Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: Amend fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-16-095, 220-22-010, 220-33-005, and 220-33-010.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 07-03-115 on January 22, 2007.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 4, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 6, 2007.

Susan Yeager

for Jerry Gutzwiler, Chair

Fish and Wildlife Commission

OTS-9254.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 810, filed 4/17/69)

WAC 220-16-095   Definitions -- Set net.   "Set net" shall be defined as a gill net which is anchored, tied, staked, laid in part on shore or whose lead line is so heavily weighted that it cannot drift; except that set net does not mean a nondrifting gill net operated in the Deep River, Blind Slough/Knappa Slough or South Channel Select Areas in accordance with an open fishery season and associated gear rules.

[Order 810, § 220-16-095, filed 4/17/69. Formerly WAC 220-16-010 (part).]

OTS-9393.2

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 79-42, filed 6/22/79)

WAC 220-22-010   Columbia River Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas.   (1) Area 1A shall include those waters of the Columbia River easterly of a line projected from the inshore end of the north jetty in the state of Washington to the knuckle of the south jetty in the state of Oregon, and westerly of a line projected from Grays Point in Washington to Tongue Point in Oregon.

     (2) Area 1B shall include those waters of the Columbia River easterly of a line projected from Grays Point in the state of Washington to the flashing 4-second lighted red buoy #44 off the easterly tip of Tongue Point in the state of Oregon, and westerly of a line projected ((true north from the water storage tank at the Beaver Munitions Storage)) from the 4-second flashing green lighted marker #81 on the Washington bank to a boundary marker on the easterly end of the Beaver Terminal Pier in Oregon, including all waters of Grays Bay, those waters of Deep River downstream of the Highway 4 Bridge, all waters of Seal Slough, those waters of Grays River downstream of a line projected between fishing boundary markers on both banks at the Leo Reisticka farm, and those waters of Elokomin Slough and Elokomin River downstream of the Highway 4 Bridge.

     (3) Area 1C shall include those waters of the Columbia River easterly of a line projected ((true north from the water storage tank at the Beaver Munitions Storage Terminal in the state of Oregon, and downstream)) from the 4-second flashing green lighted marker #81 on the Washington bank to a boundary marker on the easterly end of the Beaver Terminal Pier in Oregon, and westerly of a line projected true west from the east or upstream bank of the Lewis River mouth in Washington.

     (4) Area 1D shall include those waters of the Columbia River upstream of a line projected true west from the east or upstream bank of the Lewis River mouth in Washington state and westerly of a line projected true north from Rooster Rock in Oregon, and those waters of Camas Slough downstream of the westernmost powerline crossing at the ((Crown Zellerbach)) James River mill.

     (5) Area 1E shall include those waters of the Columbia River easterly of a line projected true north from Rooster Rock in the state of Oregon, and ((downstream of a line projected between fishing boundary markers located 4 miles downstream from Bonneville Dam)) westerly of a line projected from a deadline marker on the Oregon bank (approximately four miles downstream from Bonneville Dam Powerhouse #1) in a straight line through the western tip of Pierce Island, to a deadline marker on the Washington bank at Beacon Rock.

     (6) Area 1F (Bonneville Pool) shall include those waters of the Columbia River upstream from the Bridge of the Gods, located approximately 2.3 miles above Bonneville Dam, and downstream of a line projected from the west end of the Port of The Dalles Dock across the Columbia River to a Washington department of ((fisheries')) fish and wildlife boundary marker on the Washington shore.

     (7) Area 1G (The Dalles Pool) shall include those waters of the Columbia River upstream from a line projected from an Oregon department of fish and wildlife deadline marker on the Oregon shore to the 5-mile-lock light (6 seconds red) on an island near the Oregon shore, to an island near the Washington shore to a Washington department of ((fisheries')) fish and wildlife fishing boundary marker on the Washington shore at the southwest corner of Horsethief Lake, SP&S Railroad fill and downstream of a line projected across the thread of the Columbia River at the grain elevator at Rufus, Oregon, to a deadline marker on the Washington shore.

