Field Reports
Craig Ely, Chip Dale, Larry Cooper, Chris Wheaton, Roger Fuhrman, Art Martin, Gway Kirchner, Captain Jeff Samuels
Marine Reserves Program Update
Ed Bowles, Fish Division Administrator
Cougar Management Plan Update
Eric Rickerson, Wildlife Division Deputy Administrator
Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan Process Update
Eric Rickerson, Wildlife Division Deputy Administrator
Oregon Goose Control Task Force Update
Eric Rickerson, Wildlife Division Deputy Administrator
Expenditure Report
Debbie Colbert, Deputy Director for Administration
Adopt Temporary Rules
Curt Melcher, Deputy Director for Fish and Wildlife
635-054-0005
Oregon Game Bird Regulations
Adopted: September 13, 2010; effective September 13, 2010 through March 2, 2011
This rule will change the open season for goose hunting dates for the Kirk Park and Fern Ridge Dam Unit. Not implementing this temporary rule would reduce hunting opportunities for goose hunters. Failure to amend the rule before the hunt ends would result in serious prejudice to the hunters participating in this opportunity to hunt geese, because without an expansion the hunt area would be closed.
635-045-0000 and 635-060-0000
Oregon Game Bird and Big Game Regulations
Adopted: October 4, 2010; effective October 4, 2010 through December 31, 2010
Due to an error in filing, an unintended date change has occurred. The timeframe does not allow us to follow the regular permanent rule making process because the 2010 hunt seasons have already begun. Not adopting this temporary rule and going through the regular rule making process would result in serious prejudice to the hunters by referencing the need to abide by regulations of a publication that does not yet exist. This amendment would avoid the prejudice by correcting the date referenced.
635-004-0019
Inseason Actions for Commercial Groundfish Fisheries Implemented by the Federal Government on October 4, 2010
Adopted October 4, 2010; effective October 4, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
Amended rule adopts in-season actions implemented by the federal government for Pacific ocean commercial groundfish fisheries, including changes to cumulative trip limits for the limited entry non-whiting trawl fishery.
635-042-0060
Fall Commercial Drift Gill Net Seasons Set for October In the Columbia River Mainstem
Adopted October 4, 2010; effective October 5, 2010 through November 30, 2010.
Amended rule implements three fall non-Indian commercial salmon drift gill net fishing periods in Columbia River zones 1 through 5 using 8 inch minimum and 9.75 inch maximum mesh sizes. The fishing periods adopted are: 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 5 to 7:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 6, 2010 (12 hours); 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 7 to 7:00 a.m. Friday, October 8, 2010 (12 hours); and 7:00 p.m. Sunday, October 10 to 7:00 a.m. Monday, October 11, 2010 (12 hours). Amendments also implement a 12-hour non-Indian commercial drift gill net fishing period in zones 1 through 3 from 6:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 12, 2010.
635-005-0020
Tillamook Bay Commercial Cockle Clam Dive Fishery Closure
Adopted October 6, 2010; effective October 7, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
Amended rule closes the commercial Tillamook Bay clam dive fishery for cockle clams at 12:01 a.m. Thursday October 7, 2010 due to attainment of the 90,000 pound annual harvest quota, under bay clam dive permits. Modifications are consistent with requirements of OAR 635-005-0032 sections (2) and (3).
635-041-0075
Treaty Indian Fall Commercial Gill Net Fishery Authorized In Columbia River Above Bonneville Dam
Adopted October 8, 2010; effective October 9, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Amended rule allows the commercial sales of fish caught during the Treaty Indian fall commercial gill net fishery in the Columbia River above Bonneville Dam (Zone 6). Rule modifications authorize a new 2.5 day fishery which begins at 6:00 a.m. Monday, October 11 and runs through 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 13, 2010. Amendments also restrict sales of platform and hook-and-line caught fish to those harvested prior to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, October 17, 2010. Modifications are consistent with action taken October 8, 2010 by the Columbia River Compact agencies of Oregon and Washington in concert with the Columbia River Treaty Tribes.
635-016-0090
Closure of the Non fin-clipped Coho Fishery In the Coquille River and Bay
Adopted October 7, 2010; effective October 10, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
Amended rule closes the Coquille River and Bay non fin-clipped coho fishery which opened on September 1 due to the expected attainment of the 1,200 non fin-clipped adult coho allocation.
635-042-0060
Additional Fall Commercial Drift Gill Net Fishing Periods Set for the Columbia River
Adopted October 13, 2010; effective October 14, 2010 through November 30, 2010.
Amended rule implements one fall non-Indian commercial salmon drift gill net fishing period in Columbia River zones 1 through 3 using 6 inch maximum mesh size. Amendments adopted also implement two fall non-Indian commercial salmon drift gill net fishing periods in Columbia River zones 4 through 5 using an 8 inch minimum mesh size.
