PUGET SOUND COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHERIES REGULATION HOTLINE 2024-10, Week 38, 09/13/2024 8:00 PM For the week beginning Sunday September 15 all areas are closed except as follows: Area 7 (San Juan Islands) will be open to: Reef Nets: 5 AM to 9 PM Daily Sunday, September 15 to Saturday, September 21. Reef Nets must release all chum, sockeye, unmarked Chinook, and unmarked coho. Immediate possession of a WDFW Logbook is required to retain marked Chinook. Reef Nets are asked to contact the Commercial Salmon Monitoring Program prior to fishing at 360-701-2215 for coverage information. Areas 7 B (Bellingham Bay) will be open to: Gillnets using 5-inch minimum mesh size: Open 24 hours per day from 7 AM Sunday September 15 to 7 AM Friday September 20. Purse seines with a 5 inch strip: 7 AM to 7 PM the following days: Monday, September 16, Wednesday, September 18, and Friday, September 20. Brailing is required, and purse seines must release all sockeye. Purse seines are asked to contact the Commercial Salmon Monitoring Program prior to fishing at 360-701-2215 for coverage information. Area 8D (Tulalip Bay) will be open west of a line from Mission Point to Hermosa Point to: Gillnets using 5-inch minimum mesh size: Open 6 PM Sunday, September 15 to 8 AM Monday, September 16. 6 PM Monday, September 16 to 8 AM Thursday, September 19. 6 PM Thursday, September 19 to 8 AM Friday, September 20. All sockeye must be released by cutting the ensnaring mesh. Area 9 A (Port Gamble Bay) will be open to: Skiff gill nets with nets not to exceed 600 feet in length and 60 meshes in depth using 5-inch minimum mesh, is open continuously through 7 PM Saturday, November 2. All Chinook and chum must be released by cutting the ensnaring mesh. Area 12 A (Quilcene Bay) will be open to: Beach seines: 7 AM to 7 PM daily Monday, September 16 through Friday, September 20. Beach seines may only retain coho and nets may not exceed 990 feet in length and 200 meshes in depth using minimum 3-inch and maximum 4-inch mesh. If you suspect an error in this message or if you have questions, please contact 360-701-2215.