Zoom Meeting Ground Rules & Puget Sound Season Proposals

In the scheduled Zoom meeting, participants are guided on camera and mute controls. Rules emphasize respect, professionalism, and balanced participation. Discussion topics include Puget Sound season proposals, Chinook recreational considerations, and public comments. The agenda covers proposed Chinook seasons for 2023-24, featuring various areas and proposals. Updates on current proposed season changes are also shared, highlighting different management areas with specific start dates and regulations.

• Zoom Meeting
• Ground Rules
• Puget Sound
• Chinook Seasons
• Wildlife Management

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1. ZOOM MEET/ CALL LOGISTICS / GROUND RULES You can turn your camera on and mute or unmute yourself through the control panel at the bottom of your screen. We will keep folks muted during the beginning of our program, then will unmute folks when we open it up for questions and feedback. Callers can unmute yourself by pressing *6 on your phone. We ask that you raise their hand to ask a question which you can access through the control panel at the bottom of the screen. You can also raise your hand by hovering over your face or name on the list of participants. Callers can raise their hand by dialing *9. Be respectful of others Mute phone or line Be tough on issues and questions, not on people or organizations No personal attacks, insults or threats Listen Speak and act professional no offensive, disrespectful, or derogatory language, including profanity Allow for a balance of speaking time limit length and number of times to speak on each topic This meeting is being recorded. If you have any technical issues during the call, use the chat button and we will help you through those. Please do not use the chat for questions or comments on the presentation, we will take those live. Department of Fish and Wildlife

2. NOF #2 Puget Sound Recreational Breakout Discussion March 29, 2023

3. Agenda Puget Sound Season Proposals Chinook Recreational Considerations Public Comment Department of Fish and Wildlife

4. Chinook Proposed Seasons Puget Sound Recreational Chinook Seasons 2023-24 Modeling Proposal Area 5 M M M NR 6 M M M NR 7 M * M * NR 81 NR NR 82 NR NR 9 M * M * NR 10 NR NR NR M ** M M 11 M M M M M M 12 NoA NR NR NR 12 SoA M M M M 13 M M M M M M M M Draft 3/17/2023 Oct May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr NR NR NR NR NR NR M M M M M3d M3d M3d M3d M3d M3d NR NR NR NR M NR M M NR NR NR NR M M3d M3d M3d M3d M3d M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M NR NR NR NR M NR NR NR NR M M M M M M M3d M M M NR M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M Nooksack Samish NS Elliot Bay SAF NS Duwamish NS M Skykomish Skagit/Cascade Sinclair Inlet Bellingham Bay NS M M M Sammamish NR Puyallup Tulalip Bubble NS Nisqually Skokomish M M Year-round piers NS NR Non-Retention NS non-sel M Mark selective Closed * 3 day openings, Thurdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, starting July 13th, with additional openings pending ** July 13 opening Department of Fish and Wildlife

5. Chinook Current Proposed Season Changes MA-5/6 no changes MA-7 July 13th start, 3-day openers MA-9 July 13th start, 3-day openers, open 7-days 7/31 MA-10 July 13th start, Feb-March Blackmouth (with 11) MA-11 June 1 Start, Feb-March Blackmouth (with 10) MA-12/13 no changes Department of Fish and Wildlife

6. Coho Proposed Seasons Puget Sound Recreational Coho Seasons - 2023-24 Area 5 M 6 M 7 NS ** NS 81 82 9 M ** 10 NS NS NS NS 11 NS NS NS NS 12 NoA ` NS^^ NS 12 SoA NS NS 13 M M M M M Draft 3/17/23 Nov May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr M M M M M M NS NS NS M NS NS NS NS M M * M * NS * NS * NR M NR NR M NR M NS *** NS NS NS NS M NS NS NS NS NS NS ^ NS NS NS NS M NS NS M *** NS NS NS NS NS NS NS M NS NS NS NS M NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS M NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS M NR NS NS M NR NS NS M NR NS NS M NR NS NS M NS NS M NS NS M NS NS NS NS M NS M NS M M M M M Dungeness Nook/Samish NS Skagit NS M Cascade NS NS M Lake Sammamish NS Nisqually M Quilcene NS SkokomishTBD NS Year-round piers Stillaguamish Snohomish Lake WA Green NS Puyallup NS Tulalip NS Sinclair Inlet NS NS Closed NR Non-Retention NS non-sel M Mark Selective * MS through 9/22, NS 9/23-24 & 9/29-30 ** 3 day openings, Thurdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, starting July 13th, with additional openings pending *** through 9/17 ^ through 10/8 ^^ 7/10 open Department of Fish and Wildlife

7. Coho - First Proposed Season Changes MA-5/6 MSF through 9/28 NS 2 weekends end of September (9/23-24 and 9/29-30) MA-7 NS (1 Coho) July 13 start, 3-day (Thurs- Sat) openers (quota dependent) through 9/17 MA 8-1 NS 8/1-9/30 MA 8-2 NS 8/1-9/30 (1 Coho) MA-9 MSF 7/13 7/30, 3-day (Thurs- Sat), MSF 7/31 9/17 NS (1 Coho) 9/18-10/08 MA-10 / 11 NS Feb 01-March 31 MA12 NoA- NS Jul10 start MA13 no change Department of Fish and Wildlife

8. Current Changes from Initial Proposal Areas 5 & 6 MSF 7/1-9/30 NS 10/1- 10/15 Area 7 MSF July openers and August, NS 9/1-9/30 Area 8-2 (Entire Area) NS 8/1-9/24 Department of Fish and Wildlife Department of Fish and Wildlife

9. 2023 Recreational Considerations Stillaguamish Chinook conservation limits will continue to drive most recreational opportunity Maximizing fishing opportunity within available impacts/conservation constraints Recent year variability and effort trends Increases in effort over historical averages Pinks will be part of the daily limit in most areas. Department of Fish and Wildlife

10. 2023 Puget Sound Recreational Feedback from Public +Chinook opportunity in Elliot Bay and Duwamish River +chum opportunity in MA 10/11 in Oct-Nov. MA 10/11 align in winter start 03/01 MA 11 more quota- more fishing days- 2 fish limit Samish River Chinook snagging issues- no weights MA 10 and 11 align summer fisheries June 01 MA 12 winter blackmouth MA 7 winter blackmouth MA 7 expand Bellingham Bay Boundary MA 8-1, 8-2 winter blackmouth Annual limit per angler Baker Lake sockeye opportunity Minter Creek open earlier for hatchery Chinook Department of Fish and Wildlife Department of Fish and Wildlife

11. Public Comment On-line commenting March-April https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/management/north-falcon Public Meetings March 29 Upper Columbia and Snake River Fisheries Discussion In person, Kennewick 6:00 pm March 30 Joint Willapa Bay/Grays Harbor Fisheries Discussion Zoom, 6:00 pm April 2-7 PFMC #2, Foster City, CA April 2-7 Morning update meetings daily at 9:00 am (starting 4/3) Department of Fish and Wildlife

12. Questions/Comments? Department of Fish and Wildlife