POINT NO POINT SECTION 4.6 GEODUCK REGULATION FOR CENTRAL PUGET SOUND The following regulation is promulgated by the Point No Point Treaty Council and shall govern the commercial geoduck clam fisheries conducted off-reservation and on subtidal public lands by the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe (PNPTC member Tribes). The term of this regulation is from April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021, and is intended to regulate harvest by the member Tribes in central Puget Sound under provisions of Paragraph 4.6 of the U.S. District Court Order of August 28, 1995 (Implementation Order) in U.S. v Washington, Sub-proceeding 89-3. In the event the regional geoduck management plan is completed before the end of this regulation term, this regulation will be superceded by a new regulation conforming to the provisions of the central Puget Sound regional management plan. FILING ORGANIZATION: POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL REGULATION NUMBER: #S20-038 DATE ADOPTED: MAY 14, 2020 REGULATION MODIFIED: PNPTC REG #S20-018, SECTION 6. REGULATION SUPERCEDED: NONE CATCH AREAS: SHELLFISH CATCH REPORTING AREA 26A, APPLE COVE PT N. TRACT #06250, KINGSTON. FISHERY TYPE: COMMERCIAL SPECIES: GEODUCK ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF LEGAL GEAR: HIGH PRESSURE WATER JET, 5/8 INCH DIAMETER NOZZLE. EFFECTIVE DATES: MAY 18, 2020 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2021 DAYS/HOURS: OPEN 7AM TO 3PM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY OF EACH WEEK, STARTING ON MONDAY, MAY 18, 2020 AND ENDING ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020 OR WHEN THE SEPARATE TRIBAL QUOTAS FOR THE JAMESTOWN TRIBE AND THE PORT GAMBLE TRIBE ARE TAKEN, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. THIS OPENING IS CONTINGENT UPON COLLECTING A CLEAN GEODUCK SAMPLE FROM THE APPLE COVE PT N. TRACT. OTHER RESTRICTIONS: 1) AS PER PNPTC REG. #S20-018. 2) THE BOUNDARIES OF THE GEODUCK TRACT ARE MARKED BY BUOYS OR DEFINED BY THE MONITOR. 3) DURING THE FISHERY, NO VESSEL AT ANCHOR MAY CROSS THE TRACT BOUNDARY WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE MONITOR. ANY VESSEL THAT DOES SO SHALL BE CONSIDERED FISHING IN CLOSED WATERS. 4) 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 THE KINGSTON MARINA. 5) ALL GEODUCK HARVESTED DURING THIS OPENING MUST BE OFFLOADED AT THE KINGSTON MARINA. 6) ALL COMMERCIAL AND TAKE HOME HARVEST MUST BE REPORTED ON THE OFFICIAL TRIBAL WEIGHOUT FORM, AT THE DESIGNATED WEIGHOUT SITE. 7) 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. 8) IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HARVEST ON THIS TRACT WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF AN ON-THE-WATER MONITOR. 9) ALL COMMERCIAL GEODUCK SALES MUST BE MADE TO TRIBALLY APPROVED BUYERS WHO HAVE FILLED OUT A BUYER'S AGREEGMENT WITH EITHER THE PORT GAMBLE OR JAMESTOWN TRIBE. JAMESTOWN SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: 1) IF NITROX BREATHING GAS MIXTURE IS USED, DIVE PROFILES MUST ADHERE TO THE STANDARD AIR/NO DECOMPRESSION LIMITS. 2) FOR THE JAMESTOWN TRIBE, THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TAKEHOME HARVEST FOR JAMESTOWN FISHERS IS 12 POUNDS/DAY. PORT GAMBLE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: 1) THE 2020-2021 PORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM TRIBE SUBTIDAL GEODUCK REGULATION #S20-009 IS ADOPTED INTO THIS REGULATION BY REFERENCE. ALL REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS IN THAT REGULATION SHALL BE ENFORCED AGAINST PORT GAMBLE HARVESTERS DURING THIS FISHERY. 2) FOR THE PORT GAMBLE TRIBE, ALL DIVER BOATS MUST NOTIFY THE MONITOR ONCE DURING THE TIME BETWEEN THE SURFACING OF ONE DIVER AND THE SUBMERGENCE OF ANOTHER DIVER. EXPECTED EFFORT: ACCESS TO THIS FISHERY IS RESTRICTED TO SPECIFIC MEMBERS OF THE PORT GAMLE AND JAMESTOWN TRIBES. ELIGIBLE FISHERS ARE LISTED AT THE RESPECTIVE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICES. THE AVERAGE TRIBAL EFFORT FOR THE PORT GAMBLE TRIBE IS EXPECTED TO BE EIGHT VESSELS PER DAY. THE AVERAGE TRIBAL EFFORT FOR THE JAMESTOWN TRIBE IS EXPECTED TO BE FOUR VESSELS PER DAY. EXPECTED HARVEST: DURING THE TERM OF THIS REGULATION, THE EXPECTED HARVEST FROM THE PORT GAMBLE TRIBE AND THE JAMESTOWN TRIBE WILL NOT EXCEED 20,210 POUNDS EACH FROM APPLE COVE PT. N. CONTACT INFORMATION: THE PORT GAMBLE HARVEST MONITOR DURING THE TERM OF THIS REGULATION IS TED SEACHORD, CELL # 360-731-2978. THE JAMESTOWN HARVEST CONTACT DURING THE TERM OF THIS REGULATION IS LIZ TOBIN, CELL #360-912-2961, OR KELLY TOY, CELL #360-460-1327. JUSTIFICATION: COMMENCE HARVEST OF THE TREATY SHARE OF GEODUCK IN CENTRAL SOUND MANAGEMENT REGION. POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL 19472 POWDER HILL PLACE NE, SUITE 210 POULSBO, WA 98370