FILING ORGANIZATION: POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL REGULATION NUMBER: #S14-051 DATE ADOPTED: JUNE 10, 2014 REGULATION MODIFIED: PNPTC REGULATION #S14-041 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 REGULATION SUPERCEDED: NONE CATCH AREAS: SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT REGION 2 WEST (CATCH REPORTING AREAS 25B, 25D, AND ALL S'KLALLAM U&A AREAS IN THAT PORTION OF AREA 26A SOUTH AND WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF POSSESSION POINT ON WHIDBEY ISLAND). FISHERY TYPE: COMMERCIAL AND SUBSISTENCE SPECIES: DUNGENESS CRAB ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF EFFECTIVE DATES: JUNE 14 THROUGH JUNE 22, 2014 DAYS/HOURS: 1) FOR AREA 25D: OPEN FROM 9:00 AM SATURDAY, JUNE 14 TO 12:00 NOON THURSDAY, JUNE 19. 2) FOR AREA 25B AND 26A: OPEN FROM 9:00 AM SATURDAY, JUNE 14 TO 12:00 NOON SUNDAY, JUNE 22. 3) 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 #S14-041, 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 AREA 25D: 25 POTS PER FISHER AND PER VESSEL. B) FOR AREAS 25B AND 26A: 75 POTS PER FISHER AND PER VESSEL FOR BOTH AREAS COMBINED. 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 #S14-041. 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 TARGET HARVEST IN THE COMBINED AREAS OF REGION 2 WEST DURING THE TERM OF THIS REGULATION IS 172,500 POUNDS, INCLUDING THE HARVEST IN 25D. THE OPENING TIMES MAY BE EXTENDED OR CUT SHORT IN ORDER TO REMAIN WITHIN THIS TARGET HARVEST. 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. 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. ALL SUBSISTENCE CRAB HARVEST SHALL BE REPORTED ON SHELLFISH SUBSISTENCE CARDS. CARDS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE. JUSTIFICATION: COMMENCE HARVEST OF THE TREATY SHARE OF CRAB IN REGION 2 WEST. POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL 7999 N.E. SALISH LANE KINGSTON, WASHINGTON 98346)