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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 188 / Friday, October 1, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
modified the recreational and commercial ocean salmon fishery in the area from the U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, OR.
The effective dates for the inseason actions are set out in this document under the heading Inseason Actions and remains in effect until superseded or modified.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shannon Penna at 5626762148, email:
shannon.penna@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background The 2021 annual management measures for ocean salmon fisheries 86
FR 26425, May 14, 2021, announced management measures for the commercial and recreational fisheries in the area from the U.S./Canada border to the U.S./Mexico border, effective from 0001 hours Pacific Daylight Time PDT, May 16, 2021, until the effective date of the 2022 management measures, as published in the Federal Register.
NMFS is authorized to implement inseason management actions to modify fishing seasons and quotas as necessary to provide fishing opportunity while meeting management objectives for the affected species 50 CFR 660.409.
Inseason actions in the salmon fishery may be taken directly by NMFS 50 CFR
660.409aFixed inseason management provisions or upon consultation with the Chairman of the Pacific Fishery Management Council Council and the appropriate State Directors 50 CFR 660.409bFlexible inseason management provisions.
Management of the salmon fisheries is divided into two geographic areas:
North of Cape Falcon NOF U.S./
Canada border to Cape Falcon, OR and south of Cape Falcon Cape Falcon, OR, to the U.S./Mexico border. The actions described in this document affected the NOF recreational salmon fishery, as set out under the heading Inseason Action.
Consultation on these inseason actions occurred on August 20, 2021, August 26, 2021, and September 2, 2021. Representatives from NMFS, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife WDFW, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ODFW, and Council staff participated in the consultations.
These inseason actions were announced on NMFS telephone hotline and U.S. Coast Guard radio broadcast on the date of the consultations 50 CFR
660.411a2.

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Inseason Action Inseason Action 26
Description of the action: Inseason action 26 modified the bag limit in the NOF recreational salmon fishery Queets River to Leadbetter Point Westport subarea, from a two salmon per day bag limit, no more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon, to a two salmon per day bag limit, beginning at 12:01
a.m. on Friday, August 21, 2021.
Effective date: Inseason action 26
took effect on August 21, 2021, and remains in effect until superseded.
Reason and authorization for the action: The 2021 management measures opened the recreational ocean salmon fishery in the Westport subarea with a bag limit of two salmon per day, no more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon 86 FR 26425, May 14, 2021. Modifying the bag limit to two salmon is consistent with preseason planning and management objectives and provisions of the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery management Plan FMP because the measure would provide greater fishing opportunity for the public to access the available coho quota and Chinook salmon guideline, provide economic benefit to the fishery dependent communities, and was not expected to result in reducing season length or to exceed the recreational quotas.
The NMFS West Coast Region Regional Administrator RA considered the landings of Chinook and coho salmon in the NOF recreational salmon fishery, fishery effort that had occurred as well as effort anticipated under the proposal, and the recreational Chinook salmon guideline and coho quotas remaining. The RA determined that inseason action 26 was necessary to meet preseason planning and management objectives to allow access to available salmon quota and support the economy of fishery dependent communities while remaining consistent with the applicable salmon management and conservation objectives. The modification of recreational fishing bag limits is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409b1iii.
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action 26
occurred on August 20, 2021.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW, and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action 27
Description of the action: Inseason action 27 closed the NOF recreational salmon fishery from Leadbetter Point, WA to Cape Falcon, OR Columbia River
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subarea due to anticipated attainment of the quota and guideline.
Effective date: Inseason action 27
took effect at 12:01 a.m., August 30, 2021, and remains in effect until superseded.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason action 27 was to avoid exceeding the subarea quota for coho salmon and the guideline for Chinook salmon in the Columbia River subarea recreational salmon fishery. The NMFS West Coast Region RA considered the landings of coho and Chinook salmon in the NOF recreational salmon fishery to date, fishery catch and effort to date as well as anticipated under the proposal, and the recreational coho salmon quota and Chinook salmon guideline remaining in the Columbia River subarea. The recreational ocean salmon fishery in the Columbia River subarea opened June 19, 2021, with a coho salmon quota of 42,400 and a Chinook salmon guideline of 7,200.
Through August 22, 34,800 coho salmon 80 percent of the subarea quota and 5,547 Chinook salmon 77 percent of the subarea guideline were caught in the Columbia River subarea. Projected catch in the Columbia River subarea for the week of August 23 to August 29 was 8,027 coho salmon and 973 Chinook salmon, which would result in a cumulative catch of 99 percent of the subarea coho salmon quota and 91
percent of the subarea Chinook salmon guideline. The RA determined that inseason action 27 was necessary to avoid exceeding the subarea quota and guideline set preseason. The modification of recreational fishing season is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409b1i.
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action 27
occurred on August 26, 2021.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, and ODFW participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action 28
Description of the action: Inseason action 28 closed the NOF recreational salmon fishery from Cape Alava to Queets River La Push subarea due to anticipated attainment of the coho salmon quota.
Effective date: Inseason action 28
took effect at 12:01 a.m., September 4, 2021, and remains in effect until superseded.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason action 28 was to avoid exceeding the subarea quota for coho salmon in the La Push subarea recreational salmon fishery. The NMFS West Coast Region RA
considered the landings of coho salmon
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