50 CFR § 660.401-660.413 - Fisheries of West Coast States - West Coast Salmon Fisheries

335 Fishery Conservation and Management § 660.402 1 The line joining these coordinates is the provisional international boundary of the U.S. EEZ as shown on NOAA/NOS Charts #18480 and #18002. than 5 in (12.8 cm) and must bear an in tact 1 in (2.6 cm) square patch of skin. (d) Salmon bycatch. Recreational fish eries that are not accounted for within pre-season salmon modeling may be closed through automatic action at § 660.60(d)(1)(v) and (vi). [75 FR 60995, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 11392, Mar. 2, 2011; 76 FR 27559, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 54714, Sept. 2, 2011; 76 FR 79133, Dec. 21, 2011; 77 FR 12504, Mar. 1, 2012; 77 FR 55158, Sept. 7, 2012; 77 FR 63761, Oct. 17, 2012; 78 FR 642, Jan. 3, 2013; 78 FR 26279, May 6, 2013; 80 FR 12601, Mar. 10, 2015; 80 FR 61766, Oct. 14, 2015; 82 FR 9668, Feb. 7, 2017; 82 FR 21951, May 11, 2017; 82 FR 48666, Oct. 19, 2017; 82 FR 60570, Dec. 21, 2017; 83 FR 13431, Mar. 29, 2018; 83 FR 16008, Apr. 13, 2018; 83 FR 48728, Sept. 27, 2018; 83 FR 64014, Dec. 12, 2018; 84 FR 25720, June 4, 2019; 85 FR 79926, Dec. 11, 2020; 86 FR 14386, Mar. 16, 2021; 86 FR 72873, Dec. 23, 2021] EDITORIAL NOTE: At 85 FR 79926, Dec. 11, 2020, § 660.360 was amended in part by revising paragraph (c)(2)(i)(D); however, the amend ment could not be incorporated because that paragraph did not exist. Subpart H—West Coast Salmon Fisheries § 660.401 Purpose and scope. This subpart implements the Fishery Management Plan for Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries Off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California developed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. These regulations govern the management of West Coast salmon fisheries in the EEZ. § 660.402 Definitions. In addition to the definitions in the Magnuson Act and in § 600.10 of this chapter, the terms used in this subpart have the following meanings: Barbless hook means a hook with a single shank and point, with no sec ondary point or barb curving or pro jecting in any other direction. Where barbless hooks are specified, hooks manufactured with barbs can be made barbless by forcing the point of the barb flat against the main part of the point. Commercial fishing means fishing with troll fishing gear as defined annually under § 660.408, or fishing for the pur pose of sale or barter of the catch. Council means the Pacific Fishery Management Council. Dressed, head-off length of salmon means the shortest distance between the midpoint of the clavicle arch and the fork of the tail, measured along the lateral line while the fish is lying on its side, without resort to any force or mutilation of the fish other than re moval of the head, gills, and entrails. Dressed, head-off salmon means salm on that have been beheaded, gilled, and gutted without further separation of vertebrae, and are either being pre pared for on-board freezing, or are fro zen and will remain frozen until land ed. Fishery management area means the EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Or egon, and California, bounded on the north by the Provisional International Boundary between the United States and Canada, and bounded on the south by the International Boundary between the United States and Mexico. The northeastern, northern, and north western boundaries of the fishery man agement area are as follows: (1) Northeastern boundary—that part of a line connecting the light on Tatoosh Island, WA, with the light on Bonilla Point on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, southerly of the International Boundary between the United States and Canada (at 48°29′37″ N. lat., 124°43′33″ W. long.), and north erly of the point where that line inter sects with the boundary of the U.S. ter ritorial sea. (2) Northern and northwestern bound ary is a line 1 connecting the following coordinates: N. lat. W. long. 48°29′37.19″ 124°43′33.19″ 48°30′11″ 124°47′13″ 48°30′22″ 124°50′21″ 48°30′14″ 124°52′52″ 48°29′57″ 124°59′14″ 48°29′44″ 125°00′06″ 48°28′09″ 125°05′47″ 48°27′10″ 125°08′25″ 48°26′47″ 125°09′12″ 48°20′16″ 125°22′48″ 48°18′22″ 125°29′58″ 48°11′05″ 125°53′48″ 47°49′15″ 126°40′57″ VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00345 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 336 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 660.403 47°36′47″ 127°11′58″ 47°22′00″ 127°41′23″ 46°42′05″ 128°51′56″ 46°31′47″ 129°07′39″ (3) The southern boundary of the fishery management area is the U.S. Mexico International Boundary, which is a line connecting the following co ordinates: N. lat. W. long. 32°35′22″ 117°27′49″ 32°37′37″ 117°49′31″ 31°07′58″ 118°36′18″ 30°32′31″ 121°51′58″ (4) The inner boundaries of the fish ery management area are subject to change if the Secretary assumes re sponsibility for the regulation of the salmon fishery within state waters under section 306(b) of the Magnuson Act. Freezer trolling vessel means a fishing vessel, equipped with troll fishing gear, that has a present capability for: (1) On board freezing of the catch. (2) Storage of the fish in a frozen con dition until they are landed. Land or landing means to begin transfer of fish from a fishing vessel. Once transfer begins, all fish onboard the vessel are counted as part of the landing. Pacific Coast Salmon Plan (PCSP or Salmon FMP) means the Fishery Man agement Plan, as amended, for com mercial and recreational ocean salmon fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) (3 to 200 nautical miles off shore) off Washington, Oregon, and California. The Salmon FMP was first developed by the Council and approved by the Secretary in 1978. The Salmon FMP was amended on October 31, 1984, to establish a framework process to de velop and implement fishery manage ment actions; the Salmon FMP has been subsequently amended at irreg ular intervals. Other names commonly used include: Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan, West Coast Salmon Plan, West Coast Salmon Fish ery Management Plan. Plugs means artificial fishing lures made of wood or hard plastic with one or more hooks attached. Lures com monly known as ‘‘spoons,’’ ‘‘wobblers,’’ ‘‘dodgers,’’ and flexible plastic lures are not considered plugs, and may not be used where ‘‘plugs only’’ are speci fied. Recreational fishing means fishing with recreational fishing gear as de fined annually under § 660.408 and not for the purpose of sale or barter. Recreational fishing gear will be de fined annually under § 660.408. Regional Administrator means the Ad ministrator, West Coast Region, NMFS. Salmon means any anadromous spe cies of the family Salmonidae and genus Oncorhynchus, commonly known as Pacific salmon, including, but not limited to: Chinook (king) salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Coho (silver) salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch Pink (humpback) salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Chum (dog) salmon, Oncorhynchus keta Sockeye (red) salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka Steelhead (rainbow trout), Oncorhynchus mykiss Total length of salmon means the shortest distance between the tip of the snout or jaw (whichever extends furthest while the mouth is closed) and the tip of the longest lobe of the tail, without resort to any force or mutila tion of the salmon other than fanning or swinging the tail. Treaty Indian fishing means fishing for salmon and steelhead in the fishery management area by a person author ized by the Makah Tribe to exercise fishing rights under the Treaty with the Makah, or by the Quileute, Hoh, or Quinault Tribes to exercise fishing rights under the Treaty of Olympia. Troll fishing gear will be defined annu ally under § 660.408. Whole bait means a hook or hooks baited with whole natural bait with no device to attract fish other than a flasher. [61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 66 FR 29241, May 30, 2001; 76 FR 81858, Dec. 29, 2011; 78 FR 10559, Feb. 14, 2013; 87 FR 25430, Apr. 29, 2022] § 660.403 Relation to other laws. (a) The relation of this part to other laws is set forth in § 600.705 of this chapter, § 660.2, and paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section. (b) Any person fishing subject to this subpart who also engages in fishing for VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00346 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 337 Fishery Conservation and Management § 660.405 groundfish should consult Federal reg ulations in subpart C through G for ap plicable requirements of that subpart, including the requirement that vessels engaged in commercial fishing for groundfish (except commercial pas senger vessels) have vessel identifica tion in accordance with § 660.20. (c) Any person fishing subject to this subpart is bound by the international boundaries of the fishery management area described in § 660.402, notwith standing any dispute or negotiation be tween the United States and any neigh boring country regarding their respec tive jurisdictions, until such time as new boundaries are published by the United States. [61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 76 FR 81858, Dec. 29, 2011] § 660.404 Recordkeeping and report ing. (a) This subpart recognizes that catch and effort data necessary for im plementation of any applicable fishery management plan are collected by the States and Indian tribes of Wash ington, Oregon, California, and Idaho under existing data collection require ments. