Good news at least from the forecast for these fish.
Under options approved this week, recreation anglers fishing off the Washington coast this year could see a higher catch quota for chinook salmon and certainly higher coho quotas. The three alternatives for ocean fishing, approved late Thursday by the Pacific Fishery Management Council, are in response to projections of a higher abundance of hatchery chinook and a significant increase in the number of coho bound for the Columbia River. The council establishes fishing seasons in ocean waters three to 200 miles off the Pacific coast. Chinook options range from 47,500 to 60,000 fish, while the coho options range from 159,600 to 193,200 fish. Jeffery Mayor reports. (Tacoma News Tribune)
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http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/03/14/3097998/ocean-salmon-quota-options-reflect.html
Filed under: Puget Sound | Tagged: chinook, coho, fishing, Puget Sound, quotas, Salmon |
