EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: May 18, 2004.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-33-01000D; and amending WAC 220-33-010.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: This resumes the select area fisheries set at the February 5, 2004, compact hearing. The select area fisheries in Deep River and Blind Slough/Knappa Slough are part of an on-going BPA funded study to design fisheries in areas outside of the mainstem Columbia River. Several stocks of salmon have been released from net pens in these select areas to provide for fisheries. All salmon returning to these net pens are harvestable. No additional impacts to ESA-listed upriver spring chinook in these fisheries are expected. This rule is consistent with actions of the Columbia River compact hearings of May 17, 2004, and conforms to Washington and Oregon state rules. There is insufficient time to promulgate permanent rules.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
May 20, 2004, 7:00 p.m.
May 18, 2004
J. P. Koenings
Director
by Larry Peck
1) Blind Slough/Knappa Slough Select Area
Area: Open waters of Blind Slough extend from markers at the mouth of Gnat Creek located approximately 1/2 mile upstream of the county road bridge, downstream to markers at the mouth of Blind Slough. Concurrent Washington/Oregon waters extend downstream of the railroad bridge.
Knappa Slough is open to fishing in all waters bounded by a line from the northerly most marker at the mouth of Blind Slough westerly to a marker on Karlson Island downstream to a north-south line defined by a marker on the eastern end of Minaker Island to markers on Karlson Island and the Oregon shore.
a) Gear: 8-inch maximum mesh. Mono-filament gill nets are allowed. Nets restricted to 100 fathoms in length with no weight restriction on leadline.
b) Dates:
7:00 p.m. Mondays to 7:00 a.m. Tuesdays May 20 through June 15, 2004
7:00 p.m. Thursdays to 7:00 a.m. Fridays May 20 through June 18, 2004
Both Blind Slough and Knappa Slough are open.
c) Allowable Sale: Salmon, sturgeon, shad.
d) Other: Quick reporting required for Washington wholesale dealers, WAC 220-69-240.
2) Deep River Select Area
a) Area: Deep River boat launch upstream to the Highway 4 Bridge.
b) Dates:
7:00 p.m. Mondays to 7:00 a.m. Tuesdays May 20 through June 15, 2004
7:00 p.m. Thursdays to 7:00 a.m. Fridays May 20 through June 18, 2004
c) Gear: 8-inch maximum mesh size.
d) Allowable sale: salmon, sturgeon, shad
e) Miscellaneous: Transportation or possession of fish outside the fishing area is unlawful unless by licensed buyer. An exception to the rule would allow fishers to transport their catch out of the fishing are with a permit issued by an authorized agency employee after examining the catch.
f) Other: Quick reporting required for Washington wholesale dealers, WAC 220-69-240.
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Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 7:01 a.m. June 18, 2004:
| WAC 220-33-01000D | Columbia River gillnet seasons below Bonneville. |