FILING ORGANIZATION: POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL REGULATION NUMBER: #S20-057 DATE ADOPTED: JUNE 11, 2020 REGULATION MODIFIED: PNPTC REGULATIONS #S20-054, SECTION 5 AND SECTION 7 REGULATION SUPERSEDED: NONE CATCH AREAS: CRUSTACEAN MANAGEMENT REGION 3, DESCRIBED AS: SUBREGION 3-3 (SHELLFISH CATCH REPORTING AREAS 23C AND 29). FISHERY TYPE: COMMERCIAL SPECIES: DUNGENESS CRAB AND RED ROCK CRAB (CANCER PRODUCTUS) ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF EFFECTIVE DATES: JUNE 16, 2020 THROUGH APRIL 15, 2021 DAYS/HOURS: 1) SUBREGION 3-3 DESCRIBED ABOVE: OPEN 8:00 AM TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2020 AND CLOSE 6:00 PM THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2021, OR UNTIL SUPERSEDED OR THE QUOTA HAS BEEN TAKEN, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. 2) FOR ALL OPEN AREAS, POTS MAY ONLY BE CHECKED FROM THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE SUNRISE TO 30 MINUTES AFTER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. LEGAL GEAR: 1) AS PER REGULATION #S20-054, SECTION 7 AND SECTION 8. 2) THE POT LIMIT IS 50 POTS PER VESSEL IN SUBREGION 3-3. 3) A BUOY MAY BE ANY COLOR EXCEPT FOR A COMBINATION OR RED AND WHITE. IF ANY PORTION OF A BUOY IS RED, NO REMAINING PORTION MAY BE WHITE. IF ANY PORTION OF A BUOY IS WHITE, NO REMAINING PORTION MAY BE RED. HARVEST RESTRICTIONS: 1) THE MINIMUM SIZE FOR HARVEST IS 6 1/4 INCHES FOR DUNGENESS CRAB AND 5 INCHES FOR RED ROCK CRAB. MINIMUM SIZE IS MEASURED AS CALIPER LENGTH 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 #S20-054, 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) ALL COMMERCIAL CRAB SALES MUST BE MADE TO TRIBALLY APPROVED BUYERS WHO HAVE FILLED OUT A BUYER'S AGREEGMENT WITH EITHER THE PORT GAMBLE OR JAMESTOWN TRIBE. 4) FISHERS MUST ADHERE TO ANY TRIBAL SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLS WHILE AT THE BOAT LAUNCH AND ON THE WATER. LOST GEAR REPORTING: 1) LOST GEAR MUST BE REPORTED TO ENFORCEMENT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FISHERY. 2) FISHERS MUST FILL OUT A LOST POT FORM AND SUBMIT IT TO THEIR RESPECTIVE NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE CLOSE OF THE FISHERY. REGISTRATION: ALL TRIBAL FISHERS PLANNING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS 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: COMMENCE HARVEST OF 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