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, no additional catch reports will be required of fishermen or processors so long as the data collec tion and reporting systems operated by State agencies and Indian tribes con tinue to provide NMFS with statistical information adequate for management. (b) Persons engaged in commercial fishing may be required to submit catch reports that are specified annu ally under § 660.408. [61 FR 34600, July 2, 1996] § 660.405 Prohibitions. (a) In addition to the general prohibi tions specified in § 600.725 of this chap ter, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following, except as other wise authorized under this part: (1) Take and retain or land salmon caught with a net in the fishery man agement area, except that a hand-held net may be used to bring hooked salm on on board a vessel. (2) Fish for, or take and retain, any species of salmon: (i) During closed seasons or in closed areas; (ii) While possessing on board any species not allowed to be taken in the area at the time; (iii) Once any catch limit is attained; (iv) By means of gear or methods other than recreational fishing gear or troll fishing gear, or gear authorized under § 660.408(k) for treaty Indian fish ing; (v) In violation of any action issued under this subpart; or (vi) In violation of any applicable area, season, species, zone, gear, daily bag limit, or length restriction. (3) Fish for salmon in an area when salmon of less than the legal minimum length for that area are on board the fishing vessel, except that this provi sion does not prohibit transit of an area when salmon of less than the legal minimum length for that area are on board, so long as no fishing is being conducted. (4) Remove the head of any salmon caught in the fishery management area, or possess a salmon with the head removed, if that salmon has been marked by removal of the adipose fin to indicate that a coded wire tag has been implanted in the head of the fish. (5) Take and retain or possess on board a fishing vessel any species of salmon that is less than the applicable minimum total length, including the applicable minimum length for dressed, head-off salmon. (6) Possess on board a fishing vessel a salmon, for which a minimum total length is extended or cannot be deter mined, except that dressed, head-off salmon may be possessed on board a freezer trolling vessel, unless the adipose fin of such salmon has been re moved. (7) Fail to return to the water imme diately and with the least possible in jury any salmon the retention of which is prohibited by this subpart. (8) Engage in recreational fishing while aboard a vessel engaged in com mercial fishing. This restriction is not intended to prohibit the use of fishing gear otherwise permitted under the definitions of troll and recreational fishing gear, so long as that gear is legal in the fishery for which it is being used. VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00347 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 338 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 660.406 (9) Take and retain, possess, or land any steelhead taken in the course of commercial fishing in the fishery man agement area, unless such take and re tention qualifies as treaty Indian fish ing. (10) Sell, barter, offer to sell, offer to barter, or purchase any salmon taken in the course of recreational salmon fishing. (11) Refuse to submit fishing gear or catch subject to such person’s control to inspection by an authorized officer, or to interfere with or prevent, by any means, such an inspection. (12) Take and retain Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) except in ac cordance with regulations of the Inter national Pacific Halibut Commission at part 300 of this title. Pacific halibut that cannot be retained lawfully must be returned to the water immediately and with the least possible injury. (13) Violate any other provision of this subpart. (b) The fishery management area is closed to salmon fishing except as opened by this subpart or superseding regulations or notices. All open fishing periods begin at 0001 hours and end at 2400 hours local time on the dates spec ified, except that a fishing period may be ended prior to 2400 hours local time through an inseason action taken under § 660.409 in order to meet fishery management objectives. (c) Under the Pacific Coast ground fish regulations at § 660.330, fishing with salmon troll gear is prohibited within the Salmon Troll Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA). It is unlawful for commercial salmon troll vessels to take and retain, pos sess, or land fish taken with salmon troll gear within the Salmon Troll YRCA. Vessels may transit through the Salmon Troll YRCA with or without fish on board.The Salmon Troll YRCA is an area off the northern Washington coast. The Salmon Troll YRCA is in tended to protect yelloweye rockfish. The Salmon Troll YRCA is defined by straight lines connecting specific lati tude and longitude coordinates under the Pacific Coast Groundfish regula tions at § 660.70. [61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 71 FR 78719, Dec. 29, 2006; 76 FR 81858, Dec. 29, 2011; 80 FR 77275, Dec. 14, 2015] § 660.406 Exempted fishing. (a) NMFS may allow such exempted fishing in the fishery management area as may be recommended by the Coun cil, the Federal Government, state gov ernment, or treaty Indian tribes having usual and accustomed fishing grounds in the fishery management area. (b) NMFS will not allow any exempt ed fishery recommended by the Council unless NMFS determines that the pur pose, design, and administration of the exempted fishery are consistent with the goals and objectives of the Coun cil’s fishery management plan, the na tional standards (section 301(a) of the Magnuson Act), and other applicable law. (c) Each vessel participating in any exempted fishery recommended by the Council and allowed by NMFS is sub ject to all provisions of this subpart, except those portions which relate to the purpose and nature of the exempted fishery. These exceptions will be speci fied in a permit issued by the Regional Administrator to each vessel partici pating in the exempted fishery and that permit must be carried aboard each participating vessel. [61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 78 FR 10559, Feb. 14, 2013] § 660.407 Treaty Indian fishing. Except as otherwise provided in this subpart, treaty Indian fishing in any part of the fishery management area is subject to the provisions of this sub part, the Magnuson Act, and any other regulations issued under the Magnuson Act. § 660.408 Annual actions. (a) General. NMFS will annually es tablish specifications and management measures or, as necessary, adjust speci fications and management measures for the commercial, recreational, and treaty Indian fisheries by publishing the action in the FEDERAL REGISTER under § 660.411. Management of the Pa cific Coast salmon fishery will be con ducted consistent with the standards and procedures in the Salmon FMP. The Salmon FMP is available from the Regional Administrator or the Council. VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00348 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 339 Fishery Conservation and Management § 660.408 Specifications and management meas ures are described in paragraphs (b) through (o) of this section. (b) Annual catch limits. Annual Speci fications will include annual catch lim its (ACLs) determined consistent with the standards and procedures in the Salmon FMP. (c) Allowable ocean harvest levels. Al lowable ocean harvest levels must en sure that conservation objectives and ACLs are met, as described in § 660.410, except that where the de minimis fish ing control rules described in § 660.410(c) apply, conservation objec tives may not be met, provided ACLs are met. The allowable ocean harvest for commercial, recreational, and trea ty Indian fishing may be expressed in terms of season regulations expected to achieve a certain optimum harvest level or in terms of a particular num ber of fish. Procedures for determining allowable ocean harvest vary by spe cies and fishery complexity, and are documented in the fishery manage ment plan and Council documents. (d) Allocation of ocean harvest levels— (1) Coho and chinook from the U.S.-Can ada border to Cape Falcon—(i) Overall al location schedule. Initial allocation of coho and chinook salmon north of Cape Falcon, OR, will be based on the fol lowing schedule: Allowable non-treaty ocean harvest (thousands of fish) Percentage 1 Commercial Recreational Coho: 0–300 ............................. 25 75 >300 ............................... 60 40 Chinook: 0–100 ............................. 50 50 >100–150 ....................... 60 40 >150 ............................... 70 30 1 The percentage allocation is tiered and must be calculated in additive steps when the harvest level exceeds the initial tier. For example, for a total allowable ocean harvest of 150,000 chinook, the recreational allocation would be equal to 50 percent of 100,000 chinook plus 40 percent of 50,000 chi nook or 50,000 + 20,000 = 70,000 chinook. (ii) Deviations from allocation schedule. The initial allocation may be modified annually in accordance with para graphs (d)(1)(iii) through (viii) of this section. These deviations from the al location schedule provide flexibility to account for the dynamic nature of the fisheries and better achieve the alloca tion objectives and fishery allocation priorities in paragraphs (d)(1)(ix) and (x) of this section. Total allowable ocean harvest will be maximized to the extent possible consistent with treaty obligations, state fishery needs, con servation objectives, and ACLs. Every effort will be made to establish seasons and gear requirements that provide troll and recreational fleets a reason able opportunity to catch the available harvest. These may include single-spe cies directed fisheries with landing re strictions for other species. (iii) Preseason trades. Preseason spe cies trades (chinook and coho) may be made if they are based upon the rec ommendation of the commercial and recreational Salmon Advisory Subpanel representatives for the area north of Cape Falcon; simultaneously benefit both the commercial and rec reational fisheries or benefit one fish ery without harming the other; and are supported by a socio-economic analysis that compares the impacts of the rec ommendation to those of the standard allocation schedule to determine the allocation that best meets the alloca tion objectives. This analysis will be made available to the public during the preseason process for establishing an nual management measures. Preseason trades will use an exchange ratio of four coho to one chinook as a desirable guideline. (iv) Commercial allocation. The com mercial allowable ocean harvest of chi nook and coho derived during the pre season allocation process may be var ied by major subareas (i.e., north of Leadbetter Point and south of Leadbetter Point) if there is need to do so to decrease impacts on weak stocks. Deviations in each major