fisheries are limited to a 1% harvest rate on these fish