Any person desiring to propagate sturgeon must develop sturgeon
broodstock from which to take eggs to continue the sturgeon propagation
operation. Oversize sturgeon shall not be collected on a continuing basis to
support either experimental or production rearing. Sturgeon eggs or sperm taken
from wild fish to provide seed for propagation and development of broodstock
for a fish propagation facility may be obtained only by a person who held a
permit to collect wild broodstock in the year 2006, and only through the year
2010, and may be obtained in the manner described in sections (1) to (3) of
this rule.
(1) Legal Size Sturgeon may
be taken pursuant to:
(a) Commercial fishing
activities under a valid commercial fishing license;
(b) Commercial fishing activities by other
fishermen under a valid commercial fishing license. Sturgeon may be purchased
from such fishermen, as authorized by rules for the purchase of fish from
commercial fishermen. A wholesale fish dealer's license is required;
(c) Sport fishing activities under a valid
sport fishing license. Sturgeon caught under a sport fishing license shall not
be transported via land except as authorized in a fish transport permit. Sport
fishermen shall not be compensated for any fish or eggs provided to a fish
propagation facility operator.
(2) Oversize Sturgeon: A person may only
collect oversize female sturgeon under a special permit issued by the
Department as further provided in OAR
635-007-0710. The permit will
only authorize collection of fish from Oregon waters of the main stem Columbia
below Bonneville Dam, unless the permittee also has a valid State of Washington
permit for collecting oversize female sturgeon in Washington state waters. Any
such fish collected under Washington state permits shall reduce the total
number allowed to be collected in Oregon:
(a)
In addition to open commercial fishing seasons in which legal gear may be used,
a permittee may collect oversize female sturgeon by gill net having a mesh size
greater than nine inches, stretch measure, during the period April 1 through
June 30. Nets shall be tended at all times. A commercial fishing license shall
also be required;
(b) A permittee
may personally collect oversize female sturgeon with sport gear. A sport
fishing license shall also be required.
(3) Licensed Propagation Facility: Eggs,
brood stock or juveniles may be obtained from a licensed propagation
facility.
Notes
Or. Admin. Code
§
635-007-0705
FWC 33-1988, f. & cert.
ef. 5-24-88; DFW 121-2007, f. & cert. ef.
11-14-07
Stat. Auth.: ORS
506.119
Stats. Implemented: ORS
497.325,
497.330
