Summary of 2014 Oregon Ocean Salmon Seasons Including: Regulations, Effort, and Landings

Summary of 2014 Oregon Ocean Salmon Seasons Including: Regulations, Effort, and Landings

Oregon s Ocean Salmon Management Areas, Major Ports of Landing, and Klamath Management Zone Designations 2

Mar-Apr Ocean Recreational Salmon Seasons Off Oregon, 2014 MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. Leadbetter Pt. North of Cape Falcon Fin-clipped Chinook Quota = 9,000 (quota applied to US/Can to Cape Falcon) OR Catch = 93 Chinook WA Catch CR Area= 525 Chinook Total Catch All Areas = 2,099 Chinook May 31 June 13 Leadbetter Pt. to Cape Falcon Fin-clipped Coho Quota = 92,400 (6/14-9/5) OR Catch = 14,355 coho; WA Catch = 48,801 coho Non-selective coho quota = 13,100 (9/6-21) OR Catch = 2,390 coho; WA Catch = 9,531 coho Chinook Guideline = 13,100 OR Catch = 2,209 Chinook; WA Catch = 8,516 Chinook June 14-Sept 21 Ilwaco, WA Astoria Cape Falcon Garibaldi Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. All Salmon Except Coho Pacific City (All Chinook within 15 fathoms off Tillamook between Twin Rocks and Pyramid Rock must be fin-clipped through July 31) Cape Falcon to OR/CA Border Open for All Salmon (Selective Coho) No Quota; Catch = 9,324 Chinook March 15-Oct 31 Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. Open for All Salmon (Non-selective Coho) Quota = 20,000 35,000 coho Catch = 34,003 coho Aug. 30 Sept. 19 Depoe Bay Florence Winchester Bay Quota = 80,000 clipped coho Catch = 48,529 coho (559 from S. of Humbug Mt.) June 21-Aug. 10 Humbug Mt. to OR/CA Border All Salmon Except Coho No Quota Catch = 5,704 Chinook May 10-Sept 7 Elk R. State Waters Fall Chinook Nov. 1-30 No Quota (no catch estimate available) Charleston Coos Bay Bandon Port Orford Humbug Mt. Gold Beach Chetco R. State Waters Fall Twin Chinook Rocks Oct. 1-12 No Quota; Catch = 1,115 Chinook All salmon except coho, 2 per day. All Chinook must have a healed adipose fin clip. All salmon, 2 per day. All coho must have a healed adipose fin clip. No more than 1 Chinook prior to 9/6. All salmon except coho, 2 per day. All salmon, 2 per day. All coho must have a healed adipose fin clip. All salmon, 2 per day. Open for all salmon, and no fin-clip restriction on retained coho. Chinook salmon, 2 per day, but no more than 1 non fin-clipped Chinook per day, and no more than 10 non fin-clipped Chinook in aggregate with Elk R., Sixes R., New R., and Floras Cr. Open inside waypoints that approximate 20 fathom curve from Cape Blanco to Humbug Mt. Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve closed to all fishing. Chinook salmon, 2 per day, but no more than 1 non fin-clipped Chinook per day, and no more than 5 non fin-clipped Chinook for this season. Open inside 3 nautical miles from Twin Rocks to OR/CA border. Other Regulations: 1) In the Stonewall Bank Yelloweye Rockfish Cons. Area, salmon fishing is limited to trolling on open all depth halibut days. 3) No more than 2 single point barbless hooks and one line when fishing for salmon or when a salmon is on board. 4) Minimum lengths: Chinook 24, coho 16, steelhead 20 ; no size restriction for pink, chum, or sockeye salmon. 3

North of Cape Falcon Recreational Seasons MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. Leadbetter Pt. Ilwaco, WA US/Canada to Cape Falcon Selective Chinook Season Fin-clipped Chin. Quota = 9,000 (US/Canada to Falcon) OR Catch = 93 Chinook WA Catch CR Area= 525 Chin. Total Catch All Areas = 2,099 Chin. May 31-June 13 Astoria Cape Falcon Leadbetter Pt. to Cape Falcon All Salmon: Non-selective Coho Non-Selective Coho Quota = 13,100 OR Catch = 2,390 coho WA Catch = 9,531 coho Total Catch = 11,921 Sept. 6-21 Leadbetter Pt. to Cape Falcon All Salmon: Selective Coho Fin-clipped Coho Quota = 92,400 OR Catch = 14,355 coho WA Catch = 48,801 coho June 14 - Sept 30 Sept. 6 Chinook Guideline = 13,100 OR Catch = 1,723 Chin. WA Catch = 5,474 Chin. June 14 - Sept 30 21 All salmon except coho, 2 per day. All Chinook must have a healed adipose fin clip All salmon, 2 per day. All coho must have a healed adipose fin clip. No more than 1 Chinook through 9/5, then no Chinook sub-limit beginning 9/6. All salmon, 2 per day. No fin-clip restriction on retained coho. 3

Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. Recreational Seasons Mar-Apr MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. Cape Falcon Garibaldi Pacific City Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. All Salmon: Non-selective Coho Depoe Bay Quota = 20,000 35,000 coho Catch = 34,003 coho Aug. 30 - Sept 30 19 Florence Winchester Bay Charleston Coos Bay Bandon Port Orford Humbug Mt. Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. Chinook Season (all Chinook within 15 fathoms off Tillamook between Twin Rocks and Pyramid Rock must be fin-clipped through July 31) No Quota Catch = 9,324 Chinook March 15-Oct 31 All salmon except coho, 2 per day Cape Falcon to OR/CA Border All Salmon: Selective Coho Quota = 80,000 fin-clipped coho Catch = 48,529 coho (47,970 from Falcon to Humbug) June 21-Aug. 10 All salmon, 2 per day. All coho must have a healed adipose fin clip All salmon, 2 per day. Open for all salmon (no fin-clip restriction on retained coho) 3

South of Humbug Mt. Recreational Seasons MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. Humbug Mt. Gold Beach Twin Rocks Humbug Mt. to OR/CA Border Chinook Season Catch = 5,704 Chinook May 10-Sept. 7 Cape Falcon to OR/CA Border All Salmon: Selective Coho Quota = 80,000 fin-clipped coho Catch = 48,529 coho (559 from Humbug Mt. to OR/CA Border) June 21-Aug. 10 All salmon except coho, 2 per day All salmon, 2 per day. All coho must have a healed adipose fin clip 3

State Waters Fall Chinook Recreational Seasons OCT. NOV. Elk R. State Waters Fall Chinook No Quota no catch estimate available (2012 catch of 8 Chinook) Nov. 1-30 Chetco R. State Waters Fall Chinook No Quota Catch = 1,115 Chinook Oct. 1-12 Cape Blanco Port Orford Humbug Mt. Twin Rocks Chinook salmon only, 2 per day but no more than one may be non-finclipped (season limit of 10 non-finclipped in aggregate with local streams). Open inside ~20 fathoms Chinook salmon only, 2 per day but no more than one may be non-finclipped and no more than 5 non-finclipped per season. Open in state waters (0-3 miles) 3

Angler Trips (thousands) Ocean Sport Salmon Angling Effort by Area 350 Columbia R. 300 Tillamook 250 Coos Bay 121,549 Angler-Trips 200 150 100 50 0 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13 Year Ocean Sport Salmon Angling Effort by Port, 2014 19% Florence 1.7% Winchester Bay 19% Depoe Bay 11% Charleston 3.9% Bandon 0.4% Gold Beach 0.1% 14% Pacific City 4.4% Garibaldi 17% Astoria 10% 4

Coho (thousands) Ocean Sport Coho Landings by Area 350 300 250 Columbia R. Tillamook Coos Bay 200 99,541 Coho 150 100 50 0 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 Year Sport Coho Landings by Port, 2014 27% Florence 1.5% Winchester Bay 7.3% Depoe Bay 19% Pacific City 7.4% Astoria 16% Charleston 1.1% Bandon 0.12% Gold Beach 0.02% 0.55% Garibaldi 20% 5

Chinook (thousands) Ocean Sport Chinook Landings by Area 60 50 40 Columbia R. Tillamook Coos Bay 18,445 Chinook 30 20 10 0 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 Year Sport Chinook Landings by Port, 2014 Astoria 12% 37% Garibaldi 7.1% Pacific City 1.3% Gold Beach 0.08% Bandon 0.74% Charleston 2.8% Depoe Bay 3.8% 6.7% Florence 0.74% Winchester Bay 27% 6

