FILING ORGANIZATION: POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL REGULATION NUMBER: #S14-160 DATE ADOPTED: MARCH 25, 2015 REGULATION MODIFIED: PNPTC REGULATION #S14-041 SECTION 5, AND SECTION 7. REGULATION SUPERCEDED: REGULATION #S14-154 CATCH AREAS: SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AND CATCH REPORTING AREA 20B AND AREA 22A WITHIN CRUSTACEAN MANAGEMENT REGION 1. FISHERY TYPE: COMMERCIAL SPECIES: DUNGENESS CRAB ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF EFFECTIVE DATES: MARCH 26 THROUGH APRIL 15,2015 DAYS/HOURS: 1) CONTINUE OPEN FROM 8:00 AM FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7; CLOSE 5:00 PM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, OR WHEN THE TREATY SHARE FOR THIS REGION HAS BEEN TAKEN, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. 2) FOR ALL OPEN AREAS, POTS MAY ONLY BE CHECKED FROM ONE HALF HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE TO ONE HALF HOUR AFTER SUNSET EACH DAY. LEGAL GEAR: 1) AS PER REGULATION #S14-041, SECTION 7 AND SECTION 8. 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. 3) THE POT LIMIT IN AREAS 20B AND 22A WILL BE 150 POTS PER VESSEL. OTHER RESTRICTIONS: 1) SPECIAL AREA CLOSURES AND OTHER AREA RESTRICTIONS IN THE SAN JUANS WILL BE AS STIPULATED IN REGULATION #S14-041, SECTION 6. 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 OR SOFT-SHELLED CRABS. ALL FEMALE CRAB AND ALL SOFT-SHELLED CRAB MUST BE RETURNED TO THE WATER UNHARMED. 4) IN THE EVENT THAT WEATHER PROHIBITS REMOVAL OF POTS AND HARVEST, POTS MAY BE LEFT ON THE GROUNDS CLUSTERED IN A NON-FISHING POSITION AND COLLECTED AT A LATER DATE, PROVIDED THAT NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN TO POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL OFFICE OF THE LATE RETRIEVAL. 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. REGISTRATION: ALL TRIBAL FISHERS PLANNING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REGION 1 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: HARVEST THE AVAILABLE TREATY SHARE IN REGION 1. AN EXTENSION OF THE FISHERY BEYOND MARCH 31 IS LIKELY. POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL 7999 N.E. SALISH LANE KINGSTON, WASHINGTON 98346)