FILING ORGANIZATION: POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL REGULATION NUMBER: #S17-093 DATE ADOPTED: JULY 11, 2017 REGULATION MODIFIED: PNPTC REGULATIONS #S17-065, SECTION 5 AND SECTION 7 REGULATION SUPERCEDED: #S17-086 CATCH AREAS: CRUSTACEAN MANAGEMENT REGION 3, DESCRIBED AS: SUB-AREA 3-3 (THAT PORTION OF SHELLFISH CATCH REPORTING AREA 23C, EAST OF A LINE PROJECTED DUE NORTH FROM LOW POINT) CLOSURE ZONE: THOSE WATERS OF SUB-AREA 3-3 EAST OF A LINE DUE NORTH OF DRY CREEK (APPROXIMATELY 123 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST LONGITUDE) WILL CLOSE FRIDAY, JUNE 30 AND REMAIN CLOSED FOR THE DURATION OF THIS OPENING. ALL POTS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THIS AREA BY 7:00 PM FRIDAY, JUNE 30. FISHERY TYPE: COMMERCIAL SPECIES: DUNGENESS CRAB ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF EFFECTIVE DATES: JUNE 22 THROUGH JULY 31, 2017 DAYS/HOURS: 1) SUBREGION 3-3 DESCRIBED ABOVE: OPEN 7:00 AM THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017 AND CLOSE 7:00 PM MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017. 2) FOR ALL OPEN AREAS, POTS MAY ONLY BE CHECKED FROM THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE SUNRISE TO 30 MINUTES AFTER SUNSET EACH DAY. 3) SUBSISTENCE FISHERIES IN REGION 3 FOR FISHERS PARTICIPATING IN THIS COMMERCIAL OPENING WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO SUNRISE ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2. LEGAL GEAR: 1) AS PER REGULATION #S17-065, SECTION 7 AND SECTION 8. 2) THE POT LIMIT IS 35 POTS PER VESSEL AND PER FISHER. 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. HARVEST RESTRICTIONS: 1) THE MINIMUM SIZE FOR LEGAL CRAB IS 6 1/4 INCHES, CALIPER MEASUREMENT ACROSS THE BACK OF THE CRAB, IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE TIPS. 2) ONLY MALE CRAB MAY BE TAKEN. 3) RECENTLY MOLTED, SOFT-SHELLED CRAB MAY NOT BE TAKEN. ALL CRAB TAKEN MUST BE CHECKED FOR SHELL HARDNESS. 4) IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR FISHERS TO RETAIN AND POSSESS ANY FEMALE, UNDERSIZED AND SOFT-SHELLED DUNGENESS CRABS. ALL FEMALE, UNDERSIZED AND SOFT-SHELLED DUNGENESS CRABS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE WATER UNHARMED. OTHER RESTRICTIONS: 1) AS PER REGULATION #S17-065, SECTION 11. 2) 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. 3) LOST GEAR MUST BE REPORTED TO ENFORCEMENT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CLOSE OF THE FISHERY AND A LOST POT FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED WITHIN THE SUBSEQUENT 24 HOURS. REGISTRATION: ALL TRIBAL FISHERS PLANNING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REGION 3 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 AND POTENTIAL BUYERS THAT FISHERS INTEND TO SELL TO. CATCH REPORTING: ALL COMMERCIAL CATCHES SHALL BE REPORTED ON 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 TREATY SHARE OF THE AVAILABLE CRAB RESOURCE IN SUBREGION 3-3. POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL 19472 POWDER HILL PLACE NE, SUITE 210 POULSBO, WA 98370