FILING ORGANIZATION: POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL REGULATION NUMBER: #S19-121 DATE ADOPTED: AUGUST 30, 2019 REGULATION MODIFIED: PNPTC REGULATION #S19-059 SECTION 5 AND SECTION 7a. REGULATION SUPERCEDED: NONE CATCH AREAS: SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT REGION 2 WEST (CATCH REPORTING AREAS 25B, 25D, AND ALL S'KLALLAM U&A AREAS IN THAT PORTION OF AREA 26AW SOUTH AND WEST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: SEPTEMBER 9 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 DAYS/HOURS: 1) FOR AREAS 25B, 25D AND 26AW: OPEN 8:00 AM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9; CLOSE 5:00 PM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. 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 #S19-059, 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: 50 POTS PER FISHER AND PER VESSEL. B) FOR AREA 25D ONLY: 20 POTS PER FISHER AND PER VESSEL. 2) A BUOY MAY BE ANY COLOR EXCEPT FOR A COMBINATION OR RED AND WHITE. IF ANY PORTION OF A BUOY IS RED, NO REMAINING PORTION MAY BE WHITE. IF ANY PORTION OF A BUOY IS WHITE, NO REMAINING PORTION MAY BE RED. OTHER RESTRICTIONS: 1) THE MINIMUM SIZE FOR LEGAL CRAB IS 6 1/4 INCHES, CALIPER MEASUREMENT ACROSS THE BACK OF THE CRAB, IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE TIPS. 2) ONLY MALE CRAB MAY BE TAKEN. 3) RECENTLY MOLTED, SOFT-SHELLED CRAB MAY NOT BE TAKEN. ALL CRAB TAKEN MUST BE CHECKED FOR SHELL HARDNESS. 4) IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR FISHERS TO RETAIN AND POSSESS ANY FEMALE, UNDERSIZED AND SOFT-SHELLED DUNGENESS CRABS. ALL FEMALE, UNDERSIZED AND SOFT-SHELLED DUNGENESS CRABS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE WATER UNHARMED. 5) THE TARGETED HARVEST OF THIS OPENING IN THE COMBINED AREAS OF REGION 2 WEST IS 100,000 POUNDS, INCLUDING THE HARVEST IN 25D. 6) 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. BARGING RESTRICTIONS: 1) ALL BARGED POTS MUST BE UNLOADED BY 6:00 AM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. 2) BARGING OF POTS IS NOT ALLOWED DURING THE OPENING WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION: A FISHER CAN BARGE POTS DURING THE OPENING IF THE FISHER CHOOSES TO NO LONGER PARTICIPATE IN THE OPENING AND NOTIFIES ENFORCEMENT OF THE DECISION. 3) ALL BOATS MUST SET THEIR OWN GEAR. LOST GEAR REPORTING: 1) LOST GEAR MUST BE REPORTED TO ENFORCEMENT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FISHERY. 2) FISHERS MUST FILL OUT A LOST POT FORM AND SUBMIT IT TO THEIR RESPECTIVE NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE CLOSE OF THE FISHERY. 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 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. POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL 19472 POWDER HILL PLACE NE, SUITE 210 POULSBO, WA 98370