subarea will generally not exceed 50 percent of the allowable ocean harvest of each species that would have been established with out a geographic deviation in the dis tribution of the allowable ocean har vest. Deviation of more than 50 percent will be based on a conservation need to protect the weak stocks and will pro vide larger overall harvest for the en tire fishery north of Cape Falcon than would have been possible without the deviation. (v) Recreational allocation. The rec reational allowable ocean harvest of chinook and coho derived during the preseason allocation process will be VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00349 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 340 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 660.408 distributed among the four major rec reational subareas as described in the coho and chinook distribution sections below. The Council may deviate from subarea quotas to meet recreational season objectives, based on agreement of representatives of the affected ports and/or in accordance with section 6.5.3.2 of the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan, regarding certain selective fish eries. Additionally, based upon the rec ommendation of the recreational Salm on Advisory Subpanel representatives for the area north of Cape Falcon, the Council will include criteria in its pre season salmon management rec ommendations to guide any inseason transfer of coho among the rec reational subareas to meet rec reational season duration objectives. (A) Coho distribution. The preseason recreational allowable ocean harvest of coho north of Cape Falcon will be dis tributed to provide 50 percent to the area north of Leadbetter Point and 50 percent to the area south of Leadbetter Point. In years with no fishery in Washington State management area 4B, the distribution of coho north of Leadbetter Point will be divided to provide 74 percent to the subarea be tween Leadbetter Point and the Queets River (Westport), 5.2 percent to the subarea between Queets River and Cape Flattery (La Push), and 20.8 percent to the area north of the Queets River (Neah Bay). In years when there is an Area 4B (Neah Bay) fishery under state management, 25 percent of the numer ical value of that fishery shall be added to the recreational allowable ocean harvest north of Leadbetter Point prior to applying the sharing percentages for Westport and La Push. The increase to Westport and La Push will be sub tracted from the Neah Bay ocean share to maintain the same total harvest al location north of Leadbetter Point. Each of the four recreational port area allocations will be rounded, to the nearest hundred fish, with the largest quotas rounded downward, if necessary, to sum to the preseason recreational allowable ocean harvest of coho north of Cape Falcon. (B) Chinook distribution. Subarea dis tributions of Chinook will be managed as guidelines based on calculations of the Salmon Technical Team with the primary objective of achieving all-spe cies fisheries without imposing Chi nook restrictions (i.e., area closures or bag limit reductions). Chinook in ex cess of all-species fisheries needs may be utilized by directed Chinook fish eries north of Cape Falcon or by nego tiating a preseason species trade of Chinook and coho between commercial and recreational allocations in accord ance with paragraph (d)(1)(iii) of this section. (vi) Inseason trades and transfers. Inseason transfers, including species trades of Chinook and coho, may be permitted in either direction between commercial and recreational fishery quotas to allow for uncatchable fish in one fishery to be reallocated to the other. Fish will be deemed uncatchable by a respective commercial or rec reational fishery only after considering all possible annual management ac tions to allow for their harvest that are consistent with the harvest man agement objectives specific in the fish ery management plan including consid eration of single species fisheries. Im plementation of inseason transfers will require consultation with the pertinent commercial and recreational Salmon Advisory Subpanel representatives from the area involved and the Salmon Technical Team, and a clear establish ment of available fish and impacts from the transfer. Inseason trades or transfers may vary from the guideline ratio of four coho to one Chinook to meet the allocation objectives in para graph (d)(1)(ix) of this section. (vii) Other inseason provisions. Any in crease or decrease in the recreational or commercial allowable ocean harvest resulting from an inseason restruc turing of a fishery or other inseason management action does not require reallocation of the overall non-treaty allowable ocean harvest north of Cape Falcon between the recreational and commercial fisheries. Inseason redis tribution of subarea quotas within the recreational fishery or the distribution of allowable coho catch transfers from the commercial fishery among sub areas may deviate from the preseason distribution. Inseason management ac tions may be taken by the Regional Administrator to assure meeting the VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00350 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 341 Fishery Conservation and Management § 660.408 primary objective of achieving all-spe cies fisheries without imposing Chi nook restrictions in each of the rec reational subareas north of Cape Fal con. Such actions might include, but are not limited to: Closure from 0 to 3, 0 to 6, 3 to 200, or 5 to 200 nm from shore; closure from a point extending due west from Tatoosh Island for 5 nm, then south to a point due west of Umatilla Reef Buoy, then due east to shore; closure from North Head at the Columbia River mouth north to Leadbetter Point; change in species that may be landed; or other actions as prescribed in the annual management measures. (viii) Selective fisheries. Deviations from the initial gear and port area al locations may be allowed to implement selective fisheries for marked salmon stocks as long as the deviations are within the constraints and process specified in section 6.5.3.2 of the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan. (ix) Allocation objectives. The goal of allocating ocean harvest north of Cape Falcon is to achieve, to the greatest degree possible, the following objec tives for the commercial and rec reational fisheries. When deviation from the allocation schedule is being considered, these objectives will serve as criteria to help determine whether a user group will benefit from the devi ation. (A) Provide recreational opportunity by maximizing the duration of the fish ing season while minimizing daily and area closures and restrictions on gear and daily limits. (B) Maximize the value of the com mercial harvest while providing fish eries of reasonable duration. (x) Fishery allocation priorities. The following fishery allocation priorities will provide guidance in the preseason process of establishing final harvest al locations and structuring seasons that best achieve the allocation objectives. To the extent fish are provided to each fishery by the allocation schedule, these priorities do not favor one user group over the other and should be met simultaneously for each fishery. Sea sons may be structured that deviate from these priorities consistent with the allocation objectives. (A) At total allowable harvest levels up to 300,000 coho and 100,000 chinook: For the recreational fishery, provide coho for a late June through early Sep tember all-species season; provide chi nook to allow access to coho and, if possible, a minimal chinook-only fish ery prior to the all-species season; and adjust days per week and/or institute area restrictions to stabilize season du ration. For the commercial fishery, provide chinook for a May and early June chinook season and provide coho for hooking mortality and/or access to a pink fishery, and ensure that part of the chinook season will occur after June 1. (B) At total allowable harvest levels above 300,000 coho and above 100,000 chinook: For the recreational fishery, relax any restrictions in the all-species fishery and/or extend the all-species season beyond Labor Day as coho quota allows; provide chinook for a Me morial Day through late June chinook only fishery; and adjust days per week to ensure continuity with the all-spe cies season. For the commercial fish ery, provide coho for an all-species sea son in late summer and/or access to a pink fishery; and leave adequate chi nook from the May through June sea son to allow access to coho. (2) Coho south of Cape Falcon—(i) Allo cation schedule. Preseason allocation shares of coho salmon south of Cape Falcon, OR, will be determined by an allocation schedule, which is based on the following formula. The formula will be used to interpolate between al lowable harvest levels as shown in the table below. (A) Up to 350,000 allowable ocean har vest: The first 150,000 fish will be allo cated to the recreational fishery. Addi tional fish will be allocated 66.7 percent to troll and 33.3 percent to rec reational. The incidental coho mor tality for a commercial all-salmon-ex cept-coho fishery will be deducted from the troll allocation. If the troll alloca tion is insufficient for this purpose, the remaining number of coho needed for this estimated incidental coho mor tality will be deducted from the rec reational share. VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00351 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 342 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 660.408 (B) From 350,000 to 800,000 allowable ocean harvest: The recreational alloca tion is equal to 14 percent of the allow able harvest above 350,000 fish, plus 217,000 fish. The remainder of the al lowable ocean harvest will be allocated to the troll fishery. (C) Above 800,000 allowable ocean har vest: The recreational allocation is equal to 10 percent of the allowable harvest above 800,000 fish, plus 280,000 fish. The remainder of the allowable ocean harvest will be allocated to the troll fishery. Allowable ocean harvest (thou sands of fish) Commercial Recreational Number (thou sands) Percent age Number (thou sands) Percent age 2,700 .................. 2,230 82.6 470 17.4 2,600 .................. 2,140 82.3 460 17.7 2,500 .................. 