POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL SECTION 4.6 CRAB REGULATION FOR REGION 2 WEST The following regulation is promulgated by the Point No Point Treaty Council and shall govern the conduct of off-reservation commercial and subsistence Dungeness crab fisheries by the Port Gamble S'Klallam and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribes in Region 2 West, Admiralty Inlet. The term of this regulation is from June 15, 2013 through March 31, 2014, unless superceded, and is intended to regulate the Dungeness crab harvest by the Port Gamble and Jamestown Tribes in Region 2 West under provisions of Paragraph 4.6 of United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Region 2 West Crab Harvest Management Plan is completed before the end of this regulation term, this regulation will be superceded by a new regulation conforming to the provisions of the Region 2 West Crab Harvest Management Plan. FILING ORGANIZATION: POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL REGULATION NUMBER: #S13-053 DATE ADOPTED: MAY 31, 2013 REGULATION MODIFIED: PNPTC REGULATION #S13-047 SECTION 5 AND SECTION 7a. REGULATION SUPERCEDED: NONE CATCH AREAS: SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT REGION 2 WEST (CATCH REPORTING AREAS 25B, 25D, AND ALL S'KLALLAM U&A AREAS IN THAT PORTION OF AREA 26A SOUTH AND WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF POSSESSION POINT ON WHIDBEY ISLAND). FISHERY TYPE: COMMERCIAL AND SUBSISTENCE SPECIES: DUNGENESS CRAB ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF EFFECTIVE DATES: 1) FOR AREA 25D: JUNE 15 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2013 2) FOR AREAS 25B AND 26A: JUNE 15 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2, 2013. DAYS/HOURS: 1) FOR AREA 25D: OPEN FROM 8:00 AM SATURDAY, JUNE 15 THROUGH 8:00 AM THURSDAY, JUNE 20. 2) FOR AREA 25B AND 26A: OPEN FROM 8:00 AM SATURDAY, JUNE 15 THROUGH 8:00 AM SUNDAY, JUNE 23. 3) FOR ALL OPEN AREAS, POTS MAY ONLY BE CHECKED FROM 30 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRISE TO 30 MINUTES AFTER SUNSET EACH DAY. LEGAL GEAR: AS PER REGULATION #S13-047, SECTION 7 AND SECTION 8. IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS WILL APPLY: 1) POT LIMITS FOR EACH OF THE AREAS WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: A) FOR AREA 25D: 25 POTS PER FISHER AND PER VESSEL. B) FOR AREAS 25B AND 26A: 75 POTS PER FISHER AND PER VESSEL FOR ALL AREAS COMBINED. 2) 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. OTHER RESTRICTIONS: 1) AS PER REGULATION #S13-047. 2) 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. 3) ONLY MALE CRABS MAY BE TAKEN. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR FISHERS TO RETAIN AND POSSESS ANY FEMALE DUNGENESS CRAB, UNDERSIZED, OR SOFT-SHELLED CRABS. ALL FEMALE DUNGENESS CRAB, UNDERSIZED, AND SOFT-SHELLED CRABS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE WATER UNHARMED. 4) THE HARVEST LIMIT IN THE COMBINED AREAS OF REGION 2 WEST DURING THE TERM OF THIS REGULATION IS 168,750 POUNDS, INCLUDING THE HARVEST IN 25D. REGION 2 WEST WILL CLOSE BEFORE JUNE 23 IF THIS HARVEST LIMIT IS REACHED. 5) IT IS UNLAWFUL TO REMOVE FROM THE WATER OR TAMPER WITH ANOTHER FISHER'S CRAB GEAR. ANY CRAB GEAR FOUND WITHOUT LEGIBLE IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS MUST BE TURNED IN TO THE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE. FISHERS WISHING TO TEND THE GEAR OF ANOTHER FISHER ON A TEMPORARY BASIS MUST OBTAIN A GEAR-TENDING PERMIT SPECIFIC TO THAT FISHER, FROM THEIR TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE. TRIBAL FISHERIES STAFF MAY DECLINE REQUESTS FOR PERMITS. PERMITS WILL BE VALID FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAIALBLE FROM THE RESPECTIVE TRIBAL FISHERIES STAFF. REGISTRATION: ALL TRIBAL FISHERS PLANNING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REGION 2 WEST CRAB FISHERY MUST REGISTER AT THE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE PRIOR TO FISHING. AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION, FISHERS SHALL REPORT THE NUMBER OF POTS TO BE USED. EXPECTED EFFORT: THE AVERAGE TRIBAL EFFORT FOR THE PORT GAMBLE TRIBE IS EXPECTED TO BE 55 BOATS PER DAY. THE AVERAGE TRIBAL EFFORT FOR THE JAMESTOWN TRIBE IS EXPECTED TO BE 6 BOATS PER DAY. EXPECTED HARVEST: THE EXPECTED HARVEST FOR BOTH PORT GAMBLE AND JAMESTOWN COMBINED IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED 50,000 POUNDS COMBINED FOR THE DURATION OF THIS OPENING. CATCH REPORTING: ALL COMMERCIAL CATCHES SHALL BE REPORTED ON TREATY TREATY INDIAN FISH RECEIVING TICKETS. THE WEIGHT OF ALL CRAB RECEIVED AND NOT PURCHASED FOR ANY REASON SHALL BE RECORDED AS TAKE HOME OR SPECIES CODE 20-561 ON TREATY INDIAN FISH RECEIVING TICKETS. ALL SUBSISTENCE CRAB HARVEST SHALL BE REPORTED ON SHELLFISH SUBSISTENCE CARDS. CARDS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE. JUSTIFICATION: COMMENCE HARVEST OF THE TREATY SHARE OF CRAB IN REGION 2 WEST. POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL 7999 N.E. SALISH LANE KINGSTON, WASHINGTON 98346)