2014 Observed and Forecast Coho Ad-clip Rates (Forecast Rate 2014/2015): Columbia River Ocean Catch Area Tillamook Ocean Catch Area Ocean Catch Area Coos Bay Ocean Catch Area Ocean Catch Area 6/14-30 CR 6/21-30 SOF 68% (78%/71%) 54% (70%/62%) 58% (66%/58%) 44% (57%/50%) 45% (51%/44%) 7/1-15 69% (76%/70%) 58% (64%/58%) 59% (60%/54%) 50% (51%/47%) 35% (35%/33%) 7/16-31 71% (76%/70%) 56% (64%/58%) 51% (60%/54%) 32% (51%/47%) 32% (35%/33%) 8/1-15 CR 8/1-10 SOF 68% (71%/65%) 50% (56%/53%) 40% (54%/52%) 30% (36%/37%) 30% (29%/28%) 8/16-31 CR 8/30-31 SOF 63% (71%/65%) 42% (56%/53%) 24% (54%/52%) 28% (36%/37%) NA 9/1-15 57% (68%/67%) 35% (48%/40%) 20% (43%/39%) 16% (27%/23%) NA 9/16-21 CR 9/16-19 SOF 50% (68%/67%) 18% (48%/40%) 11% (43%/39%) 8% (27%/23%) NA 7

65 Chinook per landing week (Wed Tues) Ocean Commercial Troll Salmon Seasons Off Oregon, 2014 MAR. APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. Leadbetter Pt. All Salmon Except Coho May 1-20; Beginning May 23 Open Period Limits as follows: May 23-27: 60 Chin.; May 30-June 3: 50 Chin.; June 6-10: 40 Chin.; and June 13-17, 20-24, and 27-30: 20 Chin. Chin. Quota = 37,900 OR Landings: 13,545 Chin. WA Landings: 23,900 Chin. All Salmon All Coho Must be Fin-Clipped through 9/2 then no fin clip required from 9/5-16 Open 7/1-8, and each Fri-Tues July 11 - Sept. 16 Chin. Quota = 19,000; Coho Quota = 35,200 (9,900 non-selective) Open period limits of 60 Chin and 60 coho through 7/8; 35 Chin and 60 coho through 7/29; 50 Chin and 80 coho through 8/5; 75 Chin and 150 coho through 8/19; 35 Chin and 150 coho through 8/26; 20 Chin and 150 coho through 9/2; 15 Chin. and 100 non-selective coho 9/5 through 9/9; 15 Chin. and 200 non-selective coho 9/12 through Sept. 16 OR Landings: 2,649 Chinook and 7,734 coho WA Landings: 14,714 Chinook and 10,943 coho Ilwaco, WA Astoria Cape Falcon Garibaldi Pacific City All Salmon Except Coho April 1- July 31; Aug. 6-29; and Sept. 3 - Oct. 31 No Chinook Quota Prior to Aug.1, within the 15 fathom curve off Tillamook Bay between Twin Rocks and Pyramid Rock, only fin-clipped Chinook salmon may be on board while fishing. 65 Chinook per vessel per landing week (Wed - Tues) in Sept. and Oct. Chinook Landings: (164,284 through August; 10,815 in Sept.-Oct.) Coho Landings: 3,274 Incidental Troll Coho Season: Sept. 3 through Sept. 30 20 coho per vessel per landing week (Wed-Tues) Must land at least one Chinook for each coho landed, and required to report all landings of coho salmon within one hour of delivery to (541)867-0300 ext. 252 quota of 5,300 coho All Salmon Except Coho April 1 - May 31 No Quota Chin. Landings: 13,321 All Salmon Except Coho June 15-18 30; July 1-2 31; Aug. 6-7, 13-15, 20-21, 27-28; and Sept. 12-27 Quotas: June 1,500, July 574 500, Aug. 580 500, and Sept. 500 Single Daily Landing and Possession Limit of 30 Chinook per Vessel in June, and Aug, 15 Chinook per vessel in July and August, and 20 Chinook per Vessel in Sept. Chin. Landings: 1,345 June; 500 July; 404 Aug.; and 54 Sept. State Waters - Elk Chinook Nov. 1-30; No Quota 20 Chinook per day Landings = 566 Chinook 26 min. length All salmon except coho. Vessels landing South of Leadbetter Pt., WA may only fish South of Leadbetter Pt. Vessels fishing North of Leadbetter Pt., must land their catch North of Leadbetter Pt. Landings restricted to within the open area and Garibaldi only. Must land all catch within 24 hours of any closure. Chinook 28 minimum length. All landings into Oregon must be reported within one hour of landing at (541)867-0300 ext. 271 or to nfalcon.trollreport@state.or.us All salmon. All retained coho must have a healed adipose fin clip through 9/2 then no fin-clip restriction. Vessels landing South of Leadbetter Pt., WA may only fish South of Leadbetter Pt. Vessels fishing North of Leadbetter Pt., must land their catch North of Leadbetter Pt. Landings restricted to within the open area and Garibaldi only. Must land all catch within 24 hours of any closure. Open July 1-9, and each Fri-Tues July 12 Aug. 22 Open period limits varied throughout season. Chinook 28 minimum length, coho 16 minimum length. All landings into Oregon must be reported within one hour of landing at (541)867-0300 ext. 271 or to nfalcon.trollreport@state.or.us All salmon except coho (non-selective incidental coho season in Sept.). All fish must be landed into Oregon. No more than 4 spreads per wire. Chinook 28 minimum length. All salmon except coho. Landing and possession limit of 30 Chinook per day. All fish must be landed and delivered to Gold Beach, Port Orford, or and within 24 hours of any closure. No more than 4 spreads per wire. Chinook 28 minimum length. Quota remaining from the June and/or July seasons will be carried forward to the next quota period on an impact neutral basis. All landings must be reported within one hour of delivery at (541)867-0300 ext. 252 Ocean Commercial Troll Salmon Seasons Off Oregon, 2012 Coos Bay Bandon Depoe Bay Florence Winchester Bay Charleston Port Orford Humbug Mt. State Waters Chetco Chinook Oct. 12-31 or Chin. Quota=750 20 Chinook per day Landings = 473 Chinook Mandatory call-in Incidental Troll Halibut: (All retained halibut must be no less than 32 inches) N. of Falcon May 1-29 and S. of Cape Falcon April1-May 30 : 1 Hbt per 4 Chin. + 1 Hbt & 12 Hbt trip limit; N. of Falcon May 30-July 24 and S. of Falcon May 31-July 24 : 1 Hbt trip limit; July 25- Aug. 7 : 1 Hbt per 4 Chin. + 1 Hbt & 3 Hbt trip limit; N. of Falcon Aug. 8-21 and S. of Falcon Aug. 8-22 : 1 Hbt per 4 Chin. + 1 Hbt & 7 Hbt trip limit; N. of Falcon Aug. 22-Sept. 11 and S. of Falcon Aug. 23-Sept. 11: 1 Hbt per 4 Chin. + 1 Hbt & 3 Hbt trip limit. 8