     (8) Area 1H (John Day Pool) shall include those waters of the Columbia River upstream from a line projected across the thread of the Columbia River from a fishing boundary marker approximately 1/2-mile above the John Day River, Oregon, to a fishing boundary marker on the Washington shore and downstream of a line projected across the thread of the Columbia River from the upstream bank of the Umatilla River.

     (9) Select areas:

     (a) Blind Slough Select Area. Blind Slough fishing area includes all waters from markers at the mouth of Gnat Creek located approximately 0.5 mile upstream of the county road bridge downstream to markers at the mouth of Blind Slough.

     (b) Knappa Slough Select Area. Knappa Slough fishing area includes all waters bounded by a line from the north marker at the mouth of Blind Slough, westerly to a marker on Karlson Island, downstream to boundary lines defined by markers on the west end of Minaker Island to markers on Karlson Island and the Oregon shore.

     (c) Tongue Point Select Area. Tongue Point fishing area includes all waters bounded by a line from a marker midway between the red USCG navigation light #2 at the tip of Tongue Point and the downstream (northernmost) pier (#8) at the Tongue Point Job Corps facility, to the flashing green USCG navigation light #3 on the rock jetty at the west end of Mott Island, a line from a marker at the southeast end of Mott Island northeasterly to a marker on the northwest tip of Lois Island, and a line from a marker on the southwest end of Lois Island westerly to a marker on the Oregon shore.

     (d) South Channel Select Area. South Channel area includes all waters bounded by a line from a marker on John Day Point through the green USCG buoy #7 to a marker on the southwest end of Lois Island upstream to an upper boundary line from a marker on Settler Point northwesterly to the flashing red USCG marker #10, northwesterly to a marker on Burnside Island defining the upstream terminus of South Channel.

     (e) Deep River Select Area. Deep River fishing area includes all waters downstream of the town of Deep River to the mouth defined by a line from USCG navigation marker #16 southwest to a marker on the Washington shore.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 79-07-045 (Order 79-42), § 220-22-010, filed 6/22/79; Order 77-14, § 220-22-010, filed 4/15/77; Order 76-35, § 220-22-010, filed 5/11/76.]

OTS-9256.5

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 89-21, filed 4/18/89)

WAC 220-33-005   Definitions -- River mouth sanctuaries.   As used in this chapter and emergency rules of the director, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

Grays Bay

     (1) "Grays Bay sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River and Grays Bay northerly of a line projected from Rocky Point Light (flashing green 4-second) easterly to Harrington Point.

Elokomin

     (2) "Elokomin-A sanctuary" means those waters of Elokomin Slough and the Columbia River lying northerly and easterly of a straight line from light "37" on the Washington shore to light "39" on Hunting Island.

     (3) "Elokomin-B sanctuary" means those waters of Elokomin Slough, Steamboat Slough and the Columbia River lying inside, northerly and easterly of a straight line from light "35" (group flashing green) located on Price Island to light "39" (flashing green) on Hunting Island and northerly and easterly of a line between flashing light "33" on Price Island and quick flashing green light "31" on the Washington shore.

Abernathy

     (4) "Abernathy sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River near the mouth of Abernathy Creek from a point 1,300 yards downstream from Abernathy Creek at light "81" (flashing green 4-second) to a point one-half mile upstream and extending to the mid shipping channel of the Columbia River.

Cowlitz

     (5) "Cowlitz sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River and Carrolls Channel lying inside the center of the shipping channel between a fishing boundary marker at the junction of the Port of Longview docks and international paper docks on the Washington shore approximately one mile downstream from the Cowlitz River mouth and flashing green light "29A" on Cottonwood Island and also those waters of Carrolls Channel downstream of a line between a fishing boundary marker approximately 3000 feet upstream of the Cowlitz River mouth and a fishing boundary marker on Cottonwood Island.

Kalama

     (6) "Kalama-A sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River between a fishing boundary marker on the Washington shore approximately one mile downstream and a point one-half mile upstream of the mouth of the Kalama River and lying within one-quarter mile of the Washington shore.

