POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL SECTION 4.6 CUCUMBER REGULATION FOR DISTRICT 1 (SAN JUANS) AND DISTRICT 2 (STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA) WITHIN THE PUGET SOUND SEA CUCUMBER HARVEST MANAGEMENT PLAN. The following regulation is promulgated by the Point No Point Treaty Council and shall govern the conduct of off-reservation commercial and subsistence sea cucumber fisheries by the Port Gamble S'Klallam and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribes in District 1 and District 2. The term of this regulation is from August 15, 2014 through May 31, 2015, unless superceded, and is intended to regulate the sea cucumber harvest by the Port Gamble and Jamestown Tribes in District 1 and 2 under provisions of Paragraph 4.6 of United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 Puget Sound Sea Cucumber Harvest Management Plan is completed before the end of this regulation term, this regulation will be superceded by a new regulation conforming to the provisions of the 2014-15 Puget Sound Sea Cucumber Harvest Management Plan. FILING ORGANIZATION: POINT ON POINT TREATY COUNCIL REGULATION NUMBER: #S14-152 DATE ADOPTED: JANUARY 29, 2015 REGULATION MODIFIED: PNPTC REG #S14-082, SECTION 4; REGULATION SUPERCEDED: NONE CATCH AREAS: SAN JUAN REGION, (DISTRICT 1) SHELLFISH CATCH REPORTING AREAS 20B, 22A, 23B; STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA REGION, (DISTRICT 2) SHELLFISH CATCH REPORTING AREAS 23A, 23C, 23D, 25A-25E, 29. FISHERY TYPE: COMMERCIAL AND SUBSISTENCE SPECIES: SEA CUCUMBER ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF EFFECTIVE DATES: FEBRUARY 2 THROUGH FEBRUARY 27, 2015 DAYS/HOURS: 1) FOR THE SAN JUAN REGION (DISTRICT 1): OPEN TUESDAY, FEB. 2; CLOSE FRIDAY, FEB. 6; REOPEN TUESDAY, FEB. 9, CLOSE FRIDAY, FEB. 13; REOPEN TUESDAY, FEB. 16, CLOSE FRIDAY, FEB. 20; REOPEN TUESDAY, FEB. 23, CLOSE FRIDAY, FEB. 27; 2) FOR THE STRAIT REGION (DISTRICT 2): OPEN MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2; CLOSE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 3) ADDITIONAL OPENINGS WILL BE ANNOUNCED THROUGH SEPARATE REGULATION. LEGAL GEAR: 1) AS PER PNPTC REG #S14-082, SECTION 6 2) ALL TRIBAL DIVERS AND DIVER VESSELS SHALL ADHERE TO OHSA COMMERCIAL DIVING OPERATION STANDARDS OTHER RESTRICTIONS: 1) AS PER PNPTC REG. #S14-082, SECTION 5, AND SECTION 7. 2) THE AGREED TRIBAL DISTRICT HARVEST QUOTAS, IN POUNDS OF SPLIT, DRAINED CUCUMBERS, ARE AS FOLLOWS: SAN JUAN REGION: 273,791 STRAIT REGION: 78,000 HOOD CANAL REGION: 0 3) THE SUBSISTENCE DAILY CATCH LIMIT IS 25 SEA CUCUMBERS PER FISHER EXPECTED EFFORT: ACCESS TO THIS FISHERY IS RESTRICTED TO SPECIFIC MEMBERS OF THE PORT GAMLE AND JAMESTOWN TRIBES. ELIGIBLE FISHERS ARE LISTED AT THE RESPECTIVE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICES. THE AVERAGE TRIBAL EFFORT FOR THE PORT GAMBLE TRIBE AND THE JAMESTOWN TRIBE COMBINED IS EXPECTED TO BE FOUR VESSELS PER DAY DURING FISHERY OPENINGS. EXPECTED HARVEST: DURING THE TERM OF THIS REGULATION, THE COMBINED HARVEST OF THE PORT GAMBLE TRIBE AND THE JAMESTOWN TRIBE IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED 5,000 POUNDS IN DISTRICT 2 AND 10,000 POUNDS IN DISTRICT 1. IF THESE EXPECTED HARVESTS ARE PROJECTED TO BE EXCEEDED DURING THE TERM OF THIS REGULATION, AN EMERGENCY AMENDMENT WILL BE FILED WITH THE NEW PROJECTED HARVEST AMOUNTS. CATCH REPORTING: 1) AS PER PNPTC REG #S14-082, SECTION 8. ALL CATCH MUST BE REPORTED TO THE FISHERIES OFFICE WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER HARVEST. 2) ALL COMMERCIAL AND COMMERCIAL TAKE HOME CATCHES SHALL BE REPORTED ON TREATY INDIAN FISH RECEIVING TICKETS. ALL SUBSISTENCE HARVEST SHALL BE REPORTED ON SHELLFISH SUBSISTENCE CARDS. CARDS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE. JUSTIFICATION: CONTINUE HARVEST OF AVAILABLE CUCUMBER RESOURCE. (PT. NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL 7999 N.E. SALISH LANE KINGSTON, WASHINGTON 98346)