North of Cape Falcon Commercial Troll Seasons MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. Leadbetter Pt. Ilwaco, WA Astoria Cape Falcon May 1-20 (all days) No Landing Limits Open Periods of Fri-Tues from May 23-June 30 Open Period Limits: 5/23-27 60 Chin. 5/30-6/3 50 Chin. 6/6-10 40 Chin. 6/13-30 20 Chin. Chin. Quota = 37,900 OR Catch = 13,545 Chin. WA Catch = 23,900 Chin. All Salmon All Coho Must be Fin-Clipped through 9/2 then no fin clip 9/5-16 Open 7/1-8, and each Fri-Tues 7/11 9/16 Chin. Quota = 19,000; Coho Quota = 35,200 (9,900 non-selective) Open period limits of 60 Chin and 60 coho through 7/8; 35 Chin and 60 coho through 7/29; 50 Chin and 80 coho through 8/5; 75 Chin and 150 coho through 8/19; 35 Chin and 150 coho through 8/26; 20 Chin and 150 coho through 9/2; 15 Chin. and 100 non-selective coho 9/5 through 9/9; 15 Chin. and 200 non-selective coho 9/12 through Sept. 16 OR Catch: 2,649 Chin. and 7,734 coho WA Catch: 14,714 Chin. and 10,943 coho All salmon except coho. Vessels landing South of Leadbetter Pt., WA may only fish South of Leadbetter Pt. Landings restricted to within the open area and Garibaldi only. Mandatory reporting at time of landing. All salmon. Vessels landing South of Leadbetter Pt., WA may only fish South of Leadbetter Pt. Landings restricted to within the open area and Garibaldi only. Various open period landing and possession limits. Mandatory reporting at time of landing. 8

Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. Commercial Troll Seasons 65 Chinook per calendar week MAR. APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. Cape Falcon Twin Rocks Garibaldi Pyramid Rock Pacific City Depoe Bay Florence Winchester Bay Charleston Coos Bay Bandon All Salmon Except Coho April 1- July 31; Aug. 6-29; and Sept. 3 - Oct. 31 No Chinook Quota 65 Chin. per vessel per landing week (Wed - Tues) in Sept. and Oct. Chin. Catch: 164,284 through August; 10,815 in Sept.-Oct. Incidental Troll Coho Season: Sept. 3 through Sept. 30 20 coho per vessel per landing week (Wed-Tues) Must land at least one Chin. for each coho landed, and report all landings of coho salmon within one hour of delivery to (541)867-0300 ext. 252 Coho Quota: 5,300 Coho Landings: 3,274 Port Orford Humbug Mt. All salmon except coho (incidental coho retention allowed in September with call-in requirement). All fish must be landed into Oregon. No more than 4 spreads per wire. Chinook 28 minimum length. Fin clipped Chinook only on board while fishing within 15 fathoms off Tillamook through July 31. 8

