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Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Division 42 - COLUMBIA RIVER SYSTEM COMMERCIAL FISHERIES
Section 635-042-0031 - [Effective until 12/31/2024] Early Fall Salmon Season

Or. Admin. Code § 635-042-0031

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Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
Section 635-042-0031 - [Effective until 12/31/2024] Early Fall Salmon Season

The early fall commercial salmon season in the Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam is assessed annually based on stock status and allocation policies. Harvest opportunity and gear regulations will be established by inseason modification.

(1) Salmon (except Chum) and shad may be taken for commercial purposes in Zones 4 and 5, with the following exceptions:
(a) The deadline at the lower end of Zone 4 is defined as a straight line projected from Warrior Rock Lighthouse on the Oregon shore easterly through the green navigation Buoy #1 and continuing to the Washington shore.
(b) Sanctuaries include the Washougal and Sandy River sanctuaries as described in 635-042-0005.
(c) The fishery is open as follows:
(A) 9:00 p.m. August 7 through 6:00 a.m. August 8;
(B) 9:00 p.m. August 12 through 6:00 a.m. August 13;
(C) 9:00 p.m. August 14 through 6:00 a.m. August 15;
(D) 9:00 p.m. August 18 through 6:00 a.m. August 19;
(E) 9:00 p.m. August 20 through 6:00 a.m. August 21;
(F) 9:00 p.m. August 22 through 6:00 a.m. August 23;
(G) 9:00 p.m. August 25 through 6:00 a.m. August 26;
(H) 9:00 p.m. August 27 through 6:00 a.m. August 28; and
(I) 9:00 p.m. August 29 through 6:00 a.m. August 30.
(d) Gear is restricted as follows:
(A) Only drift gillnets with a 9-inch minimum mesh size are allowed; and
(B) Nets not authorized for this fishery may not be onboard.
(2) Adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped coho salmon, sockeye salmon, pink salmon, and shad may be taken for commercial purposes with seine gear by those individuals possessing a 2024 Experimental Fishery Permit issued by Washington under the Emerging Commercial Fishery established through WAC 220-360-500 in the mainstem Columbia River in Zones 1-3 with the following regulations:
(a) The fishery is open:
(A) From 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekdays from August 8 through August 30;
(B) From 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekdays from September 3 through September 6;
(C) From 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays from September 9 through September 11; and
(D) From 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays from September 12 through October 31.
(b) Sanctuaries: Elochoman-B, Cowlitz, Kalama-B river sanctuaries as described in 635-042-0005 and Select Area commercial fishing sites.
(c) Gear:
(A) Beach or purse seine gear is allowed. Only one net is allowed per primary vessel.
(B) Mesh size restricted to a 3.5-inch maximum (inside of knot to outside of knot using hand tension stretched measure).
(C) Net material to consist of 3-strand nylon; twine size greater than or equal to #12.
(D) Seines may include a bunt of 1.0-2.0 inch knotless mesh.
(E) Net length not to exceed 200 fathoms (not including associated lead nets) and depth not to exceed 200 meshes (approximately 50 feet).
(F) No restrictions on corkline, leadline or use of stringers and slackers.
(G) A chafing strip panel consisting of non-monofilament webbing (such as nylon seine web or polyethylene trawl web) is allowed on bottom of net; maximum panel depth is five feet. Chafing mesh not to exceed 3.5-inch stretched measure for beach seines and 5-inch stretched measure for purse seines. There are no restrictions associated with hangings used to connect the net to the chafing panel or the net or chafing panel to the leadline or corkline.
(H) Red corks are required at 25-fathom intervals and red corks must be in contrast to the corks used in the remainder of the net.
(I) The use of one optional lead net is allowed per fishing operation. Lead nets may not exceed 100 fathoms in length. Seine and lead lines may not be connected. Lead nets must be retrieved daily. Lead nets may be constructed in either of the following configurations:
(i) 3.5-inch maximum mesh size webbing constructed with 3-strand nylon twine greater than or equal to #12; or
(ii) 14-inch minimum mesh size webbing constructed with nylon or cotton twine.
(d) Allowable sales are subject to Individual Fishing Quotas (as defined in the 2024 Experimental Fishery Permits). Sales may include: Chinook, coho, pink, and sockeye salmon and shad. Retained Chinook and coho salmon must have a healed scar at the location of the adipose clipped fin. All legal adult Chinook and legal adult coho salmon caught must be kept and sold. Adult Chinook salmon are equal to or greater than 24-inches in length. Adult coho salmon are equal to or greater than 20-inches in length.
(e) Hand sorting or use of a knotless dip net is required for sorting. All fish must be sorted and/or released prior to removing entire seine from the water. Dry sorting is not permitted.
(f) Sort time is not to exceed 75 minutes:
(A) For beach seines, sort time is defined as the elapsed time from when the outer towed end of the net first contacts the shore or block until the net is emptied of fish.
(B) For purse seines, sort time is defined as the elapsed time from when all rings are pursed and out of the water until the net is emptied of fish.
(g) As a condition of fishing, an Oregon or Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife observer must be present at all times during fishing operations. Cooperation is required and includes transportation of observer to and from fishing site.

