FILING ORGANIZATION: POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL REGULATION NUMBER: #S17-131 DATE ADOPTED: AUGUST 18, 2017 REGULATION MODIFIED: PNPTC REGULATION #S17-065 SECTION 5, AND SECTION 7. REGULATION SUPERCEDED: #S17-129 CATCH AREAS: SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AND CATCH REPORTING AREA 20B AND AREA 22A WITHIN CRUSTACEAN MANAGEMENT REGION 1. FISHERY TYPE: COMMERCIAL SPECIES: DUNGENESS CRAB ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF EFFECTIVE DATES: AUGUST 17 THROUGH AUGUST 18, 2017 DAYS/HOURS: 1) OPEN 3:00 PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, CLOSE 6:30 PM FRIDAY AUGUST 18. LEGAL GEAR: 1) AS PER REGULATION #S17-065, SECTION 7 AND SECTION 8. 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. 3) THE POT LIMIT IN AREAS 20B AND 22A IS 25 POTS PER VESSEL. OTHER RESTRICTIONS: 1) SPECIAL AREA CLOSURES AND OTHER AREA RESTRICTIONS IN THE SAN JUANS WILL BE AS STIPULATED IN REGULATION #S17-065, SECTION 6. 2) THE MINIMUM SIZE FOR LEGAL CRAB IS 6 1/4 INCHES, CALIPER MEASUREMENT ACROSS THE BACK OF THE CRAB, IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE TIPS. 3) ONLY MALE CRAB MAY BE TAKEN. 4) RECENTLY MOLTED, SOFT-SHELLED CRAB MAY NOT BE TAKEN. ALL CRAB TAKEN MUST BE CHECKED FOR SHELL HARDNESS. 5) IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR FISHERS TO RETAIN AND POSSESS ANY FEMALE, UNDERSIZED OR SOFT-SHELLED DUNGENESS CRABS. ALL FEMALE, UNDERSIZED AND SOFT-SHELLED DUNGENESS CRABS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE WATER UNHARMED. 6) IN THE EVENT THAT WEATHER PROHIBITS REMOVAL OF POTS AND HARVEST, POTS MAY BE LEFT ON THE GROUNDS CLUSTERED IN A NON-FISHING POSITION AND COLLECTED AT A LATER DATE, PROVIDED THAT NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN TO POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL OFFICE OF THE LATE RETRIEVAL. 7) 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. 8) 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. REGISTRATION: ALL TRIBAL FISHERS PLANNING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REGION 1 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. 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: CONTINUE HARVEST OF THE TREATY SHARE OF CRAB IN REGION 1. THE SCHEDULED CLOSE OF THE FISHERY WAS EXTENDED TO 6:30 PM. POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL 19472 POWDER HILL PLACE NE, SUITE 210 POULSBO, WA 98370