OAR 635-041-0053: Measurement of Net Mesh Size

Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 1987-01-23Last verified: 2026-09-07

The mesh size of any gill net or setnet is determined only after the meshes are wet from soaking in water not less than one hour. Three consecutive meshes are then placed under ten pounds of vertical tension and the measurement is taken from the inside of one vertical knot to the outside of the opposite vertical knot of the center mesh.

Official history and status

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 506 & 507

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 506 & 507

History: FWC 2-1987, f. & ef. 1-23-87 FWC 79-1986(Temp), f. & ef. 12-22-86 FWC 4-1984, f. & ef. 1-31-84 FWC 6-1982, f. & ef. 1-28-82 FWC 13-1981, f. & ef. 4-3-81 FWC 1-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81 FWC 6-1980, f. & ef. 1-28-80 FWC 2-1979, f. & ef. 1-25-79, Renumbered from 635-035-0053 FWC 23-1978, f. & ef. 5-4-78

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