WSR 25-17-070
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 25-190—Filed August 18, 2025, 3:23 p.m., effective August 19, 2025]
Effective Date of Rule: August 19, 2025.
Purpose: This emergency rule opens commercial purse seine, gillnet, and reef net seasons in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 7 and 7A.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-354-120, 220-354-160, and 220-354-180.
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 emergency rule is needed to provide for Pacific Salmon Commission authorized commercial fisheries in Puget Sound Management and Catch Reporting Areas 7 and 7A. These fisheries have been authorized by The Fraser River Panel as part of the Pacific Salmon Treaty. The latest in-season runsize estimates for sockeye salmon based on test fishing indicate that there are harvestable sockeye available for United States fisheries. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 3, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: August 18, 2025.
Amy H. Windrope
for Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-354-12000ZPuget Sound salmon—Purse seine—Open periods.
Effective 5:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., August 19, 2025, the following provisions of WAC 220-354-120 regarding commercial Purse Seine open periods in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 7 and 7A are as described in this section. All other provisions of WAC 220-354-120 not contained in this section remain in effect unless otherwise altered by emergency rule:
| Areas | Open/Closed | Time | Date(s) | |
| 7, 7A | Open | 5 AM - 9 PM | 08/19/2025 | |
(a) For the purse seine fishery opening in this section the following participants that have been selected and notified by the Department, or their designated alternate operator, are permitted to participate in the Area 7 and 7A purse seine fishery:
(i) FV AK2150AM
(ii) FV AK9797AN
(iii) FV LAST SHARON
(iv) FV KONA ROSE
(v) FV SEA-WOLF
(vi) FV PACIFIC BREEZE
(vii) FV SEA FURY
(viii) FV CHAMPION
(ix) FV LAURIANNE
(x) FV LADY BRENDA
(xi) FV SOUND STAR
(xii) FV AK6384AX
(xiii) FV WESTERN LADY
(xiv) FV YANKEE BOY
(xv) FV LUCIA
(xvi) FV TRADITION
(xvii) FV AK7939AL
(xviii) FV PACIFIC DREAM
(xix) FV AK4273AX
(xx) FV NEW OREGON
(xxi) FV WISCONSIN
(xxii) FV PAMELA JOYCE
(xxiii) FV PEYTON ELIZABETH
(xxiv) FV CF0292XN
(xxv) FV RELENTLESS
(xxvi) FV D C COLE
(xxvii) FV SEQUEL
(b) It is unlawful to land more than 1,600 sockeye per license during open periods listed in this section. Should a fisher land over this limit, they should immediately notify enforcement at 360-902-2447. Both the fisher and the buyer are liable to adhere to trip limits set for a fishery per WAC 220-354-030 and WAC 220-354-050.
(c) Per WAC 220-354-100 brailing and use of recovery boxes is required. Chinook, chum, and coho release is required.
(d) It is unlawful to possess salmon caught in other Marine Areas while participating in this fishery.
(e) Agreement to participate in this fishery requires that a department observer be allowed on board the vessel while fishing if requested by department staff.
(f) Fishers who registered in-season for the registration and limited participation fishery opportunity, but subsequently indicated they would not participate after being contacted by department staff were removed from the list and deemed ineligible for this opportunity.
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-354-16000DPuget Sound salmon—Gillnet—Open periods.
Effective from 8:00 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. August 19, 2025, the following provisions of WAC 220-354-160 regarding commercial gillnet open periods for Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 7 and 7A are as described in this section. All other provisions of WAC 220-354-160 not addressed in this section, or unless otherwise amended by emergency rule, remain in effect:
| Area | Open/Closed | Time | Date(s) | |
| 7, 7A | Open | 8 AM - 11:59 PM | 08/19/2025 | |
(a) For the gillnet fishery opening listed in this section the following participants that have been selected and notified by the Department, or their designated alternate operator, are permitted to participate in the Area 7 and 7A gillnet fishery:
(i) FV WN7075KW
(ii) FV WN9872MC
(iii) FV WN6641SR
(iv) FV KELSIE DAWN
(v) FV WN3931P
(vi) FV WN1817MB
(vii) FV SMALL FRY
(viii) FV JAMES DEAN
(ix) FV WN4645CG
(x) FV WN0477SY
(xi) FV WN6073LE
(xii) FV WN238BB
(xiii) FV AK2826B
(xiv) FV WN1895LE
(xv) FV ELMER J
(xvi) FV WN2720JC
(xvii) FV WN4716LB
(xviii) FV PAUL MARIE
(xix) FV HALEY MARIE
(xx) FV SANDY LEE
(xxi) FV TONI M
(xxii) FV WN6251ST
(xxiii) FV WN9995L
(xxiv) FV DETERMINATION
(xxv) FV SANJO
(xxvi) FV WN22845SF
(xxvii) FV WN0293SU
(xxviii) FV MISS MAKAYLA
(xxix) FV BAYONET
(xxx) FV WN9158GB
(xxxi) FV WN4866SF
(xxxii) FV WN4802LB
(xxxiii) FV GLACIER GIRL
(xxxiv) FV WN6701KV
(xxxv) FV WN2637JF
(xxxvi) FV ST JAMES
(xxxvii) FV BLUE CHIP
(xxxviii) FV WN8410LE
(xxxix) FV WN7041P
(xl) FV DANI GIRL
(xli) FV WN8163AD
(xlii) FV WN887BN
(xliii) FV WN1505LJ
(xliv) FV WN0285NN
(xlv) FV KATYA DAWN
(xlvi) FV TOP FLITE
(xlvii) FV JEANA MARIE
(xlviii) FV WN6399LK
(xlix) FV WENDY SUE
(b) It is unlawful to land more than 325 sockeye per license during open periods listed in this section. Should a fisher land over this limit, they should immediately notify enforcement at 360-902-2447. Both the fisher and the buyer are liable to adhere to trip limits set for a fishery per WAC 220-354-030 and WAC 220-354-050.
(c) Chum release is required. It is unlawful to possess salmon caught in other Marine Areas while participating in this fishery.
(d) Agreement to participate in this fishery requires that a department observer be allowed on board the vessel while fishing if requested by department staff.
(e) Fishers who registered in-season for the registration and limited participation fishery opportunity, but subsequently indicated they would not participate after being contacted by department staff were removed from the list and deemed ineligible for this opportunity.
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-354-18000KReef net open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-354-180, effective August 19, 2025, it is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken with reef net gear for commercial purposes in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas except as provided in this section, provided that unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
Open to reef net gear according to the times, dates and conditions contained in this section:
| Area(s) | Date(s) | Open/Closed | Daily open period | |
| 7 | 08/19 | Open | 5 AM - 9 PM | |
(a) Sockeye retention is permitted on August 19. It is unlawful to land more than 780 sockeye per license during the August 19 fishery.
(b) "Quick Reporting Fisheries": All fisheries opened under this section, and any fishery opening under authority of the Fraser Panel for sockeye in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas (WAC 220-301-030), are designated as "Quick Reporting Required" per WAC 220-352-325 Puget Sound salmon and sturgeon—Additional reporting requirements and WAC 220-354-090 Puget Sound salmon—Quick reporting.