Due to much higher than expected catch rates for the first two fishing openers of the early fall fishery, the Columbia River Compact reconvened on Friday, August 7 to consider revisions to already scheduled commercial gillnet seasons for fall Chinook.

At the Compact teleconference, two options were considered: Option 1 was to modify the geographic area for the August 9-10 season to Zones 2-5; Option 2 was to rescind the August 9-10 season entirely. The decision was to choose Option 1, and to monitor ongoing catch rates as the August fishing season progresses. Fall Chinook run-size updates typically are not available until September.

Fall Fact Sheet No. 3 and the subsequent Compact Action Notice for August 7, 2009 are appended as PDF files.

Fall Fact Sheet No. 3

Compact Action Notice, August 7, 2009

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