Or. Admin. Code § 635-042-0031

FWC 63-1987, f. & ef. 8-7-87; FWC 67-1988, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-88; FWC 68-1988(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-15-88; FWC 54-1989(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-7-89; FWC 56-1989(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-11-89; FWC 58-1989(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-14-89; FWC 80-1989(Temp), f. 8-28-89, cert. ef. 8-29-89; FWC 80-1990(Temp), f. 8-7-90, cert. ef. 8-8-90; FWC 85-1991, f. 8-7-91, cert. ef. 8-12-91; FWC 91-1991(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-29-91; FWC 73-1992(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-10-92; FWC 46-1996, f. & cert. ef. 8-23-96; FWC 53-1996(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-16-96; FWC 49-1997, f. 8-20-97, cert. ef. 8-24-97; DFW 74-1998(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-25-98 thru 8-26-98; DFW 59-1999(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-23-99 thru 9-11-99; DFW 75-1999(Temp), f. 9-29-99, cert. ef. 9-30-99 thru 10-22-99; Administrative correction 11-17-99; DFW 50-2000(Temp), f. 8-18-00, cert. ef. 8-21-00 thru 9-9-00; DFW 52-2000(Temp), f. 8-23-00, cert. ef. 8-23-00 thru 8-24-00; Administrative correction 6-20-01; DFW 68-2001(Temp), f. 8-7-01, cert. ef. 8-8-01 thru 8-9-01; DFW 76-2001(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-20-01 thru 10-31-01; DFW 79-2001(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-22-01 thru 12-31-01; DFW 80-2001(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-24-01 thru 12-31-01; DFW 86-2001(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-4-01 thru 12-31-01; DFW 81-2002(Temp), f. 8-2-02, cert. ef. 8-4-02 thru 8-9-02; DFW 87-2002(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-9-02 thru 8-12-02; DFW 89-2002(Temp), f. 8-16-02, cert. ef. 8-18-02 thru 12-31-02; DFW 75-2003(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-1-03 thru 12-31-03; DFW 77-2003(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-13-03 thru 12-31-03; DFW 82-2003(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-25-03 thru 12-31-03; DFW 87-2003(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-27-03 thru 12-31-03; DFW 81-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-12-04 thru 12-31-04; DFW: 82-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-04 thru 12-31-04; DFW 86-2004(Temp), f. 8-19-04 thru 12-31-04; DFW 88-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-23-04 thru 12-31-04; Administrative correction, 2-18-05; DFW 85-2005(Temp), f. 8-1-05, cert. ef. 8-3-05 thru 12-31-05; DFW 88-2005(Temp), f. 8-11-05, cert. ef. 8-14-05 thru 12-31-05; DFW 90-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-17-05 thru 12-31-05; DFW 96-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-22-05 thru 12-31-05; DFW 98-2005(Temp), f. 8-24-05, cert. ef. 8-25-05 thru 12-31-05; Administrative correction 1-19-06; DFW 72-2006(Temp), f. 8-1-06, cert. ef. 8-2-06 thru 12-31-06; DFW 82-2006(Temp), f. 8-11-06, cert. ef. 8-13-06 thru 12-31-06; DFW 88-2006(Temp), f. 8-18-06, cert. ef. 8-21-06 thru 12-31-06; DFW 89-2006(Temp), f. 8-24-06, cert. ef. 8-25-06 thru 12-31-06; Administrative correction 1-16-07; DFW 61-2007(Temp), f. 7-30-07, cert. ef. 8-1-07 thru 10-31-07; DFW 72-2007(Temp), f. 8-17-07, cert. ef. 8-23-07 thru 8-31-07; Administrative correction 9-16-07; DFW 85-2008(Temp), f. 7-24-08, cert. ef 8-1-08 thru 12-31-08; DFW 93-2008(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-12-08 thru 12-31-08; DFW 95-2008(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-14-08 thru 9-30-08; DFW 100-2008(Temp), f. 8-22-08, cert. ef. 8-25-08 thru 9-30-08; DFW 102-2008(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-26-08 thru 9-1-08; Administrative correction 9-29-08; Administrative correction 10-21-08; DFW 89-2009(Temp), f. 8-3-09, cert. ef. 8-4-09 thru 12-31-09; DFW 90-2009(Temp), f. 8-7-09, cert. ef. 8-8-09 thru 12-31-09; DFW 96-2009(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-21-09 thru 8-31-09; DFW 97-2009(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-25-09 thru 8-31-09; DFW 100-2009(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-27-09 thru 