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STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OP FISHERIES - EXHIBIT F 

 of such a season would be elimination of purse seines and 

 establishment of a gill net fishery on West Beach. With 

 the proposed reduced fishing time in Skagit Bay, extra 

 fishing time on West Beach would not be desirable, and it 

 is recommended that this one week period remain closed. 



Chum 



At the present time, catch, age, escapement, 

 hydraulic fry sampling, and marine surveys of juvenile 

 abundance point to a continuance of the same general 

 magnitude of runs as in 19^5; that is, fairly poor runs 

 in all areas except Hood Canal and South Sound, with the 

 runs to these latter areas expected to be less than in 

 1966. 



For the Everett area, the outlook for 3 and 

 4 year old chum is only fair at best, while in Skagit Bay 

 3 year old chum are expected to reflect the apparent good 

 survival of the 1964 brood. The overall abundance of chum 

 salmon in Skagit Bay, and Bellingham Bay, is expected to 

 approximate the low 1966 level, with only enough chum 

 present to meet needed escapements. 



Closure of the eastern Puget Sound chum 

 fisheries in 1966 resulted in much improved escapements 

 to every river system involved. It appears at this time 

 that the closures imposed in 1965 will be desirable for 



