FILING ORGANIZATION: POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL REGULATION NUMBER: #S14-048 DATE ADOPTED: JUNE 6, 2014 REGULATION MODIFIED: PNPTC REG #S14-016, SECTION 6 REGULATION SUPERCEDED: NONE CATCH AREAS: SHELLFISH CATCH REPORTING AREA 25C, PORT GAMBLE TRACT #20000, HOOD CANAL #1, CASE SHOAL SOUTH TRACT #20450, HOOD CANAL #1. FISHERY TYPE: COMMERCIAL SPECIES: GEODUCK ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF LEGAL GEAR: HIGH PRESSURE WATER JET, 5/8 INCH DIAMETER NOZZLE. EFFECTIVE DATES: JUNE 9 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 DAYS/HOURS: OPEN THE FOLLOWING DAYS AND TIMES: MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY OF EACH WEEK, FROM 7:00 AM TO 3:00 PM DAILY, EXCEPT TRIBAL HOLIDAYS. OTHER RESTRICTIONS: 1) AS PER PNPTC REG. #S14-016 2) THIS REGULATION GOVERNS THE FISHING ACTIVITY OF JAMESTOWN S'KLALLAM HARVESTERS ONLY. 3) THE BOUNDARIES OF THE GEODUCK TRACT ARE MARKED BY BUOYS OR DEFINED BY THE MONITOR 4) DURING THE FISHERY, NO VESSEL AT ANCHOR OR NO INDIVIDUAL HARVESTER MAY CROSS THE TRACT BOUNDARY WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE MONITOR. ANY VESSEL OR HARVESTER THAT DOES SO SHALL BE CONSIDERED FISHING IN CLOSED WATERS. 5) EACH GEODUCK CLAM MUST BE EXCAVATED INDIVIDUALLY FROM THE BOTTOM. THE PRACTICE OF "SIDE MINING" IS PROHIBITED. NO GEODUCK CLAM THAT IS PARTIALLY OR WHOLLY EXCAVATED MAY BE REPLACED IN THE SUBSTRATE. ALL GEODUCKS EITHER PARTIALLY OR WHOLLY EXCAVATED MUST BE RETAINED AND THE WEIGHTS RECORDED. 6) ALL GEODUCK HARVESTED DURING THIS OPENING MUST BE OFFLOADED AT SALSBURY PT. COUNTY PARK. THE EAST SIDE OF THE PUBLIC DOCK AND BOAT LAUNCH RAMP CANNOT BE BLOCKED DURING OFFLOADING OPERATIONS. 7) IF NITROX BREATHING GAS MIXTURE IS USED, DIVE PROFILES MUST ADHERE TO THE STANDARD AIR/NO DECOMPRESSION LIMITS. 8) EACH VESSEL'S GEODUCK HARVEST MUST BE WEIGHED BEFORE THE VESSEL LEAVES THE HARVEST AREA. IF WEIGHOUT ON THE TRACT IS NOT PRACTICAL, THE ALTERNATE WEIGHOUT SITE WILL BE SALSBURY PT. COUNTY PARK. 9) ALL COMMERCIAL AND TAKE HOME HARVEST MUST BE REPORTED ON THE OFFICIAL TRIBAL WEIGHOUT FORM, AT THE DESIGNATED WEIGHOUT SITE. 10) THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TAKE HOME HARVEST PER FISHER IS 12 POUNDS. 11) IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HARVEST ON ANY TRACT WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF A MONITOR EITHER ON-THE-WATER OR WITHIN VISUAL DISTANCE. THE MONITOR HAS THE AUTHORITY TO CLOSE THE FISHERY TO A PARTICULAR VESSEL OR ANY INDIVIDUAL HARVESTER IMMEDIATELY IF A VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE REGULATION IS OBSERVED. 12) THIS FISHERY WILL BE MANAGED ACCORDING TO OSHA COMMERCIAL DIVING REGULATIONS (STANDARDS CFR 29, PART 1910, SUBPART T, PART 1917.1 AND PART 1926.605. 13) NO VESSEL MAY ENTER THE HARVEST AREA BEFORE 6:30 AM DURING HARVEST OPENINGS. DIVERS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE WATER BEFORE THE OPENING TIME OF 7:00 AM. 14) THE DUNGENESS WEST TRACT IN THE STRAIT REGION WILL BE THE PRIMARY TRACT FISHED, WEATHER AND PSP CONDITIONS PERMITTING, UNTIL THE JAMESTOWN SHARE OF GEODUCK FROM THAT REGION IS TAKEN. IN THE EVENT THAT POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS OR PSP OCCURRENCE PREVENT AN OPENING AT DUNGENESS WEST DURING ANY WEEK WITHIN THE TERM OF THIS REGULATION, THE HOOD CANAL TRACTS WILL BE OPENED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS ACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS RETURN TO THE STRAIT. THE PORT GAMBLE OUTSIDE TRACT AND THE CASE SHOAL SOUTH TRACT WILL BE OPEN CONCURRENTLY. THE TRIBAL MONITOR WILL DETERMINE ON A WEEKLY BASIS WHICH TRACT WILL BE FISHED. ALL DECISIONS REGARDING THE ACTIVE TRACT WILL BE COORDINATED WITH TRIBAL ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. EXPECTED EFFORT: ACCESS TO THIS FISHERY IS RESTRICTED TO SPECIFIC MEMBERS OF THE JAMESTOWN TRIBE. ELIGIBLE FISHERS ARE LISTED AT THE JAMESTOWN TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE. THE AVERAGE TRIBAL EFFORT FOR THE JAMESTOWN TRIBE IS EXPECTED TO BE FOUR VESSELS PER DAY. EXPECTED HARVEST: THE TARGET HARVEST DURING THE TERM OF THIS REGULATION IS 95,367 POUNDS IN THE HOOD CANAL REGION. ADDITIONAL HARVEST ADJUSTMENTS MAY ALSO BE IMPLEMENTED TO ACCOUNT FOR UNREPORTED GEODUCK MORTALITIES THAT MAY BE ESTIMATED FOR THIS SEASON. CONTACT INFORMATION: THE JAMESTOWN HARVEST MONITOR DURING THE TERM OF THIS REGULATION IS BOB DELORM, CELL #360-460-5860. JUSTIFICATION: COMMENCE HARVEST THE TREATY SHARE OF GEODUCK IN HOOD CANAL. (PT. NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL 7999 N.E. SALISH LANE KINGSTON, WASHINGTON 98346)