Chinook fishing in marine areas 9 and 10 closes Aug. 15


August 22, 2008 · Updated 2:39 PM 

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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced recreational fisheries in marine areas 9 (Admiralty Inlet) and 10 (Seattle/Bremerton) will close to the retention of chinook salmon at the end of the day Friday, Aug. 15.

The closure of the mark-selective fisheries for hatchery chinook does not affect recreational fisheries for hatchery coho salmon and other species in marine areas 9 and 10.

"Fishing was slow compared to last year, but it was still a great opportunity for anglers to catch and keep hatchery salmon near a major metropolitan area," said Steve Thiesfeld, Puget Sound recreational salmon manager for WDFW.

As of Aug. 12, anglers had harvested an estimated 4,767 fish in the marine areas 9 and 10.

Earlier this year, WDFW scheduled the chinook selective fisheries in those two areas to run through Aug. 15, or until a combined quota of 7,000 hatchery chinook salmon is reached. The quota for the two areas reflects constraints established under the Endangered Species Act.

More information on fishing regulations is available on WDFW’s website http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/regs/fishregs.htm.

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