     (7) "Kalama-B sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River between a fishing boundary marker on the Washington shore approximately one mile downstream and a point one-half mile upstream of the mouth of the Kalama River and extending completely across the Columbia River, excepting those waters west of a line projected from Coffin Rock Light "42" in Oregon to the Kalama Range Light "47A" on the Washington shore.

Lewis

     (8) "Lewis-A sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River between a point one mile downstream and a point one-half mile upstream of the mouth of the Lewis River and lying within one-quarter mile of the Washington shore.

     (9) "Lewis-B sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River near the mouth of the Lewis River lying easterly of lines projected from light "79" (flashing green) to the Red Buoy No. 4 thence to a fishing boundary marker on Bachelor Island.

Washougal

     (10) "Washougal sanctuary" means those waters of Camas Slough lying upstream from a line projected true north from the most western tip of Lady Island to the Washington shore and inside of the State Highway 14 Bridge.

Oregon

     (11) "Big Creek sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River at the mouth of Big Creek from the Oregon shore across Knappa Slough to Karlson Island about one-quarter mile upstream of the east bank of Big Creek, at the Gnat Creek deadline downstream to the east end of Minaker Island which is about three-quarters mile downstream from the west bank at the mouth of Big Creek.

     (12) (("Gnat Creek sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River between a point one mile downstream and a point at the upper easterly bank at the mouth of Gnat Creek and lying within one-quarter mile of the Oregon shore.

     (13))) "Sandy River sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River ((between a point one mile downstream and a point at the upper easterly bank at the mouth of the Sandy River and lying within one-quarter mile of the Oregon shore)) within an area at the mouth of the Sandy River which is one-quarter mile in width extending out into the Columbia River from the Oregon bank at a right angle to the thread of the river between a point one mile below and a point at the upper easterly bank at the mouth of the Sandy River.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 89-09-051 (Order 89-21), § 220-33-005, filed 4/18/89; 88-18-066 (Order 88-86), § 220-33-005, filed 9/2/88.]

Gear

     (1) It is unlawful to use a gill net ((gear may be used)) to fish for salmon if ((it does not)) the net exceeds 1,500 feet in length along the cork line((, it is not constructed of monofilament webbing, its mesh size does not exceed 9 3/4 inches, and it does not have a lead line weighing more than two pounds per fathom of net as measured on the cork line)).

     (2) It is ((lawful to have)) unlawful to use a gill net ((with a lead line weighing more than two pounds per fathom aboard a vessel when the vessel is fishing in or transiting through the Tongue Point Select Area)) to fish for salmon with mesh size larger than 9 3/4 inches.

     (3) It is unlawful to use a gill net to fish for salmon if the lead line weighs more than two pounds per fathom of net as measured on the cork line, provided that it is lawful to have a gill net with a lead line weighing more than two pounds per fathom aboard a vessel when the vessel is fishing in or transiting through the Tongue Point Select Area, and it is also lawful to have additional weights and anchors attached directly to the lead line in the Deep River, Blind Slough, Knappa Slough and South Channel Select Areas.

     (4) From December 1 through March 31 it is lawful for salmon fishers to have smelt or sturgeon gill nets aboard while fishing for salmon.

Fishing periods

     (((4))) (5) The lower Columbia River is closed to commercial salmon fishing, except as provided by emergency rule of the director.

General

     (((5))) (6) Unless otherwise specified by emergency rule of the director, the following areas of the lower Columbia River remain closed during open salmon fishing periods:

     (a) All tributaries flowing into the lower Columbia River.

     (b) Grays Bay sanctuary.

     (c) Elokomin-A sanctuary.

     (d) Cowlitz sanctuary.

     (e) Kalama-A sanctuary.

     (f) Lewis-A sanctuary.

     (g) Washougal sanctuary.

     (h) Big Creek sanctuary.

     (i) ((Gnat Creek sanctuary.

     (j))) Sandy River sanctuary.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 00-17-117 (Order 00-146), § 220-33-010, filed 8/17/00, effective 9/17/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 88-18-066 (Order 88-86), § 220-33-010, filed 9/2/88.]

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