If sufficient quota remains after June 24, the spring all-depth fishery may continue on one or more of the following days: July 6, 7, 8, 20, 21 and 22. Open dates will be announced on the National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA Fisheries hot line 1-800-662-9825 and posted on the ODFW Web site at www.dfw.state.or.us/mrp/ click on the picture of the halibut.

Nearshore Pacific halibut fishing is open seven days a week shoreward of the 40-fathom curve, defined by waypoints, between Cape Falcon and Humbug Mountain. The summer all-depth Pacific halibut fishery between Cape Falcon and Humbug Mountain begins August 5. Pacific halibut sport fishing is open seven days a week at all depths south of Humbug Mountain.

The daily bag limit for Pacific halibut is one fish, and the annual limit is six. There is no minimum length requirement. When Pacific halibut are onboard the vessel, retention of groundfish species, except sablefish (black cod), is prohibited on all-depth halibut days between Cape Falcon and Humbug Mountain. The high-relief area of Stonewall Bank, located roughly 15 miles west of Newport and defined by waypoints, is closed to Pacific halibut fishing at all times.

Regulations from previous all-depth periods are still in effect. Specific regulations for Pacific halibut, including GPS waypoints defining the 40-fathom line and the Stonewall Bank conservation area, can be found in the 2006 Oregon Sport Ocean Regulations for Salmon, Halibut and Other Marine Fish Species booklet, as well as on the ODFW website. General fishing regulations are found in the Oregon Sport Fishing 2006 Regulations booklet.