Seen off West Seattle: Purse-seine fishing

Thanks to Jim Borrow for the photo! It’s that time of year when purse-seine vessels are seen off West Seattle, fishing commercially for salmon. According to this state Fish and Wildlife Department bulletin (PDF), this type of vessel is allowed to fish in this area of Puget Sound 7 am-6 pm today, and must release chinook and coho.

2 Replies to "Seen off West Seattle: Purse-seine fishing"

  • just wondering October 31, 2018 (11:01 am)

    Hope they catch a lot of those Atlantic salmon!

  • Kate October 31, 2018 (2:49 pm)

    Thank you for including this information along with the photograph. I saw the vessel today and thought it was a fishing vessel and wondered about the salmon issue.

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