FILING ORGANIZATION:    POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL

REGULATION NUMBER:      #S14-163

DATE ADOPTED:           APRIL 15, 2015  

REGULATION MODIFIED:    PNPTC REGULATIONS #S14-041, SECTION 5 AND
                        SECTION 7

REGULATION SUPERCEDED:  NONE

CATCH AREAS:            CRUSTACEAN MANAGEMENT REGION 3, DESCRIBED AS:
                        SUBREGION 3-2 (SHELLFISH CATCH REPORTING AREAS 25A).
                        
FISHERY TYPE:           CEREMONIAL 

SPECIES:                DUNGENESS CRAB 

ON/OFF RESERVATION:     OFF 

EFFECTIVE DATES:        APRIL 16 THROUGH APRIL 17, 2015

DAYS/HOURS:             1) AREA 25A: OPEN FROM 8:00 AM THURSDAY, APRIL 16,
                           CLOSED 6:00 PM FRIDAY, APRIL 17. 
                        2) FOR ALL OPEN AREAS, POTS MAY ONLY BE CHECKED FROM ONE
                           HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE TO ONE HOUR AFTER SUNSET EACH DAY.

LEGAL GEAR:             1) AS PER REGULATION #S14-041, SECTION 7 AND SECTION 8.
                        2) POT LIMIT FOR THIS FISHERY WILL BE 30 POTS PER VESSEL.
                        3) BUOY COLORS MAY BE ANY COLOR EXCEPT RED AND WHITE.  NO
                           RED AND WHITE COMBINATION OF ANY TYPE IS 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.
                        4) LONGLINE FISHING IS PERMITTED.  A MAXIMUM OF 5 POTS
                           PER LONGLINE IS ALLOWED, PROVIDED THAT EACH LONGLINE
                           HAS AT LEAST ONE BUOY ATTACHED THAT CONFORMS WITH 
                           THE BUOY REQUIREMENTS OF REGULATION #S14-041, 
                           SECTION 7

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) THIS FISHERY WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE JAMESTOWN 
                           TRIBE ONLY.
                        4) ONE BOAT WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE FISHERY. THE FISHER
                           WILL BE JOSH CHAPMAN, (ID# 14993), BOAT # WN-136-JST.
                        5) THE TARGET HARVEST FOR THIS FISHERY IS 200 LBS CRAB.

OTHER RESTRICTIONS:     NONE

CATCH REPORTING:        ALL CEREMONIAL CATCHES SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE JAMESTOWN
                        FISHERIES OFFICE AFTER CLOSURE OF THE FISHERY.

JUSTIFICATION:          HARVEST TO SATISFY CEREMONIAL NEEDS.     



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