2,050 82.0 450 18.0 2,400 .................. 1,960 81.7 440 18.3 2,300 .................. 1,870 81.3 430 18.7 2,200 .................. 1,780 80.9 420 19.1 2,100 .................. 1,690 80.5 410 19.5 2,000 .................. 1,600 80.0 400 20.0 1,900 .................. 1,510 79.5 390 20.5 1,800 .................. 1,420 78.9 380 21.1 1,700 .................. 1,330 78.2 370 21.8 1,600 .................. 1,240 77.5 360 22.5 1,500 .................. 1,150 76.7 350 23.3 1,400 .................. 1,060 75.7 340 24.3 1,300 .................. 970 74.6 330 25.4 1,200 .................. 880 73.3 320 26.7 1,100 .................. 790 71.8 310 28.2 1,000 .................. 700 70.0 300 30.0 900 ..................... 610 67.8 290 32.2 800 ..................... 520 65.0 280 35.0 700 ..................... 434 62.0 266 38.0 600 ..................... 348 58.0 252 42.0 500 ..................... 262 52.4 238 47.6 400 ..................... 176 44.0 224 56.0 350 ..................... 133 38.0 217 62.0 300 ..................... 100 33.3 200 66.7 200 ..................... 1 33 1 16.5 1 167 1 83.5 100 ..................... (1) (1) (1) (1) 1 An incidental coho allowance associated with any com mercial all-salmon-except-coho fishery will be deducted from the recreational share of coho during periods of low coho abundance when the commercial allocation of coho under the schedule would be insufficient to allow for incidental hooking mortality of coho in the commercial all-salmon-except-coho fishery. (ii) Geographic distribution. Allowable harvest south of Cape Falcon may be divided and portions assigned to sub areas based on considerations includ ing, but not limited to, controlling ocean harvest impacts on depressed, viable natural stocks within acceptable maximum allowable levels; stock abun dance; allocation considerations; stock specific impacts; relative abundance of the salmon species in the fishery; escapement goals; and maximizing har vest potential. (iii) Recreational allocation at 167,000 fish or less. When the recreational allo cation is at 167,000 fish or less, the total recreational allowable ocean har vest of coho will be divided between two major subareas with independent impact quotas. The initial allocation will be 70 percent from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain and 30 percent south of Humbug Mountain. Coho transfers between the two impact quotas may be permitted on a one-for one basis, if chinook constraints pre clude access to coho. Horse Mountain to Point Arena will be managed for an impact guideline of 3 percent of the south of Cape Falcon recreational allo cation. The recreational coho fishery between Humbug Mountain and Point Arena may be closed when it is pro jected that the harvest impact between Humbug Mountain and Point Arena, combined with the projected harvest impact that will be taken south of Point Arena to the end of the season, equals the impact quota for south of Humbug Mountain. The recreational fishery for coho salmon south of Point Arena will not close upon attainment of the south of Humbug Mountain im pact quota. (iv) Oregon coastal natural coho. The allocation provisions in paragraph (d)(2) of this section provide guidance only when coho abundance permits a directed coho harvest, not when the al lowable harvest impacts are insuffi cient to allow coho retention south of Cape Falcon. At such low levels, allow able harvest impacts will be allocated during the Council’s preseason process. (v) Inseason reallocation. No later than August 15 each year, the Salmon Technical Team will estimate the num ber of coho salmon needed to complete the recreational seasons. Any coho salmon allocated to the recreational fishery that are not needed to complete the recreational seasons will be reallo cated to the commercial fishery. Once reallocation has taken place, the re maining recreational quota will change to a harvest guideline. If the harvest guideline for the recreational fishery is projected to be reached on or before Labor Day, the Regional Administrator may allow the recreational fishery to VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00352 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 343 Fishery Conservation and Management § 660.408 continue through the Labor Day week end only if there is no significant dan ger of impacting the allocation of an other fishery or of failing to meet an escapement goal. (e) Management boundaries and zones. Management boundaries and zones will be established or adjusted to achieve a conservation purpose or management objective. A conservation purpose or management objective protects a fish stock, simplifies management of a fish ery, or promotes wise use of fishery re sources by, for example, separating fish stocks, facilitating enforcement, sepa rating conflicting fishing activities, or facilitating harvest opportunities. Management boundaries and zones will be described by geographical ref erences, coordinates (latitude and lon gitude), depth contours, distance from shore, or similar criteria. (f) Minimum harvest lengths. The min imum harvest lengths for commercial, recreational, and treaty Indian fishing may be changed upon demonstration that a useful purpose will be served. For example, an increase in minimum size for commercially caught salmon may be necessary for conservation or may provide a greater poundage and monetary yield from the fishery while not substantially increasing hooking mortality. The removal of a minimum size for the recreational fishery may prevent wastage of fish and outweigh the detrimental impacts of harvesting immature fish. (g) Recreational daily bag limits. Rec reational daily bag limits for each fish ing area will specify number and spe cies of salmon that may be retained. The recreational daily bag limits for each fishing area will be set to maxi mize the length of the fishing season consistent with the allowable level of harvest in the area. (h) Fishing gear restrictions. Gear re strictions for commercial, rec reational, and treaty Indian fishing may be established or modified upon demonstration that a useful purpose will be served. For example, gear re strictions may be imposed or modified to facilitate enforcement, reduce hook ing mortality, or reduce gear expenses for fishermen. (i) Seasons—(1) In general. Seasons for commercial and recreational fishing will be established or modified taking into account allowable ocean harvest levels and quotas, allocations between the commercial and recreational fish eries, and the estimated amount of ef fort required to catch the available fish based on past seasons. (2) Commercial seasons. Commercial seasons will be established or modified taking into account wastage of fish that cannot legally be retained, size and poundage of fish caught, effort shifts between fishing areas, and pro tection of depressed stocks present in the fishing areas. All-species seasons will be established to allow the max imum allowable harvest of pink salm on, when and where available, without exceeding allowable Chinook or coho harvest levels and within conservation and allocation constraints of the pink stocks. (3) Recreational seasons. If feasible, recreational seasons will be established or modified to encompass Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, and to avoid the need for inseason closures. (j) Quotas (by species, including fish caught 0–3 nm seaward of Washington, Oregon, and California). Quotas for commercial, recreational, and treaty Indian fishing may be established or modified to ensure that allowable ocean harvests are not exceeded. Quotas may be fixed or adjustable and used in conjunction with seasons. Any quota established does not represent a guaranteed ocean harvest, but a max imum ceiling on catch. (k) Selective fisheries—(1) In general. In addition to the all-species seasons and the all-species-except-coho seasons es tablished for the commercial and rec reational fisheries, species selective fisheries and mark selective fisheries may be established. (2) Species selective fisheries. Selective coho-only, Chinook-only, pink-only, all salmon except Chinook, and all salmon except coho fisheries may be estab lished if harvestable fish of the target species are available; harvest of inci dental species will not exceed allow able levels; proven, documented selec tive gear exists; significant wastage of incidental species will not occur; and the selective fishery will occur in an VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00353 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 344 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 660.409 2 Copies of the Solicitor’s Opinion are available from the West Coast Region, NMFS. acceptable time and area where wast age can be minimized and target stocks are primarily available. (3) Mark selective fisheries. Fisheries that select for salmon marked with a healed adipose fin clip may be estab lished in the annual management measures as long as they are consistent with guidelines in section 6.5.3.1 of the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan. (l) Treaty Indian fishing. (1) NMFS will establish or modify treaty Indian fishing seasons and/or fixed or adjust able quotas, size limits, gear restric tions, and/or area restrictions taking into account recommendations of the Council, proposals from affected tribes, and relevant Federal court pro ceedings. (2) The combined treaty Indian fish ing seasons will not be longer than nec essary to harvest the allowable treaty Indian catch, which is the total treaty harvest that would occur if the tribes chose to take their total entitlement of the weakest stock in the fishery man agement area, assuming this level of harvest did not create conservation or allocation problems for other stocks. (3) Any fixed or adjustable quotas es tablished will be consistent with estab lished treaty rights and will not exceed the harvest that would occur if the en tire treaty entitlement to the weakest run were taken by treaty Indian fish eries in the fishery management area. (4) If adjustable quotas are estab lished for treaty Indian fishing, they may be subject to inseason adjustment because of unanticipated Chinook or coho hooking mortality occurring dur ing the season, catches in treaty Indian fisheries inconsistent with those unan ticipated under Federal regulations, or