POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL SECTION 4.6 CRAB REGULATION FOR REGION 5

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 5, Hood Canal.  The term of
this regulation is from June 16, 2016 through February 28, 2017, unless superseded, and is
intended to regulate the Dungeness crab harvest by the Port Gamble and Jamestown Tribes in
Region 5 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 5 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regulation term, this regulation will be superceded by a new regulation conforming to the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 5 Crab Harvest Management Plan.

FILING ORGANIZATION:         POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL  

REGULATION NUMBER:           #S16-056

DATE ADOPTED:                JUNE 14, 2016

REGULATION MODIFIED:         REGULATION #S16-052, SECTIONS 5, 6, AND 9 

REGULATION SUPERCEDED:       NONE
                 
CATCH AREAS:                 SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT REGION 5 (CATCH REPORTING AREAS 25C,
                             27A, AND THAT PORTION OF AREA 27B NORTH OF AN EAST-WEST LINE
                             FROM AYOCK PT.)

FISHERY TYPE:                SUBSISTENCE 

SPECIES:                     DUNGENESS CRAB 

EFFECTIVE DATES:             JUNE 16, 2016 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2017

AFFECTED PARTIES:            THIS REGULATION APPLIES TO BOTH PORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM
                             TRIBAL FISHERS AND JAMESTOWN S'KLALLAM TRIBAL FISHERS. 

LEGAL GEAR:                  1) AS STIPULATED IN REGULATION #S16-052, SECTIONS 7 AND 8.
                                LEGAL SUBSISTENCE GEAR INCLUDES CRAB POTS, RING NETS, DIP
                                NETS AND OTHER HAND OPERATED INSTRUMENTS THAT DO NOT
                                PENETRATE THE SHELL.
                             2) THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF CRAB POTS OR RING NETS
                                COMBINED WILL BE THREE 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) BUOY COLORS MAY BE ANY COLOR EXCEPT RED AND  WHITE. NO RED
                                AND WHITE COMBINATION OF ANY TYPE ARE 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 LIMIT FOR LEGAL CRAB IS 6.25 INCHES,
                                CALIPER MEASUREMENT ACROSS THE BACK OF THE CRAB,
                                IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE TIPS.
                             2) ONLY HARD-SHELLED, MALE CRABS MAY BE TAKEN. IT IS UNLAWFUL
                                FOR FISHERS TO RETAIN AND POSSESS ANY FEMALE DUNGENESS
                                CRAB OR SOFT-SHELLED CRABS. ALL FEMALE CRAB AND ALL 
                                SOFT-SHELLED CRAB MUST BE RETURNED TO THE WATER 
                                UNHARMED.
                             3) THE DAILY SUBSISTENCE HARVEST LIMIT IS FIVE CRAB PER
                                FISHER FOR PORT GAMBLE FISHERS AND 10 CRABS PER FISHER FOR
                                JAMESTOWN FISHERS.

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.

OTHER RESTRICTIONS:          
                             1) FISHERS MUST BE 10 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO SUBSISTENCE
                                FISH FOR CRAB.
                             2) PORT GAMBLE FISHERS WHO ARE COMMERCIALLY FISHING IN ANY 
                                CRAB MANAGEMENT REGION ARE NOT PERMITTED TO FISH FOR
                                SUBSISTENCE CRAB IN REGION 5 AT THE SAME TIME. ALL 
                                COMMERCIAL FISHERS ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE HOME CRAB FROM
                                THEIR COMMERCIAL CATCH. ANY TAKE HOME CATCH MUST BE
                                REPORTED ON TREATY INDIAN FISH RECEIVING TICKETS.
                             3) OVERNIGHT SOAKS ARE NOT PERMITTED. POTS MAY ONLY BE FISHED
                                FROM 30 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRISE TO 30 MINUTES AFTER SUNSET
                                ON EACH OPEN DAY. POTS/RINGS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE
                                WATER BETWEEN FISHING DAYS.
                             4) FOR PORT GAMBLE FISHERS ONLY, SUBSISTENCE CRAB FISHING 
                                WITH THE USE OF CRAB POTS OR RING NETS SHALL OCCUR ONLY
                                ON EVEN DAYS OF EACH MONTH.
                             5) 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.
                             6) LOST GEAR MUST BE REPORTED TO ENFORCEMENT IMMEDIATELY 
                                FOLLOWING DAILY SUBSISTENCE FISHING AND A LOST POT FORM
                                MUST BE SUBMITTED WITHIN THE SUBSEQUENT 24 HOURS.

JUSTIFICATION:               COMMENCE SUBSISTENCE CRAB FISHING IN HOOD CANAL.


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