Section 220-354-180 - Puget Sound salmon-Reef net open periods(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 | 9/15 - 11/9 |
(2) It is unlawful at all times to retain unmarked Chinook salmon taken with reef net gear, and it is unlawful to retain chum salmon taken with reef net gear prior to October 1.(3) It is unlawful to retain marked Chinook after September 30. (a) It is unlawful to retain marked Chinook with reef net gear if the fisher does not have in his or her immediate possession a department-issued Puget Sound Reef Net Logbook with all retained Chinook accounted for in the logbook. Marked Chinook are those with a clipped adipose fin and a healed scar at the site of the clipped fin.(b) It is unlawful to retain unmarked coho with reef net gear if the fisher does not have in his or her immediate possession a department-issued Puget Sound Reef Net Logbook with all retained unmarked coho accounted for in the logbook. Unmarked coho are those with an intact adipose fin.(c) Completed logs must be submitted and received within six working days to: Puget Sound Commercial Salmon Manager, Department of Fish & Wildlife, P.O. Box 43200, Olympia, WA 98504.(4) All other saltwater and freshwater areas - Closed.Wash. Admin. Code § 220-354-180
Decodified by WSR 17-17-100, Filed 8/18/2017, effective 9/18/2017. Recodified from § 220-47-401.Amended by WSR 18-14-013, Filed 6/22/2018, effective 7/23/2018Amended by WSR 19-15-051, Filed 7/12/2019, effective 8/12/2019Amended by WSR 20-14-050, Filed 6/25/2020, effective 7/26/2020Amended by WSR 21-14-068, Filed 7/2/2021, effective 8/2/2021Amended by WSR 22-14-052, Filed 6/29/2022, effective 7/30/2022Amended by WSR 23-13-071, Filed 6/14/2023, effective 7/15/2023Amended by WSR 24-13-053, Filed 6/13/2024, effective 7/14/2024