Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Additional Spot Shrimp Fishing Opprutunities in Marine Areas 7 & 9
We are going to receive an additional day of spot shrimp fishing in Marine Area 7 on Wednesday, June 22. Marine Area 9 will also be open Wednesday, June 22 but only from 7:00a.m. till 3:00p.m.. In addition, we will get 2 additional days in the southern portion of Marine Area 7 on June 24 and 25. This is only the portion of Marine Area 7 south of a line from the Initiative 77 marker on Fidalgo Island (which is the eastern boundary between Marine Areas 6 & 7) to Point Colville on Lopez Island, then south of a line from Davis Point on Lopez Island to Cattle Point on San Juan Island, then south of a line due west from Lime Kiln Point light on San Juan Island to the international boundary. This area includes Iceberg Point, Salmon Bank and McArthur Bank shrimp fishing grounds.