Tilamook —The
Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife
reminded ocean
salmon anglers
to be aware of
a change to the
boundary off the
mouth of Tillamook
Bay.
The
boundary for the “Tillamook
Control Zone,” or “triangle” as
it was once called,
has been re-defined
by the Oregon Fish
and Wildlife Commission.
The new boundary
is now a rectangular
area extending
from Pyramid Rock
on the south and
Twin Rocks on the
north out to the
15 fathom depth
line, and is now
called the Tillamook
Spring Chinook
Terminal Area. The
ocean salmon season
opens March 15
along the central
Oregon coast.
“The
change was necessary
because the navigational
buoy formerly used
as a boundary marker
has been re-located,” said
Robert Bradley,
an Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife
fish biologist
in Tillamook. “The
new boundary using
the fathom line
in conjunction
with permanent
natural features
should provide
a consistent fishing
zone for the future.”
The
new boundary expands
the size of the
previous triangular
zone somewhat,
but “it
is not expected
to substantially
affect the fishery,
since the bulk
of the spring fishery
occurs around the
mouth of the bay,” said
Bradley.
Anglers
may retain adipose
fin-clipped chinook
in the control
zone March 15
through July 31. No
changes were made
to gear regulations
or season bag
limits in the Tillamook-area
fisheries.
Supplemental
regulation pamphlets
with 2007 ocean
regulations and
maps will be available
at ODFW offices
and license agents
in May. The regulations
also may be found
on the ODFW website at http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/salmon/State_Waters_Index.html
The
mission of the
Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife
is to protect
and enhance Oregon's
fish and wildlife
and their habitats
for use and enjoyment
by present and
future generations.
The agency consists
of the Oregon
Fish and Wildlife
Commission, a
commission-appointed
director and a
statewide staff
of approximately
950 permanent
employees. Headquartered
in Salem, ODFW
has regional offices
in Clackamas,
Roseburg, Bend,
and La Grande
with ten district
offices located
throughout the
state. For additional
information, please
visit http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ |
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