Or. Admin. Code § 635-039-0095 - Inclusions and Modifications
(1)
The 2018 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations provide requirements for
sport fisheries for marine fish, shellfish, and marine invertebrates in the
Pacific Ocean, coastal bays, and beaches, commonly referred to as the Marine
Zone. However, additional regulations may be adopted in this rule division from
time to time and to the extent of any inconsistency, they supersede the
2018 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations.
(2) For the purposes of this rule, a "sport
harvest guideline" is defined as a specified numerical harvest objective that
is not a quota. Attainment of a harvest guideline does not automatically close
a fishery. Upon attainment of a sport harvest guideline, the Department shall
initiate consultation to determine if additional regulatory actions are
necessary to achieve management objectives. The following sport harvest
guidelines include the combined landings and other fishery related mortality by
the Oregon sport fishery in a single calendar year:
(a) Black rockfish, 395.2 metric tons.
(b) Cabezon, 16.8 metric tons.
(c) Blue rockfish, deacon
rockfish, and other nearshore rockfish combined, 32.8 metric tons.
(d) Greenling, 47.9 metric tons.
(3) For the purposes of this rule,
"Other nearshore rockfish" means the following rockfish species: black and
yellow (Sebastes chrysolmelas); brown (S. auriculatus); calico (S. dalli);
China (S. nebulosus); copper (S. caurinus); gopher (S. carnatus); grass (S.
rastrelliger); kelp (S. atrovirens); olive (S. serranoides); quillback (S.
maliger); and treefish (S. serriceps).
(4) In addition to the regulations for Marine
Fish in the 2018 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, the following
apply for the sport fishery in the Marine Zone:
(a) Lingcod (including green colored
lingcod): 2 fish daily bag limit.
(b) All rockfish ("sea bass" "snapper"),
greenling ("sea trout"), cabezon, skates, and other marine fish species not
listed in the 2018 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations in the Marine
Zone, located under the category of Finfish Species, General Marine Species:5
fish daily bag limit in aggregate (total sum or number), of which no more than
one may be a cabezon, when retention of cabezon is allowed. Retention of the
following species is prohibited:
(A)
Yelloweye rockfish; and
(B)
Cabezon from January 1 through June 30.
(c) Flatfish (flounder, sole, sanddabs,
turbot, and all halibut species except Pacific halibut): 25 fish daily bag
limit in aggregate (total sum or number).
(d) Retention of all marine fish listed under
the category of Finfish Species, General Marine Species, except Pacific cod,
sablefish, flatfish, herring, anchovy, smelt, sardine, striped bass, hybrid
bass, and offshore pelagic species (excluding leopard shark and soupfin shark),
is prohibited when Pacific halibut is retained on the vessel during open days
for the all-depth sport fishery for Pacific halibut. Persons must also consult
all publications referenced in OAR
635-039-0080 to determine all
rules applicable to the taking of Pacific halibut.
(e) Harvest methods and other specifications
for marine fish in subsections (4)(a), (4)(b) and (4)(c) including the
following:
(A) Minimum length for lingcod, 22
inches.
(B) Minimum length for
cabezon, 16 inches.
(C) May be
taken by angling, hand, bow and arrow, spear, gaff hook, snag hook and herring
jigs.
(D) Mutilating the fish so
the size or species cannot be determined prior to landing or transporting
mutilated fish across state waters is prohibited.
(E) When angling for groundfish or Pacific
halibut in the Pacific Ocean or when in possession of groundfish or Pacific
halibut, all watercraft shall have a functional descending device on board and
shall use a descending device when releasing any rockfish outside of the
30-fathom curve (defined by latitude and longitude) as shown in Title 50 Code
of Federal Regulations Part 660 Section 71. Upon request, a descending device
shall be presented for inspection by any person authorized to enforce the
wildlife laws or a representative of the Department. In this subsection,
"descending device" means a device capable of returning a rockfish back to a
depth of at least 100 feet to assist the fish in recompression and to improve
the fish's chance of survival.
