FILING ORGANIZATION:    POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL

REGULATION NUMBER:      #S15-157 (MODIFIED)

DATE ADOPTED:           FEBRUARY 23, 2016

REGULATION MODIFIED:    PNPTC REGULATION #S15-041 SECTION 5 AND
                        SECTION 7a.

REGULATION SUPERCEDED:  #S15-156

CATCH AREAS:            SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT REGION 2 WEST (CATCH REPORTING AREAS
                        25B, 25D, AND ALL S'KLALLAM U&A AREAS IN THAT PORTION OF
                        AREA 26A SOUTH AND WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF POSSESSION
                        POINT ON WHIDBEY ISLAND).

FISHERY TYPE:           COMMERCIAL

SPECIES:                DUNGENESS CRAB 

ON/OFF RESERVATION:     OFF 

EFFECTIVE DATES:        FEBRUARY 22 THROUGH FEBRUARY 24, 2016
                        
DAYS/HOURS:             1) FOR AREAS 25B, 25D AND 26A: OPEN FROM 12:00 PM MONDAY,
                           FEBRUARY 22 TO 5:00 PM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24. 
                        2) FOR ALL OPEN AREAS, POTS MAY ONLY BE CHECKED FROM 30
                           MINUTES BEFORE SUNRISE TO 30 MINUTES AFTER SUNSET 
                           EACH DAY.

LEGAL GEAR:             AS PER REGULATION #S15-041, SECTION 7 AND SECTION 8.  IN
                        ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS WILL APPLY:
                        1) POT LIMITS FOR EACH OF THE AREAS WILL BE AS
                           FOLLOWS:
                             A) FOR ALL AREAS COMBINED: 75 POTS PER FISHER AND PER 
                                VESSEL.
                             B) FOR AREA 25D ONLY: 25 POTS PER FISHER AND PER VESSEL.
                        2) BUOY COLORS MAY BE ANY COLOR EXCEPT RED AND 
                           WHITE.  NO RED AND WHITE COMBINATION OF ANY TYPE
                           ARE PERMITTED.  IF ANY PORTION OF THE BUOY IS RED,
                           NO REMAINING PORTION MAY BE WHITE.  IF ANY PORTION
                           OF THE BUOY IS WHITE, NO REMAINING PORTION MAY BE 
                           RED.

OTHER RESTRICTIONS:     1) AS PER REGULATION #S15-041.
                        2) THE MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT FOR LEGAL CRAB IS 6.25 INCHES,
                           CALIPER MEASUREMENT ACROSS THE BACK OF THE CRAB,
                           IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE TIPS.
                        3) ONLY MALE CRABS MAY BE TAKEN.  IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR 
                           FISHERS TO RETAIN AND POSSESS ANY FEMALE DUNGENESS
                           CRAB, UNDERSIZED, OR SOFT-SHELLED CRABS. ALL FEMALE 
                           DUNGENESS CRAB, UNDERSIZED, AND SOFT-SHELLED CRABS 
                           MUST BE RETURNED TO THE WATER UNHARMED.
                        4) THE TARGETED HARVEST OF THIS OPENING IN THE
                           COMBINED AREAS OF REGION 2 WEST IS 60,000 POUNDS,
                           INCLUDING THE HARVEST IN 25D. 
                        5) IT IS UNLAWFUL TO REMOVE FROM THE WATER OR
                           TAMPER WITH ANOTHER FISHER'S CRAB GEAR.  ANY CRAB
                           GEAR FOUND WITHOUT LEGIBLE IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS
                           MUST BE TURNED IN TO THE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE.
                           FISHERS WISHING TO TEND THE GEAR OF ANOTHER FISHER
                           ON A TEMPORARY BASIS MUST OBTAIN A GEAR-TENDING 
                           PERMIT SPECIFIC TO THAT FISHER, FROM THEIR TRIBAL 
                           FISHERIES OFFICE.  TRIBAL FISHERIES STAFF MAY 
                           DECLINE REQUESTS FOR PERMITS.  PERMITS WILL BE 
                           VALID FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME.  ADDITIONAL 
                           INFORMATION IS AVAIALBLE FROM THE RESPECTIVE TRIBAL
                           FISHERIES STAFF.
                        6) FISHERS MUST REPORT ANY AND ALL LOST CRAB POTS TO
                           THEIR TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE WITHIN TWO DAYS OF THIS
                           REGULATION'S CLOSE DATE.

REGISTRATION:           ALL TRIBAL FISHERS PLANNING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 
                        REGION 2 WEST CRAB FISHERY MUST REGISTER AT THE TRIBAL
                        FISHERIES OFFICE PRIOR TO FISHING.  AT THE TIME OF
                        REGISTRATION, FISHERS SHALL REPORT THE NUMBER OF
                        POTS TO BE USED.

CATCH REPORTING:        ALL COMMERCIAL CATCHES SHALL BE REPORTED ON TREATY
                        TREATY INDIAN FISH RECEIVING TICKETS.  THE WEIGHT
                        OF ALL CRAB RECEIVED AND NOT PURCHASED FOR ANY
                        REASON SHALL BE RECORDED AS TAKE HOME OR SPECIES
                        CODE 20-561 ON TREATY INDIAN FISH RECEIVING TICKETS.

JUSTIFICATION:          CONTINUE HARVEST OF THE TREATY SHARE OF CRAB IN
                        REGION 2 WEST. OPENING DELAYED 4 DAYS DUE TO POOR
                        WEATHER.   

                        MODIFICATION TO EXTEND OPENING FOR 5 HOURS.                        


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