1. 635-042-0160, 635-042-0170 and 635-042-0180
2013 Fall Commercial Seasons Set for Columbia River Select Area Fisheries
Adopted July 25, 2013: effective August 26, 2013 through October 31, 2013.
The amended rules set the 2013 fall commercial gill net salmon seasons for three Columbia
River Select Areas including: Blind and Knappa sloughs, Tongue Point/South Channel and
Deep River.
2. 635-039-0085
Pacific Halibut Summer All-Depth Sport Season Closes from Cape Falcon to Humbug
Mountain
Adopted August 8, 2013: effective August 8, 2013 through October 31, 2013.
The amended rule closes the summer all-depth sport fishery for Pacific halibut in the area
between Cape Falcon and Humbug Mountain, Oregon at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, August 8,
2013. The pre-season quota of total all-depth quota of 168,942 pounds has been attained.
This rule is consistent with regulations previously implemented by the federal government and
the International Pacific Halibut Commission for the 2013 Oregon sport fishery for Pacific
halibut.
3. 635-042-0145
Youngs Bay Salmon Season
Adopted August 8, 2013: effective August 9, 2013 through October 31, 2013.
This amended rule modifies previously adopted gear regulations for the fall Youngs Bay Select
area commercial fishery to allow the use of additional weights and/or anchors attached directly
to the leadline in the lower Lewis and Clark River from the Alternate Highway 101 Bridge to the
powerlines upstream of Barrett Slough and in the lower Walluski River from Fastabend’s Dock
upstream to the Highway 202 Bridge.
4. 635-041-0045 and 635-041-0175
2013 Treaty Indian Fall Commercial Fisheries
Adopted August 8, 2013: effective August 12, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
These amended rules allow commercial sales of fish caught during the Treaty Indian Fall
salmon platform and hook-and-line fisheries in the Columbia River and its Washington tributaries. The fall platform and hook-and-line fisheries begin at 6:00 a.m. August 12, 2013.
Implementation is consistent with action taken August 8, 2013 by the Columbia River Compact
agencies of Oregon and Washington in cooperation with the Columbia River Treaty Tribes.
5. 635-041-0075
Columbia River Treaty Indian Commercial Gill Net Salmon Seasons Set
Adopted August 13, 2013: effective August 19, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
Amended rule allows commercial sales of fish caught during the Treaty Indian commercial fall
salmon gill net fishery in the Columbia River and its Washington tributaries. The first period
(2.5 days) of the fall gill net fishery is scheduled to begin at 6:00 a.m. Monday, August 19,
2013. Modifications are consistent with action taken August 13, 2013 by the Columbia River
Compact agencies of the states of Oregon and Washington in cooperation with the Columbia
River Treaty Tribes.
6. 635-004-0275
Federal Actions and Management Measures Implemented for Commercial Fixed-gear
Groundfish Fisheries
Adopted August 13, 2013: effective September 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
This amended rule implements in-season actions previously adopted by the federal
government for 2013 Pacific ocean commercial groundfish fisheries, including but not limited to
changes in limited entry and open access fixed gear groundfish and limited entry fixed-gear
short spine thornyhead trip limits.
7. 635-004-0375
Directed Commercial Sardine Fishery Second Allocation Period Closes August 22, 2013
Adopted August 20, 2013: effective August 22, 2013 through September 14, 2013.
This amended rule closes the Second Allocation Period of the directed commercial sardine
fishery effective 12:01a.m. Thursday, August 22 through September 14, 2013. These
modifications conform state regulations to federal rule changes posted by the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) for public inspection August 16, 2013 with intent to publish these
changes in the Federal Register.
8. 635-023-0130
2013 Buoy 10 Fall Recreational Seasons Modified
Adopted August 20, 2013: effective August 23, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
This amended rule modifies the 2013 fall recreational Chinook salmon and steelhead season
regulations for the Buoy 10 area of the Columbia River to allow the retention of only adipose
fin-clipped or left ventral fin marked Chinook, effective Friday, August 23, 2013. Modifications
are consistent with action taken by the Columbia River Compact agencies of the states of
Oregon and Washington on August 20, 2013.
9. 635-023-0134
2013 Snake River Fall Chinook Sport Fishery Below Hells Canyon Dam Opens
September 1
Adopted August 21, 2013: effective September 1, 2013 through November 30, 2013.
This amended rule implements a fall Chinook fishery on the Snake River from the Oregon-
Washington border upstream to the deadline below Hells Canyon Dam beginning September 1 through November 17, 2013, to coincide with State of Idaho regulations for this concurrent
fishery.
10. 635-021-0090
Thief Valley Reservoir Sport Game Fish Harvest Opportunity
Adopted August 22, 2013: effective August 24, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
Amend rule authorizes liberal catch limits and methods of take in Thief Valley Reservoir
beginning August 24. Due to low water storage levels, the reservoir will be drained of storage
water sometime in early September. Fish will then be trapped in isolated pools and stressed
by warm and turbid water. This rule provides anglers an opportunity to harvest many of these
trout before they are lost.
11. 635-042-0031
Additional Early Fall Commercial Drift Gill Net Season Set for the Mainstem Columbia
River
Adopted August 23, 2013: effective August 25, 2013 through August 31, 2013.
Amended rule authorizes an additional 9-hour fishing period for the ongoing 2013 fall
commercial salmon drift gill net season for the Columbia River mainstem in Zones 4 and 5.
This additional fishing period begins at 9:00 p.m. Sunday, August 25, 2013. Authorized sales
include salmon and white sturgeon.
12. 635-042-0031
Additional Early Fall Commercial Drift Gill Net Season Set for the Mainstem Columbia
River
Adopted August 27, 2013: effective August 28, 2013 through August 31, 2013.
Amended rule authorizes an additional 5-hour fishing period for the ongoing 2013 fall
commercial salmon drift gill net season for the Columbia River mainstem in Zones 4 and 5.
This additional fishing period begins at 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 28, 2013. Authorized
sales include salmon and white sturgeon.
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AGENDA
The Commission meeting will begin at 8:00 AM on September 6, 2013. If you wish to receive written materials
prepared for any of the agenda items, please contact the Director’s Office in Salem at 503.947.6044 to request
a packet for those items, which interest you or see the agency’s website at
https://www.dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/.
On September 6, a recess will be taken at 12:00 Noon, when the Commission will have lunch.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
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day of the meeting. You will be called to testify by the Commission Chair. The Commission places great
value on information received from the public, and wants to avoid arbitrary limits on the time or attention
allocated to each witness. Therefore, persons desiring to testify or otherwise present information to the
Commission are encouraged to:
- Provide written summaries of information to the Commission twenty (20 sets);
- Limit testimony to five (5) minutes, recognizing that substance, not length, determines the value of
testimony or written information;
- Endorse rather than repeat testimony of other witnesses; and
- Groups or organizations wishing to testify should designate one spokesperson whenever possible.
PUBLIC FORUM
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Director’s Office, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 503.947.6044, at least 24 hours prior to the
meeting. You will be called to testify by the Commission Chair immediately following the Commissioner Items
portion of the agenda. Please provide 20 sets of written summaries or other materials to the Commission
Assistant prior to your testimony. The Commission is unable to take action on items brought to their attention
in this forum.
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have questions regarding this Agenda, please contact the Director’s Office, Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive S.E., Salem, Oregon
97302, 503.947.6044.
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