STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES - EXHIBIT F 



2 would permit the largest harvest when the fish were bright 



3 and bringing their best price (30 to 45^ per pound). It 



4 is also recommended that the Samish Bay Salmon Preserve 



5 opened to commercial net fishing in 1966 be opened even 

 g further in I967, as shown in Figure 8. This special 

 7 opening would extend from July 30 until September 9. The 



8 



1966 Samish River escapement of approximately 3^000 fall 



9 Chinook exceeded our preseason goal of a minimum of 1,000 



I 

 10 spawners. No Chinook eggs will be taken at this station 



11 



In 1967. 



12 Inner-Puget Sound 



13 It is proposed that Port Susan - Port 



14 Gardner (Area 5), Admiralty Inlet (Area 4a), and the 



15 waters south to Tacoma (Area 6) be opened to gill nets 



16 



containing mesh of at least 8 Inches for 5 days per 



17 week, from July 30 to August 12. In I966, a five day 



Ig per week fishery in these areas, during the last two 



19 weeks in July, yielded only 22 chlnook to the non-Indian 



20 gill nets. We, therefore, have recommended that these 



21 areas not open prior to July 30 in I967 . 



22 (See figures 6, 7 and 8, which follow:) 

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