FILING ORGANIZATION: LOWER ELWHA KLALLAM TRIBE REGULATION NUMBER: #S20-031 DATE ADOPTED: MAY 27, 2020 REGULATION MODIFIED: REGULATION #S20-009, SECTION 3 REGULATION SUPERCEDED: NONE CATCH AREAS: SHRIMP MANAGEMENT REGION 3, CATCH AREA 23A EAST (THOSE WATERS OF AREA 23A AND THE DESCRIBED PORTION OF AREA 22A NORTH OF A LINE PROJECTED 48.22.50' DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE, AND EAST OF A LINE PROJECTED 122.57 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE); CATCH AREA 23A WEST (THOSE WATERS OF AREA 23A AND THE DESCRIBED PORTION OF AREA 22A NORTH OF A LINE PROJECTED 48.22.50' DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE, AND WEST OF A LINE PROJECTED 122.57 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE). SHRIMP MANAGEMENT REGION 1, CATCH AREA 1A (AREA 20B WEST OF A LINE FROM POINT DOUGHTY ON ORCAS ISLAND TO THE BELL BUOY ON THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER, AND ALL WATERS OF AREA 22A WEST OF A LINE PROJECTED TRUE NORTH AND SOUTH THROUGH THE WESTERN TIP OF CRANE ISLAND, WEST OF A LINE PROJECTED FROM THE NUMBER 2 BUOY AT FISHERMANS BAY ON LOPEZ ISLAND TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF SHAW ISLAND, AND WEST OF A LINE PROJECTED DUE SOUTH FROM POINT COLVILLE EXCEPT THAT PORTION OF 22A SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LIMEKILN POINT DUE WEST TO THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND SOUTH OF SAN JUAN AND LOPEZ ISLANDS AND A LINE FROM CATTLE POINT TO DAVIS POINT). SHRIMP MANAGEMENT REGION 2 WEST, CATCH REPORTING AREAS 25B, 25C, 25D, AND ALL S'KLALLAM U&A IN THAT PORTION OF 26A SOUTH AND WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF POSSESSION POINT ON WHIDBEY ISLAND. FISHERY TYPE: COMMERCIAL AND SUBSISTENCE SPECIES: SPOT SHRIMP ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF EFFECTIVE DATES: MAY 29, 2020 DAYS/HOURS: 1) FOR AREAS 23A EAST, 23A WEST, AREA 1A AND REGION 2 WEST: OPEN FROM 10:00 AM TO 3:00 PM FRIDAY, MAY 29. ADDITIONAL OPENINGS WILL BE CONTINGENT UPON HARVEST TOTALS AFTER THIS OPENING. LEGAL GEAR: 1) AS PER THIS OPENING.REGULATION #S20-009, SECTION 5 2) THE MAXIMUM TOTAL NUMBER OF POTS AND/OR RING NETS COMBINED PER VESSEL IN THIS FISHERY WILL BE 30 POTS. 3) THE MINIMUM MESH SIZE FOR SHRIMP POTS AND RING NETS IS ONE INCH, AS DEFINED IN REGULATION #S20-009, SECTION 5, EXCEPT FOR FLEXIBLE (WEB) MESH POTS, FOR WHICH THE MESH MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 1 3/4 INCH STRETCH MEASURE. THERE IS NO MINIMUM MESH SIZE FOR ENTRY TUNNELS, BUT TUNNELS CAN ONLY BE LOCATED ON THE SIDES OF THE POTS. 4) ALL POTS AND RING NETS SHALL HAVE BUOYS ATTACHED. BUOYS MAY BE ANY COLOR EXCEPT YELLOW OR ANY COMBINATION OF RED AND WHITE. BUOYS MUST REMAIN FLOATING AT ALL TIMES EXCEPT DURING EXTREME TIDES. BUOYS WILL ALSO BE MARKED WITH THE TRIBE'S INITIALS AND WITH THE FISHER'S ID NUMBER. BUOY LINES WILL BE WEIGHTED TO KEEP THE LINES FROM FLOATING. HARVEST RESTRICTIONS: 1) THE TOTAL TRIBAL QUOTA FOR SPOT SHRIMP IN EACH MANAGEMENT AREA IS AS FOLLOWS: 23A EAST: 8,348 LBS 23A WEST: 20,000 LBS 1A: 40,000 LBS 2 WEST: 7,500 LBS 2) THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF BOATS PER TRIBE ALLOWED IN CATCH REPORTING AREA 23AE IS 2. 3) THE DAILY SUBSISTENCE HARVEST LIMIT IS 20 LBS PER FISHER. 4) ALL FISHERS MUST BE REGISTERED FOR THIS FISHERY WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE BEFORE PARTICIPATING IN THE FISHERY. FISHERS MAY NOT FISH IN ANY CATCH MANAGEMENT AREA OTHER THAN THE ONE THAT THEY ARE REGISTERED FOR. 5) FISHERS MUST ADHERE TO ANY TRIBAL SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLS WHILE AT THE BOAT LAUNCH AND ON THE WATER. HARVEST REPORTING: 1) AS PER REGULATION #S20-009, SECTION 8. 2) ALL DAILY HARVEST INFORMATION WILL BE REPORTED TO THE RESPECTIVE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF EACH HARVEST. HARVEST INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE THE DATE, VESSEL NAME, NUMBER OF POTS, MESH SIZE, POT SOAK TIMES, CATCH AREA, LOCATION FISHED, POUNDS LANDED BY SPECIES AND TOTAL POUNDS LANDED. HARVEST INFORMATION WILL BE UPLOADED ON THE NWIFC TICKET DATABASE WITHIN 7 DAYS OF REPORTING. 3) ALL COMMERCIAL AND SUBSISTENCE CATCHES SHALL BE REPORTED ON TREATY INDIAN FISH RECEIVING TICKETS AS SPECIFIED IN TRIBAL FISHERIES ORDINANCES. ALSO, ALL COMMERCIAL SHRIMP POT LANDINGS MUST BE RECORDED ON RECEIVING TICKETS AS WHOLE WEIGHT. 4) ALL COMMERCIAL SHRIMP SALES MUST BE MADE TO TRIBALLY APPROVED BUYERS WHO HAVE FILLED OUT A BUYER'S AGREEGMENT WITH EITHER THE LOWER ELWHA TRIBE. JUSTIFICATION: COMMENCE HARVEST OF THE TREATY SHARE OF SHRIMP IN THE STIPULATED MANAGEMENT AREAS OF REGIONS 1, 3 AND 2 WEST. (LOWER ELWHA FISHERIES 760 STRATTON RD. PORT ANGELES, WA 98363)