[ODFW-News] Pacific halibut reopens off Columbia River
ODFW News
Odfw.News at state.or.us
Tue Sep 13 12:40:02 PDT 2005
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
For more information call Brandon Ford 541-867-4741 ext. 277
Internet: www.dfw.state.or.us
For immediate release Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005
Pacific halibut reopens off Columbia River
NEWPORT - Fishing for Pacific halibut will reopen Sept. 15, seven days a
week for sport anglers off the Columbia River, and will go through the
end of the month or until the quota is achieved.
Fisheries managers transferred 6,000 pounds of remaining quota from the
central coast sub-area allocation on Tuesday, which allowed the Columbia
River sub-area to reopen. The Columbia River sub-area is from Cape
Falcon to the south to Leadbetter Point, Wash., to the north.
The annual limit for Pacific halibut remains at six. There is no minimum
length for Pacific halibut but sport anglers do not have to keep the
first fish they catch.
Sport anglers are reminded that possession of groundfish is not allowed
north of Humbug Mountain when a Pacific halibut is aboard their vessel.
The one exception is sablefish (black cod), which may be retained with
halibut. Other non-groundfish species, such as tuna and salmon during
authorized seasons, may be possessed with halibut.
The fishery along the central coast is open seven days a week inside 40
fathoms and open at all depths on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until
quota is reached or Oct. 31, which ever occurs first.
The fishery remains open seven days a week south of Humbug Mountain at
all depths.
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