(1) It is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken with reef net gear for commercial purposes in Puget Sound, except in the following designated Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas, during the periods provided for in each respective area:
AREA | TIME | DATE(S) |
7 | 5AM - 9PM Daily | 9/21 - 11/8 |
(2) It is unlawful to retain the following salmon species taken with reef net gear within the following areas during the following periods:
(a) Chinook salmon - Area 7:
(i) Unmarked Chinook at all times.
(ii) Marked Chinook after September 30.
(iii) Marked Chinook retention may not exceed 300 fish through September 30.
(b) Coho salmon - Area 7:
(i) Unmarked coho after September 30.
(ii) Unmarked coho retention may not exceed 1,000 fish through September 30.
(iii) Marked coho retention may not exceed 1,000 fish after September 30.
(c) Chum salmon - Area 7:
(i) Prior to October 1.
(d) Sockeye salmon: All areas - At all times.
(e) All other saltwater and freshwater areas - Closed.
(3) Logbook requirements:
(a) It is unlawful to retain marked Chinook or unmarked coho salmon with reef net gear unless the fisher has in their immediate possession a department-issued Puget Sound Reef Net Logbook, and the following conditions are met:
(i) All retained Chinook must be accounted for by marked status in the logbook.
(ii) Marked Chinook are defined as those with a clipped adipose fin and a healed scar at the site of the clipped fin.
(b)(i) All retained unmarked coho must be accounted for in the logbook.
(ii) Unmarked coho are defined as having an intact adipose fin.
(c) These logbook requirements apply only in the areas and time periods described in subsection (2) of this section.
(d) Completed logs must be submitted and received within six working days of the fishing activity to: Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Manager, Department of Fish & Wildlife, P.O. Box 43200, Olympia, WA 98504.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
77.04.012,
77.04.020,
77.04.045 [
77.04.055], and
77.12.047. WSR 25-13-088 (Order 25-02), s 220-354-180, filed 6/16/25, effective 7/17/25. Statutory Authority: RCW
77.04.012,
77.04.020,
77.04.045 [
77.12.045], and
77.12.047. WSR 24-13-053 (Order 24-02), § 220-354-180, filed 6/13/24, effective 7/14/24; WSR 23-13-071 (Order 23-74), § 220-354-180, filed 6/14/23, effective 7/15/23. Statutory Authority: RCW
77.04.012,
77.04.020,
77.04.045 [
77.04.055], and
77.12.047. WSR 22-14-052 (Order 22-115), § 220-354-180, filed 6/29/22, effective 7/30/22; WSR 21-14-068 (Order 21-94), § 220-354-180, filed 7/2/21, effective 8/2/21. Statutory Authority: RCW
77.04.012,
77.04.020,
77.04.055, and
77.12.047. WSR 20-14-050 (Order 20-98), § 220-354-180, filed 6/25/20, effective 7/26/20. Statutory Authority: RCW
77.04.012,
77.04.020,
77.04.130,
77.12.045, and
77.12.047. WSR 19-15-051 (Order 19-140), § 220-354-180, filed 7/12/19, effective 8/12/19; WSR 18-14-013 (Order 18-131), § 220-354-180, filed 6/22/18, effective 7/23/18; WSR 17-17-100 (Order 17-205), amended and recodified as § 220-354-180, filed 8/18/17, effective 9/18/17; WSR 16-18-067, § 220-47-401, filed 9/2/16, effective 10/3/16; WSR 15-17-034 (Order 15-254), § 220-47-401, filed 8/11/15, effective 9/11/15; WSR 14-14-011 (Order 14-144), § 220-47-401, filed 6/19/14, effective 7/20/14. Statutory Authority: RCW
77.04.020,
77.12.045, and
77.12.047. WSR 12-15-034 (Order 12-131), § 220-47-401, filed 7/12/12, effective 8/12/12; WSR 11-16-016 (Order 11-165), § 220-47-401, filed 7/22/11, effective 8/22/11; WSR 10-14-129 (Order 10-137), § 220-47-401, filed 7/7/10, effective 8/7/10. Statutory Authority: RCW
77.12.047 and
77.04.020. WSR 09-15-054 (Order 09-108), § 220-47-401, filed 7/9/09, effective 8/9/09; WSR 08-15-031 (Order 08-167), § 220-47-401, filed 7/8/08, effective 8/8/08; WSR 07-20-006, § 220-47-401, filed 9/20/07, effective 10/21/07. Statutory Authority: RCW
77.12.047. WSR 06-16-045 (Order 06-173), § 220-47-401, filed 7/26/06, effective 8/26/06; WSR 05-17-002 (Order 05-166), § 220-47-401, filed 8/3/05, effective 9/3/05; WSR 04-16-125 (Order 04-202), § 220-47-401, filed 8/4/04, effective 9/4/04; WSR 03-18-005 (Order 03-210), § 220-47-401, filed 8/20/03, effective 9/20/03; WSR 02-16-004 (Order 02-167), § 220-47-401, filed 7/25/02, effective 8/25/02; WSR 01-13-056 (Order 01-106), § 220-47-401, filed 6/15/01, effective 7/16/01; WSR 00-18-023 (Order 00-172), § 220-47-401, filed 8/28/00, effective 9/28/00. Statutory Authority: RCW
75.08.080. WSR 99-24-011 (Order 99-202), § 220-47-401, filed 11/19/99, effective 12/20/99. Statutory Authority: RCW
75.08.080 and
77.12.040. WSR 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-47-401, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW
75.08.080. WSR 97-16-030 (Order 97-124), § 220-47-401, filed 7/29/97, effective 8/29/97; WSR 96-15-101 (Order 96-81), § 220-47-401, filed 7/22/96, effective 8/22/96; WSR 95-13-056 (Order 95-75), § 220-47-401, filed 6/16/95, effective 7/17/95; WSR 94-15-001 (Order 94-62), § 220-47-401, filed 7/6/94, effective 8/6/94; WSR 93-14-041 (Order 93-55), § 220-47-401, filed 6/29/93, effective 7/30/93; WSR 92-15-105 (Order 92-47), § 220-47-401, filed 7/20/92, effective 8/20/92; WSR 91-18-024 (Order 91-72), § 220-47-401, filed 8/27/91, effective 9/27/91; WSR 90-13-025 (Order 90-49), § 220-47-401, filed 6/11/90, effective 7/12/90; WSR 89-13-004 (Order 89-44), § 220-47-401, filed 6/8/89; WSR 88-14-133 (Order 88-48), § 220-47-401, filed 7/6/88; WSR 87-15-059 (Order 87-72), § 220-47-401, filed 7/14/87; WSR 86-13-038 (Order 86-46), § 220-47-401, filed 6/12/86; WSR 81-18-017 (Order 81-101), § 220-47-401, filed 8/25/81; WSR 80-10-058 (Order 80-83), § 220-47-401, filed 8/6/80; WSR 78-05-018 (Order 78-16), § 220-47-401, filed 4/13/78; Order 77-66, § 220-47-401, filed 8/5/77; Order 77-14, § 220-47-401, filed 4/15/77; Order 76-41, § 220-47-401, filed 6/4/76; Order 1210, § 220-47-401, filed 5/26/75; Order 1143, § 220-47-401, filed 8/8/74; Order 1125, § 220-47-401, filed 6/6/74; Order 1066, § 220-47-401, filed 7/19/73; Order 1057, § 220-47-401, filed 5/22/73; Order 988, § 220-47-401, filed 4/28/72.]