8-31-09; Administrative correction 9-29-09; DFW 112-2010(Temp), f. 7-30-10, cert. ef. 8-3-10 thru 8-31-10; DFW 121-2010(Temp), f. 8-18-10, cert. ef. 8-19-10 thru 8-31-10; Administrative correction 9-22-10; DFW 132-2010(Temp), f. 9-21-10, cert. ef. 9-22-10 thru 10-31-10; DFW 137-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-24-10 thru 10-31-10; Administrative correction 11-23-10; DFW 105-2011(Temp), f. 8-2-11, cert. ef. 8-4-11 thru 8-31-11; DFW 120-2011(Temp), f. 8-26-11, cert. ef. 8-28-11 thru 9-14-11; DFW 128-2011(Temp), f. 9-14-11, cert. ef. 9-18-11 thru 9-30-11; DFW 134-2011(Temp), f. 9-21-11, cert. ef. 9-22-11 thru 9-30-11; DFW 136-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-28-11 thru 10-5-11; DFW 140-2011(Temp), f. 10-4-11, cert. ef. 10-5-11 thru 10-12-11; DFW 144-2011(Temp), f. 10-11-11, cert. ef. 10-13-11 thru 10-31-11; DFW 147-2011(Temp), f. 10-17-11, cert. ef. 10-18-11 thru 10-31-11; Administrative correction, 11-18-11; DFW 98-2012(Temp), f. 7-31-12, cert. ef. 8-5-12 thru 10-31-12; DFW 112-2012(Temp), f. 8-24-12, cert. ef. 8-26-12 thru 10-31-12; DFW 121-2012(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-18-12 thru 10-31-12; Administrative correction 11-23-12; DFW 83-2013(Temp), f. 7-29-13, cert. ef. 8-11-13 thru 8-31-13; DFW 95-2013(Temp), f. 8-23-13, cert. ef. 8-25-13 thru 8-31-13; DFW 97-2013(Temp), f. 8-27-13, cert. ef. 8-28-13 thru 8-31-13; DFW 101-2013(Temp), f. 9-13-13, cert. ef. 9-15-13 thru 9-30-13; DFW 105-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-19-13 thru 9-30-13; DFW 108-2013(Temp), f. 9-25-13, cert. ef. 9-26-13 thru 9-30-13; DFW 113-2013(Temp), f. 9-27-13, cert. ef. 10-1-13 thru 10-16-13; DFW 107-2014(Temp), f. 7-30-14, cert. ef. 8-3-14 thru 8-31-14; DFW 121-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-13-14 thru 9-30-14; DFW 124-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-26-14 thru 9-30-14; DFW 130-2014(Temp), f. 9-11-14, cert. ef. 9-12-14 thru 9-30-14; DFW 137-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-19-14 thru 9-30-14; DFW 138-2014(Temp), f. 9-24-14, cert. ef. 9-25-14 thru 10-31-14; DFW 101-2015(Temp), f. 8-5-15, cert. ef. 8-9-15 thru 8-31-15; DFW 107-2015(Temp), f. 8-13-15, cert. ef. 8-24-15 thru 9-30-15; DFW 116-2015(Temp), f. 8-28-15, cert. ef. 8-30-15 thru 9-30-15; DFW 119-2015(Temp), f. 8-28-15, cert. ef. 8-31-15 thru 9-30-15; DFW 124-2015(Temp), f. 9-2-15, cert. ef. 9-4-15 thru 9-30-15; DFW 126-2015(Temp), f. 9-10-15, cert. ef. 9-15-15 thru 9-30-15; DFW 100-2016(Temp), f. 8-2-16, cert. ef. 8-7-16 thru 8-31-16; DFW 108-2016(Temp), f. 8-17-16, cert. ef. 8-22-16 thru 9-30-16; DFW 109-2016(Temp), f. 8-25-16, cert. ef. 8-28-16 thru 9-30-16; DFW 113-2016(Temp), f. 9-6-16, cert. ef. 9-7-16 thru 9-30-16; DFW 121-2016(Temp), f. 9-15-16, cert. ef. 9-16-16 thru 9-30-16; DFW 124-2016(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-23-16 thru 9-30-16; DFW 126-2016(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-27-16 thru 9-30-16; DFW 113-2017(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-18-17 thru 12-31-17; DFW 115-2018, temporary amend filed 08/16/2018, effective 08/21/2018 through 12/31/2018; DFW 124-2018, temporary amend filed 08/29/2018, effective 08/29/2018 through 12/31/2018; DFW 6-2019, amend filed 01/23/2019, effective 1/23/2019; DFW 118-2019, temporary amend filed 08/14/2019, effective 08/14/2019 through 08/29/2019; DFW 125-2019, temporary amend filed 08/28/2019, effective 08/28/2019 through 08/29/2019; DFW 100-2020, temporary amend filed 08/04/2020, effective 08/04/2020 through 12/31/2020; DFW 111-2020, temporary amend filed 08/28/2020, effective 08/31/2020 through 12/31/2020; DFW 109-2021, temporary amend filed 07/29/2021, effective 08/09/2021 through 09/02/2021; DFW 99-2022, temporary amend filed 07/28/2022, effective 08/01/2022 through 12/31/2022; DFW 76-2023, temporary amend filed 08/01/2023, effective 8/1/2023 through 12/31/2023; DFW 65-2024, temporary amend filed 08/01/2024, effective 8/1/2024 through 12/31/2024; DFW 76-2024, temporary amend filed 09/11/2024, effective 9/12/2024 through 12/31/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 496.118, ORS 506.109 & ORS 506.129

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 506.119 & ORS 507.030