For ocean salmon fisheries on the West Coast, NOAA Fisheries works with the Pacific Fishery Management Council to establish annual harvest levels in federal waters from three to 200 miles off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. In addition, adult salmon returning to Washington and Oregon migrate through both U.S. and Canadian waters and are harvested by fishermen from both countries. The U.S. and Canadian governments work with tribes, states, and sport and commercial fishing groups to provide for shared conservation and harvest objectives. These proceedings are guided by the 1985 Pacific Salmon Treaty that is implemented through the Pacific Salmon Commission.
Management Forums
Regulations
Federal Regulations: Current Season Management
State Regulations: Washington | Oregon | Idaho | California
Resources
- Salmon Fishery Management Plan
- Final Environmental Assessment for 2022 Ocean Salmon Fisheries Management Measures (pdf)
- Pacific Salmon Treaty
- Ocean Fisheries Biological Opinions
- S.E. Alaska Fisheries (2019)
- Sacramento River Winter-run Chinook Salmon - Ocean Fisheries (2018)
- Lower Columbia River Coho - Ocean Fisheries (2015)
- Lower Columbia River Chinook salmon - Ocean Fisheries (2012)
- Upper Willamette River Chinook Salmon, Lower Columbia River Chinook Salmon, and Lower Columbia River Chum - Ocean and Fraser Panel Fisheries (2001)
- Chinook: Central Valley Spring-run & California Coastal - Ocean Fisheries (2000)
- Coho: Southern Oregon/Northern California, Central California Coastal, & Oregon Coastal - Ocean Fisheries (1999)