635-023-0130
Columbia River Recreational Chinook Fishery Opens From Buoy 10 Upstream to Bonneville Dam
Adopted October 13, 2010; effective October 15, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
Amended rule allows the retention of adult Chinook salmon in the Columbia River mainstem recreational fishery in the area from Buoy 10 upstream to Bonneville Dam until further notice. Modifications make the combined bag limit for adult Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped steelhead, and adipose fin-clipped coho two fish per day.
635-003-0085
Commercial Chetco River Terminal Area Chinook Salmon Fishery Closes
Adopted October 14, 2010; effective October 15, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Amended rule closes the commercial Chetco River terminal area Chinook salmon fishery effective 11:59 p.m. October 15, 2010 due to the anticipated attainment of the allocation for this valuable resource.
635-004-0033
Changes to Cumulative Trip Limits for Black and Blue Rockfish, Cabezon and Greenling Species
Adopted October 15, 2010; effective October 15, 2010 through December 31, 2010. Amended rule increases the cumulative trip limits for black rockfish and blue rockfish combined by 200 pounds in period 4 and 400 pounds in periods 5 and 6; for cabezon by 100 pounds in periods 5 and 6; and for greenling species by 50 pounds in period 4 and by 100 pounds in periods 5 and 6.
635-041-0075
Treaty Indian Fall Commercial Gill Net and Hook-and-line Fisheries Authorized In Columbia River
Adopted October 18, 2010; effective October 19, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Amended rule allows the commercial sales of fish caught during the Treaty Indian fall commercial gill net fishery in the Columbia River above Bonneville Dam (Zone 6). Rule modifications authorize a new 3.5 day fishery which begins at 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 19 and runs through 6:00 p.m. Friday, October 22, 2010. Amendments also restrict sales of platform and hook-and-line caught fish to those harvested prior to 6:00 p.m. Friday, October 22, 2010. Modifications are consistent with action taken October 18, 2010 by the Columbia River Compact agencies of Oregon and Washington in concert with the Columbia River Treaty Tribes.
635-042-0060
Additional Fall Commercial Drift Gill Net Fishing Periods Authorized for the Columbia River
Adopted October 18, 2010; effective October 19, 2010 through November 30, 2010.
Amended rule implements one fall non-Indian commercial salmon drift gill net fishing period in Columbia River zones 1 through 3 using nets with no minimum mesh size restriction. Amendments adopted also implement two fall non-Indian commercial salmon drift gill net fishing periods in Columbia River zones 4 through 5 using an 8 inch minimum mesh size.
635-003-0085
Commercial Chetco River Terminal Area Chinook Salmon Fishery Reopens
Adopted October 18, 2010; effective October 20, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Amended rule to reopen the commercial Chetco River terminal area Chinook salmon fishery effective 12:01 a.m. October 20, 2010 with a landing and possession limit of 10 Chinook per vessel due to remaining quota from the preseason allocation for this valuable resource.
635-016-0090
Modifications to Southwest Zone Sport Chinook Salmon Regulations for the Chetco River
Adopted October 26, 2010; effective October 30, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
Amended rule opens a sport Chinook salmon season in the Chetco River that had been temporarily closed to protect Chinook stacked up at the head-of-tide due to early season low flows. These modifications allow opportunity for harvest of both naturally and hatchery produced fall Chinook in the Chetco River mainstem.
635-003-0085
Elk River Commercial Terminal Area Chinook Salmon Fishery Closes
Adopted October 28, 2010; effective October 29, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Amended rule closes the commercial Elk River terminal area Chinook salmon fishery effective 11:59 p.m. October 29, 2010 due to the anticipated attainment of the allocation for this valuable resource.
635-017-0095
Recreational Sturgeon Fisheries in the Willamette River Below the Falls Close
Adopted November 8, 2010; effective November 8, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
Amended rule closes the recreational white sturgeon fishery in the Willamette River below the Falls, including Multnomah Channel and the Gilbert River. Due to increased angler effort, the pre-season allocation for this valuable resource is projected to have been met.
635-006-1075
Prior Year 5,000 Pound Landing Requirement Temporarily Removed from Brine Shrimp Permit Renewal Rule
Adopted November 22, 2010; effective November 23, 2010 through May 21, 2011.
Amended rule allows the renewal of Brine Shrimp permits without the previously required 5,000 pound landing from the previous year. Due to low water in Lake Abert, in 2010, harvesters were unable to use their boats and harvest enough Brine Shrimp to satisfy the 5,000 pounds in landings required for permit renewal.
635-042-0130
Commercial Smelt Seasons Are Rescinded for the Columbia River
Adopted November 23, 2010; effective December 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011.
Amended rule rescinds the commercial smelt fishing season in the Columbia River that was scheduled by permanent rule to start December 1, 2010 and continue until March 31, 2011. These modifications are consistent with the action taken November 23, 2010 by the Columbia River Compact agencies of Oregon and Washington.
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