Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Division 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHERIES: OCEAN COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHERY
Section 635-003-0003 - Purpose and Scope

(1) The purpose of Division 003 is to provide for management of commercial salmon fisheries off the Oregon Coast over which the state has jurisdiction.

(2) Division 003 incorporates into Oregon Administrative Rules, by reference, the annual ocean troll salmon specifications and management measures as adopted by the Pacific Fishery Management Council in its annual Ocean Salmon Management Measures and Impacts, as finalized in April 2023, and in addition to the extent they are consistent with these rules, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 50, Part 660, Subpart H (61FR34572, July 2, 1996, as amended to incorporate the standards in the Pacific Fishery Management Council referenced document). Therefore, persons must consult the Pacific Fishery Management Council referenced document and Federal Regulations in addition to Division 003 to determine all applicable troll salmon fishing requirements. A copy of the Pacific Fishery Management Council referenced document and the Federal Regulations may be obtained by contacting the Pacific Fishery Management Council at www.pcouncil.org or at 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

(3) To the extent not preempted by Federal law, these regulations apply within the State of Oregon's Fisheries Conservation Zone (out to fifty miles from shore).