(F)
Long-leader gear means fishing gear with the following: one fishing line,
deployed with a sinker and no more than three hooks, with a minimum of 30 feet
(9.14 meters) between the sinker and the lowest hook, and a non-compressible
float attached to the line above the hooks. The hooks can only be equipped with
artificial lures or molded soft plastic or rubber imitations of worms, eggs,
insects, bait fish, crayfish, etc. 5 inches or less in length and/or artificial
flies. Natural bait may not be used.
(f) Sport fisheries for species in
subsections (4)(a), (4)(b) and (4)(c) and including leopard shark and soupfin
shark are open January 1 through December 31, twenty-four hours per day, except
as provided in subsections 4(b) and (4)(d). Ocean waters are closed for these
species, with the exception of flatfish species, during April 1 through
September 30, outside of the 30-fathom curve (defined by latitude and
longitude) as shown in Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations Part 660 Section
71, except as provided in subsection 4(d) or when fishing with long-leader gear
during such times and in such areas as allowed in federal rule. A 20-fathom,
25-fathom, or 30- fathom curve, as shown in Title 50 Code of Federal
Regulations Part 660 Section 71 may be implemented as the management line as
inseason modifications necessitate. In addition, the following management lines
may be used to set area specific regulations for inseason action only:
(A) Cape Lookout (45°20'30" N latitude);
and
(B) Cape Blanco (42°50'20"
N latitude).
(g) The
Stonewall Bank Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA) is defined by
coordinates specified in Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations Part 660 Section
70 (October 1, 2017 ed.). Within the YRCA, it is unlawful to fish for, take, or
retain species listed in subsections (4)(a), (4)(b) and (4)(c) of this rule,
leopard shark, soupfin shark, and Pacific halibut using recreational fishing
gear. A vessel engaged in recreational fishing within the YRCA is prohibited
from possessing any species listed in subsections (4)(a), (4)(b) and (4)(c) of
this rule, leopard shark, soupfin shark, and Pacific halibut. Recreational
fishing vessels in possession of species listed in subsections (4)(a), (4)(b)
and (4)(c) and including leopard shark, soupfin shark, and Pacific halibut may
transit the YRCA without fishing gear in the water.
(h) Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this rule, on any fishing trip where fishing with long-leader gear (as defined
in subsection (4)(e)(F)) occurs seaward of the 40-fathom curve (defined by
latitude and longitude) as shown in Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations Part
660 Section 71, the following apply:
(A) It
is unlawful to retain any species in the Groundfish Group other than yellowtail
rockfish (Sebastes flavidus), widow rockfish (S. entomelas), canary rockfish
(S. pinniger), redstripe rockfish (S. proriger), greenstriped rockfish (S.
elongatus), chilipepper rockfish (S. goodei), bocaccio rockfish (S.
paucispinis), or silvergray rockfish (S. brevispinis);
(B) The daily bag limit is 10 fish in
aggregate for the species listed in section (4)(h)(A);
(C) A long-leader fishing trip must be
separated from any other fishing trip where groundfish are retained by
returning to the dock and offloading fish;
(D) It is unlawful for an angler who retained
fish on a long-leader fishing trip to retain more than 10 fish in aggregate of
the species listed in (4)(b) in the same day;
(E) It is unlawful to fish for any species in
the Groundfish Group, including those listed in section (4)(h)(A), inside of
the 40-fathom curve or with gear that is not long-leader gear as defined in
section (4)(e)(F); and (F) Federal rules governing the long-leader fishery will
supersede these rules to the extent of any inconsistency, including the
definition of long-leader gear.
(5) Take of abalone prohibited, twenty-four
hours per day, in all Oregon waters until March 17, 2021.
(6) All take of razor clams from the Clastsop
beaches (Tillamook Head to the Columbia River) is prohibited from Novemeber 1,
2018 through February 29. 2019.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 496.138, 496.146, 497.162 & 506.119
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 496.004, 496.009, 496.162 & 506.129
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