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2009 Area 2A Sport Halibut Seasons-at-a-Glance Updated 06/11/09 |
| Area |
Area Catch Projection (lbs) |
Catch to date1 |
Remaining |
Season Status |
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| Dates2,7 | Days/Week | |||||
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East of Low Point West of Low Point and east of Sekiu River |
57,393 |
n/a |
57,393 |
May 21 - July 3 |
Thurs - Mon |
| North Coast3 | Sekiu
River mouth to Queets River (Closed area SW of Cape Flattery) |
108,030 |
102,782 |
5,248 |
Closed |
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South Coast4 Primary Nearshore2,5 |
Queets River to Leadbetter Point |
40,739 2,000 |
33,893 363 |
6,846 1,636 |
May 31 - May 3 - Sept 30 |
Sun only Thurs - Sat |
| Columbia River4
Summer fishery |
Leadbetter Pt. to Cape Falcon | 11,014 4,720 |
11,266 - |
(252) 4,720 |
Closed Aug 7 - Sept 27 |
Fri - Sun |
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Central OR (Spring)4
All-depth (Summer/Fall) Nearshore6 |
Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt |
41,420 14,407 |
- 3,759 |
41,420 10,648 |
June 18-20
Aug 7- May 1 - Oct 31 |
Fri - Sat Mon - Sun |
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Southern Oregon/California |
South of Humbug Mt., OR/CA |
5,872 |
n/a |
5,872 |
May 1 - Oct 31 |
Mon - Sun |
| 1 Catch in pounds, net weight (head-off, eviscerated) | ||||||
| 2 Season open until ending date shown or until quota is attained, whichever occurs first | ||||||
| 3 Area closures due to yelloweye rockfish conservation area and nearshore fishing coordinates can be found at http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/fish/creel/halibut/northcoast.htm | ||||||
| 4 Restrictions on groundfish retention apply | ||||||
| 5 Restrictions to nearshore waters in the area from 47° 25.00΄N south to 46° 58.00΄N latitude and east of 124° 30.00΄W | ||||||
| 6 Restricted to waters inside the 40-fathom boundary line | ||||||
| 7 Re-openings will be announced on the NMFS hotline (1-800-662-9825) if unharvested quota remains | ||||||
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