ODFW release - The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in consultation with the States of Oregon, Washington, and California, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, and industry participants met today via conference call and have taken the following in-season management action related to the ocean recreational non-mark selective coho salmon season from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt.: ACTIONS TAKEN: Effective Friday, September 4, 2026, reduce the coho quota for the Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain ocean recreational non-mark selective coho fishery by 1,800 from 27,500 to 25,700. The quota is being adjusted on an impact neutral basis to account for an overage accrued during the prior South of Falcon ocean recreational mark-selective coho fishery.

RATIONALE: The quota in the Cape Falcon to the Oregon/California border ocean recreational mark-selective (fin-clipped) coho season which ended on August 18 was exceeded. NMFS calculated the amount of coho needed to result in an impact-neural quota rollback from the September non-mark select (no fin-clip requirement) to cover this overage. The calculated amount was 1,800 coho, resulting in an adjusted quota of 25,700 coho for the September Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain non-mark select season which opened on September 1. Visit https://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/salmon/ for more information on Oregon's ocean salmon seasons and fisheries.