FILING ORGANIZATION: LOWER ELWHA KLALLAM TRIBE 4.6 SHRIMP REGULATION FOR REGION 1, 2W AND REGION 3 The following regulation is promulgated by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Treaty Council and shall govern the commercial shrimp fisheries conducted off-reservation and on subtidal public lands by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, The term of this regulation is from March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026, and is intended to regulate harvest by these member Tribes in shrimp management regions 1, 2W, and 3 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 region 1, 2W and/or region 3 shrimp management plan is completed before the end of this regulation term, this regulation will be superseded by a new regulation conforming to the provisions of the region 1, 2W and/or region 3 management plan. REGULATION NUMBER: S25-020 DATE ADOPTED: APRIL 21, 2025 REGULATION MODIFIED: REG. #S25-011, SECTION 3 REGULATION SUPERCEDED: NONE CATCH AREAS: CATCH AREA 23A WEST (THOSE WATERS OF AREA 23A AND THE DESCRIBED PORTION OF AREA 22A NORTH OF A LINE PROJECTED 48.22.50 DEGREES NORTH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 DEGREES 57 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE) SHRIMP MANAGEMENT AREA 1A (AREA 20B WEST OF A LINE FROM POINT DOUGHTY ON ORCAS ISLAND TO THE BELL BUOY ON THE INERNATIONAL 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 LIMKILN POINT DUE WEST TO THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND SOUTH OF SAN JUAN AND LOPEZ ISLANDS AND A LINE FROM CATTLE POINT TO DAVIS POINT). CATCH AREA 1B (AREA 20B EAST OF A LINE FROM POINT DOUGHTY ON ORCAS ISLAND TO THE BELL BUOY ON THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER, AND ALL WATERS OF AREA 22A EAST OF A LINE PROJECTED TRUE NORTH AND SOUTH THROUGH THE WESTERN TIP OF CRANE ISLAND, EAST OF A LINE PROJECTED FRO MTHE NUMBER 2 BUOY AT FISHERMANS BAY ON LOPEZ ISLAND TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF SHAW ISLAND, AND EAST OF A LINE PROJECTED TRUE SOUTH FROM POINT COLVILLE); SHRIMP MANAGEMENT REGION 2 WEST, CATCH REPORTING AREAS 25B, 25C, 25D, AND ALL ELWHA U&A IN THAT PORTION OF 26A SOUTH AND WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF POSSESSION POINT ON WHIDBEY ISLAND; 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) FISHERY TYPE: COMMERCIAL AND SUBSISTENCE SPECIES: SPOT SHRIMP ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF EFFECTIVE DATES: TBD DAYS/HOURS: FOR CATCH AREAS 1A, 1B, 2W, 23AE, AND 23AW: DAYS AND HOURS FOR THE FISHERY, NOT TO OCCUR BEFORE MAY 1, 2025, WILL BE SET IN A SUBSEQUENT AND SUPERSEDING EMERGENCY REGULATION. OTHER RESTRICTIONS: AS PER REG. #S25-011, ADDITIONALLY: 1. THE MAXIMUM TOTAL NUMBER OF POTS AND/OR RING NETS COMBINED PER VESSEL FOR ALL QUOTA AREAS WILL BE 25 POTS. 2. 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 RISTRICTIONS 1) THE DAILY SUBSISTENCE HARVEST LIMIT IS 20 LBS PER FISHER. ALL FISHERS MUST BE REGISTERED FOR THIS FISHERY WITH THE FISHERIES OFFICE BEFORE PARTICIPATING. FISHERS MAY NOT FISH IN ANY REGION 3, 2W OR REGION 1 SUB-AREA OTHER THAN THE ONE THEY ARE REGISTERED FOR. 2) DURING THE TERM OF THIS REGULATION THE EXPECTED HARVEST WILL NOT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING TOTALS FROM ALL TRIBES COMBINED: 1. FOR QUOTA AREA 1A – 40,000 POUNDS 2. FOR QUOTA AREA 1B – 8,400 POUNDS 3. FOR QUOTA AREA 2W – 7,500 POUNDS 4. FOR QUOTA AREA 23AW – 20,000 POUNDS 5. FOR QUOTA AREA 23AE – 16,086 POUNDS HARVEST REPORTING: 1) AS PER REGULATION #S23-014 SECTION 8. 2) ALL DAILY HARVEST INFORMATION WILL BE REPORTED TO THE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF EACH HARVEST. HARVEST INFO SHALL INCLUDE THE DATE, VESSEL NAME, NUMBER OF POTS, 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 RECIEVING TICKETS AS SPECIFIED IN TRIBAL FISHERIES ORDINANCES. ALSO, ALL COMMERCIAL SHRIMP POT LANDINGS MUST BE RECORDED ON RECIEVING TICKETS AS A WHOLE WEIGHT. JUSTIFICATION: HARVEST THE TREATY SHARE OF SHRIMP IN THE STIPULATED MANAGEMENT AREAS OF REGIONS 1, 2W AND 3. DAYS AND HOURS WILL BE SET IN A SUBSEQUENT AND SUPERSEDING EMERGENCY REGULATION. (LOWER ELWHA FISHERIES 760 STRATTON RD PORT ANGELES, WA 98363)