WSR 15-22-060 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-411—Filed October 30, 2015, 1:46 p.m., effective November 1, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: November 1, 2015.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules for Puget Sound salmon.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-62100U; and amending WAC 232-28-621.
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: Test fishery data collected during the last two weeks of October in Marine Area 9 indicate a high abundance of juvenile (sublegal-size) Chinook salmon and a high risk of reaching the allowable limit of total Chinook encounters early in the Area 9 winter mark-selective Chinook fishery. Puget Sound coho run sizes are below preseason forecasts; therefore, nonretention of coho will be required beginning November 1, 2015. There is insufficient time to adopt 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: October 30, 2015.
Joe Stohr
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-62100U Puget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-621, effective November 1 through November 30, 2015:
Marine Area 9 - It is unlawful to fish for or possess Chinook and coho salmon. Daily limit of two chum salmon.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective December 1, 2015:
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