a need to redistribute quotas to ensure attainment of an overall quota. (m) Yurok and Hoopa Valley tribal fishing rights. For purposes of section 303 of the Magnuson Act, the federally reserved fishing rights of the Yurok and Hoopa Valley Indian Tribes as set out in a legal opinion 2 dated October 4, 1993, by the Office of the Solicitor, De partment of the Interior, are applicable law. Under section 303 of the Magnuson Act, allowable ocean harvest must be consistent with all applicable laws. (n) Inseason notice procedures. Tele phone hotlines and USCG broadcasts will provide actual notice of inseason actions for commercial, recreational, and treaty Indian fishing. (o) Reporting requirements. Reporting requirements for commercial fishing may be imposed to ensure timely and accurate assessment of catches in regu latory areas subject to quota manage ment. Such reports are subject to the limitations described herein. Persons engaged in commercial fishing in a reg ulatory area subject to quota manage ment and landing their catch in an other regulatory area open to fishing may be required to transmit a brief re port prior to leaving the first regu latory area. The regulatory areas sub ject to these reporting requirements, the contents of the reports, and the en tities receiving the reports will be specified annually. [61 FR 34601, July 2, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 26328, May 14, 1999; 66 FR 29241, May 30, 2001; 76 FR 81859, Dec. 29, 2011; 78 FR 10559, Feb. 14, 2013; 87 FR 25430, Apr. 29, 2022] § 660.409 Inseason actions. (a) Fixed inseason management provi sions. NMFS is authorized to take the following inseason management ac tions annually, as appropriate. (1) Automatic season closures based on quotas. When a quota for the commer cial or the recreational fishery, or both, for any salmon species in any portion of the fishery management area is projected by the Regional Ad ministrator to be reached on or by a certain date, NMFS will, by an inseason action issued under § 660.411, close the commercial or recreational fishery, or both, for all salmon species in the portion of the fishery manage ment area to which the quota applies as of the date the quota is projected to be reached. (2) Rescission of automatic closure. If a fishery is closed under a quota before the end of a scheduled season based on overestimate of actual catch, NMFS will reopen that fishery in as timely a manner as possible for all or part of the remaining original season provided NMFS finds that a reopening of the VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00354 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 345 Fishery Conservation and Management § 660.410 fishery is consistent with the manage ment objectives for the affected species and the additional open period is no less than 24 hours. The season will be reopened by an inseason action issued under § 660.411. (3) Adjustment for error in preseason es timates. NMFS may, by an inseason ac tion issued under § 660.411, make appro priate changes in relevant seasons or quotas if a significant computational error or errors made in calculating pre season estimates of salmon abundance are identified, provided that such cor rection can be made in a timely man ner to affect the involved fishery with out disrupting the capacity to meet the objectives of the fishery management plan. (b) Flexible inseason management provi sions. (1) The Regional Administrator will consult with the Chairman of the Council and the appropriate State Di rectors prior to taking any of the fol lowing flexible inseason management provisions, which include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) Modification of quotas and/or fish ing seasons. (ii) Modification of the species that may be caught and landed during spe cific seasons and the establishment or modification of limited retention regu lations. (iii) Modification of recreational bag limits and recreational fishing days per calendar week. (iv) Establishment or modification of gear restrictions. (v) Modification of boundaries, in cluding landing boundaries, and estab lishment of closed areas. (2) Fishery managers must determine that any inseason adjustment in man agement measures is consistent with fishery regimes established by the U.S.-Canada Pacific Salmon Commis sion, conservation objectives and ACLs, conservation of the salmon re source, any adjudicated Indian fishing rights, and the ocean allocation scheme in the fishery management plan. All inseason adjustments will be based on consideration of the following factors: (i) Predicted sizes of salmon runs. (ii) Harvest quotas and hooking mor tality limits for the area and total al lowable impact limitations, if applica ble. (iii) Amount of commercial, rec reational, and treaty Indian catch for each species in the area to date. (iv) Amount of commercial, rec reational, and treaty Indian fishing ef fort in the area to date. (v) Estimated average daily catch per fisherman. (vi) Predicted fishing effort for the area to the end of the scheduled season. (vii) Other factors, as appropriate. [61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 76 FR 81860, Dec. 29, 2011] § 660.410 Conservation objectives, ACLs, and de minimis control rules. (a) Conservation objectives. Annual management measures will be con sistent with conservation objectives described in Table 3–1 of the Salmon FMP or as modified through the proc esses described below, except where the ACL escapement level for a stock is higher than the conservation objective, in which case annual management measures will be designed to ensure that the ACL for that stock is met, or where the de minimis control rules de scribed in paragraph (c) of this section apply. (1) Modification of conservation objec tives. NMFS is authorized, through an action issued under § 660.411, to modify a conservation objective if— (i) A comprehensive technical review of the best scientific information avail able provides conclusive evidence that, in the view of the Council, the Sci entific and Statistical Committee, and the Salmon Technical Team, justifies modification of a conservation objec tive or (ii) Action by a Federal court indi cates that modification of a conserva tion objective is appropriate. (2) ESA-listed species. The annual specifications and management meas ures will be consistent with NMFS con sultation standards or NMFS recovery plans for species listed under the En dangered Species Act (ESA). Where these standards differ from those de scribed in FMP Table 3–1, NMFS will describe the ESA-related standards for the upcoming annual specifications and management measures in a letter to the Council prior to the first Council VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00355 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 346 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 660.411 meeting at which the development of those annual management measures occurs. (b) Annual Catch Limits. Annual man agement measures will be designed to ensure escapement levels at or higher than ACLs determined through the procedures set forth in the FMP. (c) De minimis control rules. Klamath River fall Chinook and Sacramento River fall Chinook salmon have the same form of de minimis control rule de scribed in the FMP, which allows for limited fishing impacts when abun dance falls below SMSY. The control rule describes maximum allowable exploi tation rates at any given level of abun dance. The annual management meas ures may provide for lower exploitation rates as needed to address uncertain ties or other year-specific cir cumstances. The de minimis exploi tation rate in a given year must also be determined in consideration of the fol lowing factors: (1) The potential for critically low natural spawner abundance, including considerations for substocks that may fall below crucial genetic thresholds; (2) Spawner abundance levels in re cent years; (3) The status of co-mingled stocks; (4) Indicators of marine and fresh water environmental conditions; (5) Minimal needs for tribal fisheries; (6) Whether the stock is currently in an approaching overfished condition; (7) Whether the stock is currently overfished; (8) Other considerations as appro priate. (9) Exploitation rates, including de minimis exploitation rates, must not jeopardize the long-term capacity of the stock to produce maximum sus tained yield on a continuing basis. NMFS expects that the control rule and associated criteria will result in decreasing harvest opportunity as abundance declines and little or no op portunity for harvest at abundance lev els less than half of MSST. [76 FR 81860, Dec. 29, 2011] § 660.411 Notification and publication procedures. (a) Notification and effective dates. (1) Annual and certain other actions taken under §§ 660.408 and 660.410 will be im plemented by an action published in the FEDERAL REGISTER, and will be ef fective upon filing, unless a later time is specified in the action. (2) Inseason actions taken under § 660.409 will be by actual notice avail able from telephone hotlines and USCG broadcasts, as specified annually. Inseason actions will also be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER as soon as practicable. Inseason actions will be ef fective from the time specified in the actual notice of the action (telephone hotlines and USCG broadcasts), or at the time the inseason action published in the FEDERAL REGISTER is effective, whichever comes first. (3) Any action issued under this sec tion will remain in effect until the ex piration date stated in the action or until rescinded, modified, or super seded. However, no inseason action has any effect beyond the end of the cal endar year in which it is issued. (b) Public comment. If time allows, NMFS will invite public comment prior to the effective date of any action pub lished in the FEDERAL REGISTER. (c) Availability of data. The Regional Administrator will compile in aggre gate form all data and other informa tion relevant to the action being taken and will make them available for pub lic review upon request. Contact infor mation will be published annually in the FEDERAL REGISTER, posted on the NMFS website, and announced on the telephone hotline. [61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 78 FR 10559, Feb. 14, 2013; 87 FR 25430, Apr. 29, 2022] § 660.412 