Effective January 26 through February 28, smelt may be taken
for commercial purposes in zones 1-3 of the Columbia River with the following
restrictions:
(1) Smelt may only be
taken on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(2) Gillnet mesh size may not exceed
two-inches stretch measure.
(3)
Nets may not exceed 1,500 feet in length along the cork line.
(4) Nets not authorized for use in this
fishery may be kept onboard the vessel if properly stored. A properly stored
net is defined as a net on a drum that is fully covered by a canvas or plastic
tarp and bound with a minimum of ten revelations of rope with a diameter of
0.375 inches or greater.
Notes
Or. Admin. R.
635-042-0130
FWC 2-1985, f. & ef.
1-30-85; FWC 79-1986(Temp), f. & ef. 12-22-86; FWC 2-1987, f. & ef.
1-23-87; FWC 9-1994, f. 2-14-94, cert. ef. 2-15-94; FWC 15-1995, f. & cert.
ef. 2-15-95; DFW 82-1998(Temp), f. 10-6-98, cert. ef. 10-7-98 thru 10-23-98;
DFW 95-1999(Temp), f. 12-22-99, cert. ef. 12-26-99 thru 1-21-00; DFW 3-2000, f.
& cert. ef. 1-24-00; DFW 8-2000(Temp), f. 2-18-00, cert. ef. 2-20-00 thru
2-29-00; Administrative correction 3-17-00; DFW 80-2000(Temp), f, 12-22-00,
cert. ef. 1-1-01 thru 3-31-01; DFW 10-2001(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-6-01
thru 3-31-01; Administrative correction 6-21-01; DFW 115-2001(Temp), f.
12-13-01, cert. ef. 1-1-02 thru 3-31-02; DFW 9-2002, f. & cert. ef. 2-1-02;
DFW 11-2002(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-8-02 thru 8-7-02; DFW 134-2002(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 12-19-02 thru 4-1-03; DFW 131-2003(Temp), f. 12-26-03, cert.
ef. 1-1-04 thru 4-1-04; DFW 21-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-18-04 thru
7-31-04; Administrative correction 8-19-04; DFW 130-2004(Temp), f. 12-23-04,
cert. ef. 1-1-05 thru 4-1-05; DFW 8-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-24-05 thru
4-1-05; Administrative correction 4-20-05; DFW 145-2005(Temp), f. 12-21-05,
cert. ef. 1-1-06 thru 3-31-06; DFW 11-2006(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-9-06
thru 7-31-06; Administrative correction 8-22-06; DFW 131-2006(Temp), f.
12-20-06, cert. ef. 1-1-07 thru 6-29-07; DFW 13-2007(Temp), f. & cert. ef.
3-6-07 thru 9-1-07; Administrative correction 9-16-07; DFW 125-2007(Temp), f.
11-29-07, cert. ef. 12-1-07 thru 5-28-08; DFW 135-2007(Temp), f. 12-28-07,
cert. ef. 1-1-08 thru 6-28-08; DFW 10-2008, f. & cert. ef. 2-11-08; DFW
148-2008(Temp), f. 12-19-08, cert. ef. 1-1-09 thru 6-29-09; DFW 20-2009, f.
& cert. ef. 2-26-09; DFW 151-2009(Temp), f. 12-22-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10 thru
3-31-10; DFW 10-2010(Temp), f. 2-4-10, cert. ef. 2-8-10 thru 3-31-10; DFW
28-2010(Temp), f. 3-9-10, cert. ef. 3-11-10 thru 3-31-10; Administrative
correction 4-21-10; DFW 156-2010(Temp), f. 11-23-10, cert. ef. 12-1-10 thru
3-31-11; DFW 23-2011, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-11; DFW 7-2014(Temp), f. 2-5-14,
cert. ef. 2-10-14 thru 3-31-14; Administrative correction, 4-24-14; DFW
8-2015(Temp), f. 1-29-15, cert. ef. 2-2-15 thru 2-28-15; Administrative
correction, 3-23-15; DFW 5-2016(Temp), f. 1-28-16, cert. ef. 2-1-16 thru
2-29-16; Administrative correction, 3-17-16; DFW 6-2017(Temp), f. 1-31-17,
cert. ef. 2-2-17 thru 2-27-17; DFW 10-2018, temporary amend filed 01/31/2018,
effective 02/01/2018 through 02/26/2018; DFW 11-2020, temporary amend filed
01/30/2020, effective 02/03/2020 through 02/27/2020; DFW 4-2021, temporary
amend filed 01/28/2021, effective 01/28/2021 through 02/25/2021; DFW 20-2021,
temporary amend filed 02/24/2021, effective 02/26/2021 through 03/11/2021;
DFW
5-2022, temporary amend filed 01/25/2022, effective
1/26/2022 through
2/8/2022
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
183.325,
506.109
& 506.119
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
506.129
& 507.030