South of Humbug Mt. Commercial Troll Seasons APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. Humbug Mt. Gold Beach All Salmon Except Coho April 1 - May 31 No Quota Chin. Catch: 13,321 All Salmon Except Coho June 15-18 30; July 1-2 31; Aug. 6-7, 13-15, 20-21, 27-28; and Sept. 12-27 Quotas: June 1,500, July 574 500, Aug. 580 500, and Sept. 500 Single Daily Landing and Possession Limit of 30 Chinook per Vessel in June, and Aug, 15 Chinook per vessel in July and August, and 20 Chinook per Vessel in Sept. Chin. Catches: 1,345 June; 500 July; 404 Aug.; and 54 Sept. All salmon except coho. No more than 4 spreads per wire. Chinook 28 minimum length. All salmon except coho. All fish must be landed and delivered to Gold Beach, Port Orford, or and within 24 hours of any closure. No more than 4 spreads per wire. Chinook 28 minimum length. Quota remaining from the June and/or July seasons will be carried forward to the next quota period on an impact neutral basis. Mandatory reporting at time of landing. 8

State Waters Fall Chinook Commercial Troll Seasons OCT. NOV. State Waters Elk Chinook Nov. 1-30; No Quota Open inside line at ~20 fathoms Daily landing and possession limit of 20 Chinook Landings = 566 Chinook 26 min. length Coos Bay Cape Blanco Port Orford Humbug Mt. Twin Rocks State Waters Chetco Chinook Oct. 12-31 or Chin. Quota=750 Daily landing and possession limit of 20 Chinook Landings = 473 Chinook Mandatory call-in at time of landing 8

MAR. APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. Leadbetter Pt. Ilwaco, WA Astoria Cape Falcon Garibaldi Pacific City Depoe Bay Florence Winchester Bay Charleston Coos Bay Bandon Port Orford Humbug Mt. Troll Halibut Regulations (overlay on salmon seasons): NOF 5/1-29 & SOF 4/1-5/30: 1 Hbt per 4 Chin. + 1 Hbt & 12 Hbt/trip NOF 5/30-6/24 & SOF 5/31-7/24 : 1 Hbt/trip NOF & SOF 7/25-8/7: 1 Hbt per 4 Chin. + 1 Hbt & 3 Hbt/trip NOF 8/8-21 & SOF 8/8-22 : 1 Hbt per 4 Chin. + 1 Hbt & 7 Hbt/trip NOF 8/22-9/11 & SOF 8/23-9/11: 1 Hbt per 4 Chin. + 1 Hbt & 3 Hbt/trip 9

Boat Days (thousands) 60 50 40 Troll Salmon Fishing Effort by Area Columbia R. Tillamook Coos Bay 30 10,795 Boat-Days 20 10 0 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13 Year Troll Salmon Effort (Deliveries) by Port, 2014 26% Garibaldi 8% Astoria 6% Other Ports 3% Winchester Bay 6% 9% Port Orford 11% Charleston 31% 10

Coho (thousands) Troll Coho Landings by Area 800 700 600 500 Columbia R. Tillamook Coos Bay 400 300 200 100 11,008 Coho 0 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13 Year Troll Coho Landings by Port, 2014 Gearhart/Cannon Beach 6.3% Garibaldi 26% Other Ports (Pacific City, Depoe Bay, Florence, Bandon, Gold Beach, and ) 1.1% 11% Winchester Bay 1.1% Charleston 5.7% Port Orford 1.2% Astoria 48% 11

Chinook (thousands) Troll Chinook Landings by Area 600 500 400 Columbia R. Tillamook Coos Bay 207,865 Chinook 300 200 100 0 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13 Year Troll Chinook Landings by Port, 2014 Garibaldi 5.7% Astoria 6.6% 37% 7.3% Port Orford 3.4% Other Ports (Gearhart, Cannon Beach, Pacific City, Depoe Bay, Florence, Bandon, and Gold Beach) 0.4% Charleston 36% Winchester Bay 3.6% 12

5,000 4,000 Vessels Landing Salmon Permit Cap Permitted Vessels 3,000 2,000 2,400 1,800 982 Permits in 2014 1,200 1,000 1,000 0 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13 493 Vessels with Landings in 2014 Not in packet