POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL SECTION 4.6 CRAB REGULATION FOR REGION 1 The following regulation is promulgated by the Point No Point Treaty Council and shall govern the conduct of off-reservation subsistence Dungeness crab fisheries by the Port Gamble S'Klallam and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribes in Region 1. The term of this regulation is from June 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021, unless superceded, and is intended to regulate the Dungeness crab harvest by the Port Gamble and Jamestown Tribes in Region 1 under provisions of Paragraph 4.6 of United States v. Washington, 898 F. supp. 1453 (W.D. Wash. 1995), as amended by the Stipulation and Order Amending Shellfish Implementation Plan, dated April 8, 2002, (hereafter "Implementation Order"). In the event the Region 1 Crab Harvest Management Plan is completed before the end of this regulation term, this regulation will be superceded by a new regulation conforming to the provisions of the Region 1 Crab Harvest Management Plan. FILING ORGANIZATION: POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL REGULATION NUMBER: #S20-072 DATE ADOPTED: JUNE 30, 2020 REGULATION MODIFIED: REGULATION #S20-054, SECTIONS 5, 6, AND 9 REGULATION SUPERCEDED: NONE CATCH AREAS: SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT REGION 1 (CATCH REPORTING AREA 20B, 22A, THAT PORTION OF 20A SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE BETWEEN TOE POINT ON PATOS ISLAND AND POINT MIGLEY ON LUMMI ISLAND, THAT PORTION OF 21A SOUTH AND WEST OF LUMMI ISLAND AND A LINE RUNNING BETWEEN CARTER POINT ON LUMMI ISLAND AND THE NORTHERN TIP OF VENDOVI ISLAND, AND THAT PORTION OF 22B NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE BETWEEN CLARK POINT ON GUEMES ISLAND AND THE SOUTHERN TIP OF VENDOVI ISLAND, WEST OF GUEMES ISLAND AND SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE RUNNING DUE SOUTH FROM KELLYS POINT ON GUEMES ISLAND). FISHERY TYPE: SUBSISTENCE SPECIES: DUNGENESS CRAB AND RED ROCK CRAB (CANCER PRODUCTUS) EFFECTIVE DATES: JULY 2, 2020 THROUGH MAY 31, 2021 AFFECTED PARTIES: THIS REGULATION IS FOR THE PORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM AND JAMESTOWN S'KLALLAM TRIBES ONLY. DAYS/HOURS: 1) OPEN 8:00 AM THURSDAY, JULY 2, CLOSED 8:00 PM MONDAY, MAY 31, OR WHEN THE RESPECTIVE TRIBAL QUOTA OF 2,200,000 POUNDS IN REGION 1 HAS BEEN TAKEN, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. 4) 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 STIPULATED IN REGULATION #S20-054, 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 5 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) 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. 5) THE DAILY SUBSISTENCE HARVEST LIMIT IN REGION 1 IS 10 CRABS PER FISHER. CLOSED AREAS: AS PER REGULATION #S20-054, SECTION 6. OTHER RESTRICTIONS: 1) AS PER REGULATION #S20-054, SECTION 11. 2) FISHERS MUST BE 10 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO SUBSISTENCE FISH FOR CRAB. 3) 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. 4) BUOY TAGS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL CRAB POTS AND RING NETS USED FOR SUBSISTENCE FISHING, WHETHER GEAR IS ATTENDED OR NOT. TAGS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICES. 5) FISHERS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN COMMERCIAL OPENINGS IN REGION 1 OR SUBREGION 3-1 ARE NOT PERMITTED TO FISH FOR SUBSISTENCE CRAB IN REGION 1 DURING THE COMMERCIAL OPENINGS. 6) 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. CATCH REPORTING: ALL SUBSISTENCE CRAB HARVEST SHALL BE REPORTED ON SHELLFISH SUBSISTENCE CARDS. CARDS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE. SUBSISTENCE FISHERS MUST HAVE SUBSISTENCE CARDS ON THEIR PERSON WHEN FISHING. JUSTIFICATION: COMMENCE SUBSISTENCE CRAB FISHING IN REGION 1. POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL 19472 POWDER HILL PLACE NE, SUITE 210 POULSBO, WA 98370