The recreational chinook salmon fishery in Marine Area 9, Admiralty Inlet on the west side of Whidbey Island, will close at the end of the day, Sunday, July 26. State fishery managers expect the catch quota to be met by this date.

According to a press release from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, fishing for coho and pink salmon in Marine Area 9 will remain open, but all chinook must be released.

The daily limit for the area will be two salmon plus two additional pink salmon. Anglers fishing from the Edmonds Fishing Pier can still retain chinook.

Anglers had harvested an estimated 1,953 chinook in Marine Area 9 as of July 23. The catch quota for the area is 2,483 fish.

According to the release, beginning Monday, anglers can fish for salmon in the area south from the line between Foulweather Bluff and Olele Point. This section of Marine Area 9 was closed during the chinook fishery. Anglers fishing in this section have the same daily limit for salmon as the rest of Marine Area 9.