Astoria, OR – According to the state officials, trip limits for the commercial nearshore fishery are the same as 2023, except for increases to black rockfish limits in two periods. 2024 recreational seasons are similar to 2023 including: 5-fish marine bag limit, 12-fish bag limit for the longleader fishery, no retention of yelloweye and quillback rockfish, year-round all-depth bottomfish fishery.
The revisions to the Territorial Sea Plan were needed to conform to changes already made by the Ocean Policy Advisory Council of the Land Conservation and Development Commission.
These change the name of some existing marine management areas (without changing boundaries or harvest restrictions) and add six new marine management areas with restrictions on commercial harvest.