EFH identifications and de scriptions for Pacific salmon. Essential fish habitat (EFH) is iden tified for anadromous Pacific salmon stocks managed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Man agement Plan (FMP). These managed salmon include most of the Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) stocks and all of the coho salmon (O. kisutch) stocks from Washington, Or egon, Idaho, and California; as well as pink salmon (O. gorbuscha) stocks orig inating from watersheds within Puget Sound east of, and including, the Elwha River. The geographic extent of VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00356 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 347 Fishery Conservation and Management § 660.413 freshwater EFH is specifically identi fied in the FMP as all water bodies cur rently or historically occupied by PFMC-managed salmon in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California; includ ing aquatic areas above all artificial barriers that are not specifically ex cluded. Freshwater EFH, identified in Table 1 of this subpart H, is described using fourth field hydrologic unit codes developed by the U.S. Geological Sur vey (defined in U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Serv ice: Federal guidelines, requirements, and procedures for the national Water shed Boundary Dataset: U.S. Geologi cal Survey Techniques and Methods 11– A3, 2009). Table 1 also identifies the dams that represent the upstream ex tent of EFH in each hydrologic unit. (a) Chinook salmon EFH includes all water bodies currently or historically occupied by PFMC-managed Chinook salmon in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California as identified in Table 1 of this subpart. Chinook salmon EFH also includes the estuarine and marine areas extending from the extreme high tide line in nearshore and tidal sub merged environments within state ter ritorial waters out to the full extent of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) (200 nautical miles) offshore of Washington, Oregon, and California north of Point Conception; and the marine areas of Alaska that are designated as Chinook salmon EFH by the North Pacific Fish ery Management Council (NPFMC), for stocks that are also managed by the PFMC. (b) Coho salmon EFH includes all water bodies currently or historically occupied by PFMC-managed coho salm on in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California as identified in Table 1 of this subpart. Coho salmon EFH also in cludes the estuarine and marine areas extending from the extreme high tide line in nearshore and tidal submerged environments within state territorial waters out to the full extent of the EEZ (200 nautical miles) offshore of Washington, Oregon, and California north of Point Conception; and the ma rine areas of Alaska that are des ignated as coho salmon EFH by the NPFMC, for stocks that are also man aged by the PFMC. (c) Puget Sound pink salmon EFH in cludes all water bodies currently or historically occupied by PFMC-man aged Puget Sound pink salmon in Washington State as identified in Table 1 of this subpart. Puget Sound pink salmon EFH also includes the es tuarine and marine areas extending from the extreme high tide line in nearshore and tidal submerged environ ments within state territorial waters north and east of Cape Flattery, Wash ington, including Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Strait of Georgia; the waters of the U.S. EEZ north of 48° N latitude to the U.S.-Can ada border; and marine areas of Alaska that are designated as pink salmon EFH by the NPFMC, for stocks that are also managed by the PFMC. [79 FR 75450, Dec. 18, 2014] § 660.413 Overfished species rebuilding plans. For each overfished salmon stock with an approved rebuilding plan, an nual management measures will be es tablished using the standards in this section, specifically the target date for rebuilding the stock to its maximum sustainable yield (MSY) level (gen erally expressed as SMSY) and the har vest control rule to be used to rebuild the stock. (a) Klamath River Fall-run Chinook Salmon (KRFC). KRFC was declared overfished in 2018. The target year for rebuilding the KRFC stock is 2020. The harvest control rule during the rebuild ing period for the KRFC stock is the de minimis control rule specified in the FMP and at § 660.410(c), which allows for limited fishing impacts when abun dance falls below SMSY. The control rule describes maximum allowable exploi tation rates at any given level of abun dance. The control rule is presented in Figure 1 of subpart H of this part. (1) The KRFC control rule uses ref erence points FABC MSST, SMSY, and two levels of de minimis exploitation rates, F = 0.10 and F = 0.25. The max imum allowable exploitation rate, F, in a given year, depends on the pre-fish ery ocean abundance in spawner equiv alent units, N. At high abundance, the control rule caps the exploitation rate at FABC´ at moderate abundance, the control rule specifies an F that results VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00357 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 348 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 660.413 in SMSY spawners; and at low abun dance (i.e. when expected escapement is below SMSY), the control rule allows for de minimis exploitation rates with the abundance breakpoints defined as: A = MSST/2; B = (MSST + SMSY)/2; C = SMSY/ (1—0.25); D = SMSY/(1—FABC), as shown in Figure 1 of subpart H of this part. For N between 0 and A, F increases lin early from 0 at N = 0, to 0.10 at N = A. For N between A and MSST, F is equal to 0.10. For N between MSST and B, F increases linearly from 0.10 at N = MSST, to 0.25 at N = B. For N between B and C, F is equal to 0.25. For N be tween C and D, F is the value that re sults in SMSY spawners. For N greater than D, F is equal to FABC. (2) [Reserved] (b) [Reserved] (c) Juan de Fuca coho. The Juan de Fuca coho salmon stock was declared overfished in 2018. The target year for rebuilding Juan de Fuca coho is 2023. The harvest control rule during the re building period for Juan de Fuca coho is the abundance-based stepped harvest rate as shown in table 1 to this para graph (c). TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (c) Juan de Fuca coho stepped harvest rates Abundance category Age-3 ocean abundance Total allowable exploitation rate (percent) Normal ...................................................................... Greater than 27,445 ................................................. 60 Low ........................................................................... Between 11,679 and 27,445 .................................... 40 Critical ....................................................................... 11,679 or less .......................................................... 20 (d) Queets coho. The Queets coho salmon stock was declared overfished in 2018. The target year for rebuilding VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00358 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31 E R 29 A P 22 .0 01 < /G P H > sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 349 Fishery Conservation and Management Pt. 660, Subpt. H, Table 1 Queets coho is 2019. The harvest con trol rule during the rebuilding period for Queets coho is the abundance-based stepped harvest rate as shown in table 2 to this paragraph (d). TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (d) Queets coho stepped harvest rates Abundance category Age-3 abundance Total allowable exploitation rate (percent) Normal ...................................................................... Greater than 9,667 ................................................... 65 Low ........................................................................... Between 7,250 and 9,667 ........................................ 40 Critical ....................................................................... Less than 7,250 ....................................................... 20 (e) Snohomish coho. (1) The Snoho mish coho salmon stock was declared overfished in 2018. The target year for rebuilding Snohomish coho is 2020. The harvest control rule during the rebuild ing period for Snohomish coho is the abundance-based stepped harvest rate as shown in table 3 to this paragraph (e). TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (e)(1) Snohomish coho stepped harvest rates Abundance category Age-3 abundance Total allowable exploitation rate (percent) Normal ...................................................................... Greater than 137,000 ............................................... 60 Low ........................................................................... Between 51,667 and 137,000 .................................. 40 Critical ....................................................................... Less than 51,667 ..................................................... 20 (2) In years when Snohomish coho abundance is forecast to exceed 137,000, the total allowable exploitation rate will be limited to target achieving a spawning escapement of 55,000 Snoho mish coho. [85 FR 75921, Nov. 27, 2020, as amended at 86 FR 9302, Feb. 12, 2021; 87 FR 25430, Apr. 29, 2022] TABLE 1 TO SUBPART H OF PART 660—PACIFIC SALMON EFH IDENTIFIED BY USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE (HUC) 4th Field hydrologic unit code Hydrologic unit name State(s) Chinook salmon Coho salmon Puget Sound pink salmon Impassable dam(s) 17020005 .. Chief Joseph ............................... WA ...... X X .................... Chief Joseph Dam. 17020006 .. Okanogan .................................... WA ...... X ............ .................... n/a. 17020007 .. Similkameen ................................ WA ...... X ............ .................... n/a. 17020008 .. Methow ........................................ WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17020009 .. Lake Chelan ................................ WA ...... X ............ .................... n/a. 17020010 .. Upper Columbia-Entiat ................ WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17020011 .. Wenatchee .................................. WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17020012 .. Moses Coulee ............................. WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17020015 .. Lower Crab .................................. WA ...... X ............ .................... n/a. 17020016 .. Upper Columbia-Priest Rapids ... WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17030001 .. Upper Yakima ............................. WA ...... X X .................... Keechelus Dam Kachess Dam (Kachess River). 17030002 .. Naches ........................................ WA ...... X X .................... Rimrock Dam (Tieton River). 17030003 .. Lower Yakima ............................. WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17060101 .. Hells Canyon ............................... OR/ID .. X ............ .................... Hells Canyon Dam. 17060102 .. Imnaha River ............................... OR/ID .. X ............ .................... n/a. 17060103 .. Lower Snake-Asotin .................... OR/WA/ ID. X X .................... n/a. 17060104 .. Upper Grande Ronde River ........ OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17060105 .. Wallowa River ............................. OR ....... X X .................... n/a. VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00359 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 350 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) Pt. 660, Subpt. H, Table 1 4th Field hydrologic unit code Hydrologic unit name State(s) Chinook salmon Coho salmon Puget Sound pink salmon Impassable dam(s) 17060106 .. Lower Grande Ronde .................. OR/WA X X .................... n/a. 17060107 .. Lower Snake-Tucannon .............. WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17060108 .. Palouse River .............................. WA ...... X ............ .................... n/a. 17060110 .. Lower Snake River ...................... WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17060201 .. Upper Salmon ............................. ID ......... X ............ .................... n/a. 17060202 .. Pahsimeroi .................................. ID ......... X ............ .................... n/a. 17060203 .. Middle Salmon-Panther ............... ID ......... X ............ .................... n/a. 17060204 .. Lemhi ........................................... ID ......... X ............ .................... n/a. 17060205 .. Upper Middle Fork Salmon ......... ID ......... X ............ .................... n/a. 17060206 .. Lower Middle Fork Salmon ......... ID ......... X ............ .................... n/a. 17060207 .. Middle Salmon-Chamberlain ....... ID ......... X ............ .................... n/a. 17060208 .. South Fork Salmon ..................... ID ......... X ............ .................... n/a. 17060209 .. Lower Salmon ............................. ID ......... X ............ .................... n/a. 17060210 .. Little Salmon ............................... ID ......... X ............ .................... n/a. 17060301 .. Upper Selway .............................. ID ......... X X .................... n/a. 17060302 .. Lower Selway .............................. ID ......... X X .................... n/a. 17060303 .. Lochsa ......................................... ID ......... X ............ .................... n/a. 17060304 .. Middle Fork Clearwater ............... ID ......... X X .................... n/a. 17060305 .. South Fork Clearwater ................ ID ......... X X .................... n/a. 17060306 .. Clearwater ................................... WA/ID .. X X .................... n/a. 17060308 .. Lower North Fork Clearwater ...... ID ......... X ............ .................... Dworshak Dam. 17070101 .. Middle Columbia-Lake Wallula ... OR/WA X X .................... n/a. 17070103 .. Umatilla ....................................... OR ....... X X .................... McKay Dam (McKay Creek). 17070105 .. Middle Columbia-Hood ................ OR/WA X X .................... n/a. 17070106 .. Klickitat ........................................ WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17070306 .. Lower Deschutes ........................ OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17080001 .. Lower Columbia-Sandy ............... OR/WA X X .................... Bull Run Dam #2. 17080002 .. Lewis ........................................... WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17080003 .. Lower Columbia-Clatskanie ........ OR/WA X X .................... n/a. 17080004 .. Upper Cowlitz .............................. WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17080005 .. Cowlitz ......................................... WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17080006 .. Lower Columbia .......................... OR/WA X X .................... n/a. 17090001 .. Middle Fork Willamette ............... OR ....... X ............ .................... n/a. 17090002 .. Coast Fork Willamette ................. OR ....... X ............ .................... Dorena Dam. 17090003 .. Upper Willamette ......................... OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17090004 .. McKenzie ..................................... OR ....... X X .................... Cougar Dam.1 17090005 .. North Santiam ............................. OR ....... X X .................... Big Cliff Dam.2 17090006 .. South Santiam ............................ OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17090007 .. Middle Willamette ........................ OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17090008 .. Yamhill ......................................... OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17090009 .. Molalla-Pudding ........................... OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17090010 .. Tualatin ........................................ OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17090011 .. Clackamas ................................... OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17090012 .. Lower Willamette ......................... OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17100101 .. Hoh-Quillayute ............................. WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17100102 .. Queets-Quinault .......................... WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17100103 .. Upper Chehalis ........................... WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17100104 .. Lower Chehalis ........................... WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17100105 .. Grays Harbor ............................... WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17100106 .. Willapa ......................................... WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17100201 .. Necanicum .................................. OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17100202 .. Nehalem ...................................... OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17100203 .. Wilson-Trask-Nestucca ............... OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17100204 .. Siletz-Yaquina ............................. OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17100205 .. Alsea ........................................... OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17100206 .. Siuslaw ........................................ OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17100207 .. Siltcoos ........................................ OR ....... .............. X .................... n/a. 17100301 .. North Umpqua ............................. OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17100302 .. South Umpqua ............................ OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17100303 .. Umpqua ....................................... OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17100304 .. Coos ............................................ OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17100305 .. Coquille ....................................... OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17100306 .. Sixes ............................................ OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17100307 .. Upper Rogue ............................... OR ....... X X .................... Lost Creek Dam. 17100308 .. Middle Rogue .............................. OR ....... X X .................... Emigrant Dam. 17100309 .. Applegate .................................... CA/OR X X .................... Applegate Dam. 17100310 .. Lower Rogue ............................... OR ....... X X .................... n/a. 17100311 .. Illinois .......................................... CA/OR X X .................... n/a. 17100312 .. Chetco ......................................... CA/OR X X .................... n/a. 17110001 .. Fraser .......................................... WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17110002 .. Strait Of Georgia ......................... WA ...... X X X n/a. 17110003 .. San Juan Islands ........................ WA ...... .............. X .................... n/a. VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00360 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 351 Fishery Conservation and Management Pt. 660, Subpt. H, Table 1 4th Field hydrologic unit code Hydrologic unit name State(s) Chinook salmon Coho salmon Puget Sound pink salmon Impassable dam(s) 17110004 .. Nooksack ..................................... WA ...... X X X n/a. 17110005 .. Upper Skagit ............................... WA ...... X X X Gorge Lake Dam. 17110006 .. Sauk ............................................ WA ...... X X X n/a. 17110007 .. Lower Skagit ............................... WA ...... X X X n/a. 17110008 .. Stillaguamish ............................... WA ...... X X X n/a. 17110009 .. Skykomish ................................... WA ...... X X X n/a. 17110010 .. Snoqualmie ................................. WA ...... X X X Tolt Dam (S. Fork Tolt River). 17110011 .. Snohomish .................................. WA ...... X X X n/a. 17110012 .. Lake Washington ........................ WA ...... X X .................... Cedar Falls (Masonry) Dam (Cedar River). 