FILING ORGANIZATION: POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL REGULATION NUMBER: #S14-146 DATE ADOPTED: JANUARY 8, 2015 REGULATION MODIFIED: REGULATION #S14-041, SECTION 5 AND SECTION 7 REGULATION SUPERCEDED: REGULATION #S14-058 CATCH AREAS: SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT REGION 5 CATCH REPORTING AREAS 25C, 27A, AND THAT PORTION OF AREA 27B NORTH OF AN EAST-WEST LINE FROM AYOCK PT.) FISHERY TYPE: SUBSISTENCE/EMERGENCY CLOSE SPECIES: DUNGENESS CRAB EFFECTIVE DATES: JANUARY 9, 2015 AFFECTED PARTIES: THIS REGULATION APPLIES TO JAMESTOWN S'KLALLAM TRIBAL FISHERS ONLY. DAYS/HOURS: FOR THE JAMESTOWN S'KLALLAM TRIBE, THE FISHERY WILL CLOSE 5:00 PM FRIDAY, JANUARY 9. LEGAL GEAR: 1) AS STIPULATED IN REGULATION #S14-041, SECTIONS 7 AND 8. LEGAL SUBSISTENCE GEAR INCLUDES CRAB POTS, RING NETS, DIP NETS AND OTHER HAND OPERATED INSTURMENTS THAT DO NOT PENETRATE THE SHELL. 2) THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF CRAB POTS OR RING NETS COMBINED WILL BE 3 POTS/RING NETS PER FISHER PER DAY. 3) LONG LINE FISHING IS NOT PERMITTED: EACH POT OR RING NET BEING FISHED MUST HAVE A SURFACE BUOY ATTACHED. 4) 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. HARVEST RESTRICTIONS: 1) 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. 2) ONLY MALE CRABS MAY BE TAKEN. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR FISHERS TO RETAIN AND POSSESS ANY FEMALE DUNGENESS CRAB OR SOFT-SHELLED CRABS. ALL FEMALE CRAB AND ALL SOFT-SHELLED CRAB MUST BE RETURNED TO THE WATER UNHARMED. 3) THE DAILY SUBSISTENCE HARVEST LIMIT IN REGION 5 WILL BE 10 CRABS PER FISHER, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY REGULATIONS. CATCH REPORTING: ALL SUBSISTENCE CRAB HARVEST SHALL BE REPORTED ON SHELLFISH SUBSISTENCE CARDS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE HARVEST. CARDS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE. SUBSISTENCE FISHERS MUST HAVE SUBSISTENCE CARDS ON THEIR PERSON WHEN FISHING. OTHER RESTRICTIONS: 1) FISHERS MUST BE 10 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO SUBSISTENCE FISH FOR CRAB. 2) OVERNIGHT SOAKS ARE NOT PERMITTED. POTS MAY ONLY BE FISHED FROM 30 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRISE TO 30 MINUTES AFTER SUNSET EACH DAY. POTS/RINGS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE WATER AFTER EACH DAY'S FISHING. 3) FOR THE JAMESTOWN TRIBE ONLY, BUOY TAGS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL UNATTENDED SUBSISTENCE GEAR. TAGS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE. JUSTIFICATION: THE TREATY SHARE OF CRAB IN HOOD CANAL HAS BEEN TAKEN. POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL 7999 N.E. SALISH LANE KINGSTON, WASHINGTON 98346)