FILING ORGANIZATION:      POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL

REGULATION NUMBER:        #S17-050

DATE ADOPTED:             MAY 22, 2017

REGULATION MODIFIED:      REGULATION #S17-001, SECTION 5

REGULATION SUPERCEDED:    NONE

CATCH AREAS:              CATCH REPORTING AREA 27A:
                          HORI (273384), HOOD CANAL #1,
                          HEESACKER (273385), HOOD CANAL #1,

FISHERY TYPE:             COMMERCIAL

SPECIES:                  NATIVE LITTLENECK AND MANILA CLAMS

ON/OFF RESERVATION:       OFF

LEGAL GEAR:               HAND HELD RAKE, FORK OR SHOVEL

EFFECTIVE DATES:          MAY 24 THROUGH MAY 25, 2017

DAYS AND HOURS:           HORI (273384), HOOD CANAL #1,
                          MONITORED, OPEN FOR CLAMS:
                          WED (5/24) 8:30 AM THRU 12:30 PM &
                          THU (5/25) 9:00 AM THRU 1:30 PM
                          TOTAL HARVESTERS ALLOWED PER DAY: 4 (ALL TRIBES COMBINED),
                          TRIBAL QUOTA: 1,200 POUNDS

                          HEESACKER (273385), HOOD CANAL #1,
                          MONITORED, OPEN FOR CLAMS:
                          WED (5/24) 8:30 AM THRU 12:30 PM &
                          THU (5/25) 9:00 AM THRU 1:30 PM
                          TOTAL HARVESTERS ALLOWED PER DAY: 22 (ALL TRIBES COMBINED),
                          TRIBAL QUOTA: 6,600 POUNDS

OTHER RESTRICTIONS:       1) AS PER REGULATION #S17-001
                          2) HARVEST LIMITED TO CLAMS 1.5 INCHES IN LENGTH OR GREATER.
                          4) ROLL CALL FOR EACH DIG WILL OCCUR AT THE PORT GAMBLE NATURAL
                             RESOURCE OFFICE ONE AND ONE HALF (1-1/2) HOURS BEFORE THE 
                             SCHEDULED DIG EACH DAY.   
                          5) COMMERCIALLY HARVESTED CLAMS MUST BE SOLD WITHIN 12 HOURS OF
                             THE CLOSING TIME OF THE FISHERY, OR PLACED IN REFRIGERATED
                             CONTAINERS.
                          6) A LABEL ISSUED BY THE HARVESTERS TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE MUST
                             BE AFFIXED TO EACH BAG OR CONTAINER OF COMMERCIALLY HARVESTED
                             CLAMS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HARVEST. EACH LABEL SHALL INCLUDE
                             THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 
                                     i)	TRIBE
                                    ii)	TRIBE CERTIFICATION NUMBER
                                         a.	PORT GAMBLE – WA589HA
                                   iii)	HARVESTER NAME AND/OR ID NUMBER
                                    iv)	HARVEST DATE
                                     v)	DOH GROWING AREA DESIGNATION
                                    vi)	BEACH NUMBER (BIDN)
                                   vii)	SHALLFISH TYPE
                                  viii)	QUANTITY HARVESTED
                                    ix)	TAG SEQUENCE NUMBER
                             REQUIRED INFORMATION ON THE LABELS SHALL BE ENTERED LEGIBLY
                             USING AN INDELIBLE MARKER.
                          7) THIS HARVEST OPENING WILL OCCUR WITH AN ON THE BEACH MONITOR
                             ACCOUNTING FOR CATCH AT THE END OF THE FISHERY. THE TRIBAL
                             HARVEST LIMIT FOR THIS FISHERY IS 6,600 POUNDS AT (273385)
                             AND 1,200 POUNDS AT (273384) FOR ALL TRIBES COMBINED. THE
                             INDIVIDUAL HARVEST LIMIT FOR EACH OPENING IS 150 LBS PER
                             HARVESTER. HARVEST IN EXCESS OF THE INDIVIDUAL LIMIT MUST BE
                             RETURNED TO THE BEACH. ONCE THE TOTAL LIMIT HAS BEEN REACHED
                             BY ALL TRIBAL HARVESTERS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BEACH
                             MONITORS, THE BEACH WILL BE CLOSED BY THE MONITORS.
                          8) ALL DIGGERS MUST REPORT THEIR HARVEST TO THE MONITOR DURING
                             AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE HARVEST. ALL HARVESTERS MUST
                             INSURE THAT THEIR HARVEST IS REPORTED TO THE MONITOR BEFORE
                             LEAVING THE BEACH. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS PROVISION WILL
                             BE A VIOLATION OF THIS REGULATION. 
                          9) ALL HARVESTING WILL CEASE WHEN THE OPENING EXPIRES OR WHEN
                             THE MONITOR CLOSES THE FISHERY, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
                             HARVESTING ACTIVITY INCLUDES ALL DIGGING, COLLECTING AND
                             SACKING OF CLAMS.
                         10) ACCESS TO THE TIDELANDS IS BY BOAT ONLY. HARVESTERS ARE NOT 
                             ALLOWED TO CROSS PRIVATE PROPERTY IN ORDER TO ACCESS 
                             TIDELANDS.

CATCH REPORTING:          ALL COMMERCIAL HARVEST MUST BE REPORTED ON TREATY INDIAN FISH
                          RECEIVING TICKETS. THE GROWING AREA AND BIDN MUST BE RECORDED
                          ON THE FISH TICKET AT THE POINT OF SALE.

JUSTIFICATION:            HARVEST AVAILABLE CLAM RESOURCE.  



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