FILING ORGANIZATION: POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL REGULATION NUMBER: #S15-034 DATE ADOPTED: MAY 8, 2015 REGULATION MODIFIED: REG #S15-022, SECTION 3 REGULATION SUPERCEDED: REGULATION #S15-030 CATCH AREAS: SHRIMP MANAGEMENT REGION 3, CATCH AREA 23A, 23B, 23C, 23D, AND 25A, OUTSIDE DISTRICT 1. FISHERY TYPE: COMMERCIAL AND SUBSISTENCE SPECIES: COONSTRIPE, SIDESTRIPE, HUMPBACK SHRIMP ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF EFFECTIVE DATES: MAY 1, 2015. DAYS/HOURS: 1) AREAS 23B, 23C, 23D AND 25A (OUTSIDE DISTRICT 1): OPEN 7:00 AM FRIDAY, MAY 1, AND CONTINUING DAILY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015, OR UNTIL THE TREATY QUOTA FOR THIS SHRIMP DISTRICT HAS BEEN TAKEN. 2) AREA 23A: CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 3) POTS MAY ONLY BE CHECKED FROM ONE HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE TO ONE HOUR AFTER SUNSET EACH DAY. LEGAL GEAR: 1) AS PER REGULATION #S15-022, SECTION 5. 2) THE MAXIMUM TOTAL NUMBER OF POTS AND/OR RING NETS COMBINED PER VESSEL IN THIS FISHERY WILL BE 100 POTS. 3) THERE IS NO MINIMUM MESH SIZE FOR SHRIMP POTS AND RING NETS FISHING FOR NON-SPOT SHRIMP, AND 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 OF NON-SPOT SHRIMP IN THE COMBINED MANAGEMENT AREAS OF REGION 3 IS 24,000 LBS. 2) THE DAILY SUBSISTENCE HARVEST LIMIT IS 20 LBS PER FISHER. 3) COMMERCIAL AND SUBSISTENCE POT FISHERIES WILL HAVE A MAXIMUM GEAR DEPTH RESTRICTION OF 150 FEET. 4) ALL FISHERS MUST BE REGISTERED FOR THIS FISHERY WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE BEFORE PARTICIPATING IN THE FISHERY. HARVEST REPORTING: 1) AS PER REGULATION #S15-022, 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. JUSTIFICATION: MODIFICATION TO CLARIFY THE DEPTH RESTRICTION OF POTS IN THE NON-SPOT SHRIMP FISHERY IN REGION 3. PT. NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL 19472 POWDER HILL PLACE NE, SUITE 210 POULSBO, WASHINGTON 98370