FILING ORGANIZATION: POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL REGULATION NUMBER: #S12-087 DATE ADOPTED: JULY 27, 2012 REGULATION MODIFIED: PNPTC REG. #S12-020, SECTION 6 REGULATION SUPERCEDED: NONE CATCH AREAS: SHELLFISH CATCH REPORTING AREA 23D, SIEBERT CREEK TRACT #00300, EAST STRAIT. FISHERY TYPE: COMMERCIAL SPECIES: GEODUCK CLAM (PANOPE GENEROSA) ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF LEGAL GEAR: HIGH PRESSURE WATER JET, NOT TO EXCEED 5/8 INCH DIAMETER NOZZLE. EFFECTIVE DATES: JULY 30, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 DAYS/HOURS: OPEN THE FOLLOWING DAYS AND TIMES: MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EACH WEEK, FROM 7:00 AM TO 3:00 PM DAILY, STARTING MONDAY JULY 30 AND CONTINUING WEEKLY, EXCEPT TRIBAL HOLIDAYS. OTHER RESTRICTIONS: 1) AS PER PNPTC REG. #S12-020 2) THIS REGULATION GOVERNS THE FISHING ACTIVITY OF JAMESTOWN S'KLALLAM HARVESTERS ONLY. 3) THE BOUNDARIES OF THE GEODUCK TRACT ARE MARKED BY BUOYS OR DEFINED BY THE MONITOR. 4) DURING THE FISHERY, NO VESSEL AT ANCHOR MAY CROSS THE TRACT BOUNDARY WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE MONITOR. ANY VESSEL THAT DOES SO SHALL BE CONSIDERED FISHING IN CLOSED WATERS. 5) EACH GEODUCK CLAM MUST BE EXCAVATED INDIVIDUALLY FROM THE BOTTOM. THE PRACTICE OF "SIDE MINING" IS PROHIBITED. NO GEODUCK CLAM THAT IS PARTIALLY OR WHOLLY EXCAVATED MAY BE REPLACED IN THE SUBSTRATE. ALL GEODUCKS EITHER PARTIALLY OR WHOLLY EXCAVATED MUST BE RETAINED AND THE WEIGHTS RECORDED. 6) ALL GEODUCK HARVESTED DURING THIS FISHERY MUST BE OFFLOADED AT THE PORT ANGELES HARBOR. OTHER OFFLOAD SITES WILL BE STIPULATED BY EMERGENCY REGULATION. 7) A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF 600 FEET MUST BE KEPT BETWEEN HARVESTING VESSELS. THE MINIMUM DISTANCE CAN BE REDUCED BY THE MONITOR TO 300 FEET, IF WEATHER CONDITIONS ALLOW. 8) IF NITROX BREATHING GAS MIXTURE IS USED, DIVE PROFILES MUST ADHERE TO THE STANDARD AIR/NO DECOMPRESSION LIMITS. 9) EACH VESSEL'S GEODUCK HARVEST MUST BE WEIGHED BEFORE THE VESSEL LEAVES THE HARVEST AREA. IF WEIGHOUT ON THE TRACT IS NOT PRACTICAL, THE ALTERNATE WEIGHOUT SITE WILL BE THE PORT ANGELES HARBOR. 10) ALL COMMERCIAL AND TAKE HOME HARVEST MUST BE REPORTED ON THE OFFICIAL TRIBAL WEIGHOUT FORM, AT THE DESIGNATED WEIGHOUT SITE. 11) THE FISHERY WILL BE MANAGED ACCORDING TO THE GEODUCK HARVEST MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE STANDARDS CONTAINED IN THE 2012-14 STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA GEODUCK HARVEST MANAGEMENT PLAN, EXCEPT THAT DIVERS MAY BE ALLOWED TO HARVEST BEYOND THE BOUNDARY OF TRACT BUOY MARKERS ON ANY TRACT IF THESE MARKERS ARE REPOSITIONED AT LEAST 300 FEET INSIDE OF THE ACTUAL TRACT BOUNDARY. 12) THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TAKE HOME HARVEST PER FISHER IS 12 POUNDS/DAY. 13) THE SIEBERT CREEK WILL BE THE PRIMARY TRACT FISHED, AND WILL BE OPENED DEPENDING UPON AN ACCEPTABLE PSP TEST. IF SIEBERT CREEK IS NOT AVAILABLE, EMERGENCY REGULATIONS WILL BE FILED TO OPEN THE PROTECTION ISLAND TRACT, AND IF BOTH SIEBERT CREEK AND PROTECTION ISLAND ARE NOT AVAILABLE, EMERGENCY REGULATIONS WILL BE FILED TO OPEN THE FRESHWATER BAY TRACT. EXPECTED EFFORT: ACCESS TO THIS FISHERY IS RESTRICTED TO SPECIFIC MEMBERS OF THE JAMESTOWN TRIBE. ELIGIBLE FISHERS ARE LISTED AT THE JAMESTOWN TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE. THE AVERAGE TRIBAL EFFORT DURING THE TERM OF THIS REGULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE SIX VESSELS PER DAY. EXPECTED HARVEST: THE TARGET HARVEST DURING THE TERM OF THIS REGULATION IS 43,700 POUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2012 SEASON IN THE STRAIT REGION. ADDITIONAL HARVEST ADJUSTMENTS MAY ALSO BE IMPLEMENTED TO ACCOUNT FOR UNREPORTED GEODUCK MORTALITIES THAT MAY BE ESTIMATED FOR THIS SEASON. THE FISHERY WILL CLOSE EARLY IF THE TRIBAL HARVEST QUOTA IS TAKEN BEFORE MARCH 31, 2013. THE TOTAL HARVEST TO DATE BY JAMESTOWN FISHERS IN THE STRAIT REGION, AT THE SIEBERT CREEK TRACT (00300) IS = 33,657 POUNDS. THE TOTAL HARVEST BY JAMESTOWN FISHERS IN CENTRAL PUGET SOUND, AT THE APPLE COVE PT NORTH TRACT (06250) IS = 13,900 POUNDS. CONTACT INFORMATION: THE JAMESTOWN HARVEST MONITOR DURING THE TERM OF THIS REGULATION IS BOB DELORM, CELL #360-460-5860. JUSTIFICATION: HARVEST THE TREATY SHARE OF GEODUCK IN THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA (PT. NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL 7999 N.E. SALISH LANE KINGSTON, WASHINGTON 98346)