17110013 .. Duwamish .................................... WA ...... X X X n/a. 17110014 .. Puyallup ....................................... WA ...... X X X n/a. 17110015 .. Nisqually ...................................... WA ...... X X X n/a. 17110016 .. Deschutes ................................... WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 17110017 .. Skokomish ................................... WA ...... X X X n/a. 17110018 .. Hood Canal ................................. WA ...... X X X n/a. 17110019 .. Puget Sound ............................... WA ...... X X X n/a. 17110020 .. Dungeness-Elwha ....................... WA ...... X X X n/a. 17110021 .. Crescent-Hoko ............................ WA ...... X X .................... n/a. 18010101 .. Smith River .................................. CA/OR X X .................... n/a. 18010102 .. Mad-Redwood ............................. CA ....... X X .................... Robert W. Matthews Dam. 18010103 .. Upper Eel .................................... CA ....... X X .................... Scott Dam. 18010104 .. Middle Fork Eel ........................... CA ....... X X .................... n/a. 18010105 .. Lower Eel .................................... CA ....... X X .................... n/a. 18010106 .. South Fork Eel ............................ CA ....... X X .................... n/a. 18010107 .. Mattole ......................................... CA ....... X X .................... n/a. 18010108 .. Big-Navarro-Garcia ..................... CA ....... X X .................... n/a. 18010109 .. Gualala-Salmon ........................... CA ....... X X .................... n/a. 18010110 .. Russian ....................................... CA ....... X X .................... Coyote Valley Dam (E. Fork Russian R.) Warm Springs Dam (Dry Cr.). 18010206 .. Upper Klamath ............................ CA/OR X X .................... Keno Dam. 18010207 .. Shasta ......................................... CA ....... X X .................... Dwinnell Dam. 18010208 .. Scott ............................................ CA ....... X X .................... n/a. 18010209 .. Lower Klamath ............................ CA/OR X X .................... n/a. 18010210 .. Salmon ........................................ CA ....... X X .................... n/a. 18010211 .. Trinity ........................................... CA ....... X X .................... Lewiston Dam. 18010212 .. South Fork Trinity ........................ CA ....... X X .................... n/a. 18020104 .. Sacramento-Stone Corral ........... CA ....... X ............ .................... n/a. 18020111 .. Lower American .......................... CA ....... X ............ .................... Nimbus Dam. 18020115 .. Upper Stony ................................ CA ....... X ............ .................... Black Butte Dam. 18020116 .. Upper Cache ............................... CA ....... X ............ .................... Capay Dam.3 18020125 .. Upper Yuba ................................. CA ....... X ............ .................... n/a. 18020126 .. Upper Bear .................................. CA ....... X ............ .................... Camp Far West Dam. 18020151 .. Cow Creek .................................. CA ....... X ............ .................... n/a. 18020152 .. Cottonwood Creek ...................... CA ....... X ............ .................... n/a. 18020153 .. Battle Creek ................................ CA ....... X ............ .................... n/a. 18020154 .. Clear Creek-Sacramento River ... CA ....... X ............ .................... Keswick Dam (Sacramento R.), Whiskeytown Dam (Clear Creek). 18020155 .. Paynes Creek-Sacramento River CA ....... X ............ .................... n/a. 18020156 .. Thomes Creek-Sacramento River CA ....... X ............ .................... n/a. 18020157 .. Big Chico Creek-Sacramento River. CA ....... X ............ .................... n/a. 18020158 .. Butte Creek ................................. CA ....... X ............ .................... n/a. 18020159 .. Honcut Headwaters-Lower Feather. CA ....... X ............ .................... Feather River Fish Barrier Dam. 18020161 .. Upper Coon-Upper Auburn 4 CA ....... X ............ .................... n/a. 18020162 .. Upper Putah ................................ CA ....... X ............ .................... Monticello Dam. 18020163 .. Lower Sacramento ...................... CA ....... X ............ .................... n/a. 18040001 .. Middle San Joaquin-Lower Chowchilla 5 CA ....... X ............ .................... Buchanan Dam (Chowchilla River), Bear Dam (Bear Creek), Owens Dam (Owens Creek) Mariposa Dam. 18040002 .. Lower San Joaquin River 5 CA ....... X ............ .................... n/a. 18040003 .. San Joaquin Delta ....................... CA ....... X ............ .................... n/a. 18040007 .. Fresno River ................................ CA ....... X ............ .................... Hidden Dam. 18040008 .. Upper Merced ............................. CA ....... X ............ .................... Crocker-Huffman Diversion Dam. 18040009 .. Upper Tuolumne ......................... CA ....... X ............ .................... La Grange Dam (Tuolumne R.). 18040010 .. Upper Stanislaus ......................... CA ....... X ............ .................... Goodwin Dam. VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00361 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 352 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 660.501 4th Field hydrologic unit code Hydrologic unit name State(s) Chinook salmon Coho salmon Puget Sound pink salmon Impassable dam(s) 18040011 .. Upper Calaveras ......................... CA ....... X ............ .................... New Hogan Dam. 18040012 .. Upper Mokelumne ....................... CA ....... X ............ .................... Camanche Dam. 18040013 .. Upper Cosumnes ........................ CA ....... X ............ .................... n/a. 18050001 .. Suisun Bay .................................. CA ....... X ............ .................... n/a. 18050002 .. San Pablo Bay ............................ CA ....... X X .................... San Pablo Dam (San Pablo Cr.). 18050003 .. Coyote ......................................... CA ....... X X .................... LeRoy Anderson Dam. 18050004 .. San Francisco Bay ...................... CA ....... X X .................... n/a. 18050005 .. Tomales-Drake Bays ................... CA ....... X X .................... Nicasio Dam (Nicasio Cr.) Peters Dam (Lagunitas Cr.). 18050006 .. San Francisco Coastal South ..... CA ....... .............. X .................... n/a. 18060015 .. Monterey Bay 6 CA ....... .............. X .................... Newell Dam (Newell Cr.) 1 Cougar Dam is a barrier to coho salmon only. Chinook salmon are trapped and hauled above the dam. 2 Big Cliff Dam is a barrier to coho salmon only. Chinook salmon are trapped and hauled above the dam. 3 Capay Dam was selected as the upstream extent of EFH because it was identified as a complete barrier by NMFS biologists and is located in the vicinity of the historical upstream extent of Chinook salmon distribution. 4 Natural ‘‘lower falls’’ are downstream of any artificial barriers that would meet the criteria for designating them as the up stream extent of EFH; therefore, the upstream extent of EFH within this HU is at the ‘‘lower falls’’. 5 EFH for Chinook salmon in the Middle San Joaquin-Lower Chowchilla HU (18040001) and Lower San Joaquin River HU (18040002) includes the San Joaquin River, its eastern tributaries, and the lower reaches of the western tributaries. Although there is no evidence of current or historical Chinook salmon distribution in the western tributaries (Yoshiyama et al. 2001), the lower reaches of these tributaries could provide juvenile rearing habitat or refugia from high flows during floods as salmon mi grate along the mainstem in this area. 6 EFH for coho salmon in the Monterey Bay HU does not include the sections south of the Pajaro HU (18060002). [79 FR 75450, Dec. 18, 2014] Subpart I—Coastal Pelagics Fisheries SOURCE: 64 FR 69893, Dec. 15, 1999, unless otherwise noted. § 660.501 Purpose and scope. This subpart implements the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Pelagic Species (FMP). These regulations gov ern commercial fishing for CPS in the EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Or egon, and California. § 660.502 Definitions. In addition to the definitions in the Magnuson-Stevens Act and in § 600.10 of this chapter, the terms used in this subpart have the following meanings: Actively managed species (AMS) means those CPS for which the Secretary has determined that harvest guidelines or quotas are needed by Federal manage ment according to the provisions of the FMP. Advisory Subpanel (AP) means the Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel that comprises members of the fishing industry and public ap pointed by the Council to review pro posed actions for managing the coastal pelagic fisheries. Biomass means the estimated amount, by weight, of a coastal pelagic species population. The term biomass means total biomass (age 1 and above) unless stated otherwise. Coastal pelagic species (CPS) means northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax), Pacific mackerel (Scomber japonicus), Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax), jack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus), and market squid (Loligo opelescens). Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) means the individuals appointed by the Council to review, analyze, and develop management measures for the CPS fishery. Comparable capacity means gross ton nage plus 10 percent of the vessel’s cal culated gross tonnage. Council means the Pacific Fishery Management Council, including its CPSMT, AP, Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), and any other com mittee established by the Council. Finfish means northern anchovy, Pa cific mackerel, Pacific sardine, and jack mackerel. Fishery Management Area means the EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Or egon, and California between 3 and 200 nautical miles offshore, bounded in the north by the Provisional International Boundary between the United States and Canada, and bounded in the south by the International Boundary between the United States and Mexico. 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