FILING ORGANIZATION: SKOKOMISH TRIBE REGULATION NUMBER: S#11-128 REGULATION MODIFIED: S#11-042 SECTION 4 AND 5 REGULATION SUPERSEDED: S#11-125 DATE ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 25, 2011 CATCH AREAS: SHELLFISH CATCH REPORTING AREAS : 25C, 27A, 27B AND 27C. FISHERY TYPE: SUBSISTENCE SPECIES: DUNGENESS CRAB ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF EFFECTIVE DATES: NOVEMBER 25, 2011 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2012 DAYS/HOURS: OPEN FROM 12:00 NOON NOVEMBER 25, 2011 THROUGH 12:00 NOON FEBRUARY 28, 2012. DAILY OPENINGS WILL BE FROM 30 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRISE TO 30 MINUTES AFTER SUNSET. OVER NIGHT SOAKS PERMITTED. LEGAL GEAR: CRAB POTS, RING NETS, DIP NETS, AND OTHER HAND OPERATED INSTRUMENTS THAT DO NOT PENETRATE THE SHELL. ONLY ONE RING NET PER PERSON PER DAY SHALL BE ALLOWED NORTH OF AYOCK POINT. CRAB POT IS AN ENCLOSED TRAP WITH AT LEAST TWO ESCAPE RINGS OR PORTS LOCATED IN THE UPPERHALF OF THE TRAP. THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF THE ESCAPE RINGS OR PORTS SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 4 1/4 INCHES. ADDITIONAL PROVISION FOR ESCAPEMENT FROM THE POT (IN THE EVENT THE POT IS LOST WHILE FISHING) SHALL BE BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS: A) BY ATTACHING POT LID HOOKS WITH TIE DOWN STRAPS WITH A SINGLE STRAND OR LOOP OF UNTREATED COTTON OR OTHER NATURAL FIBER NO LARGER THAN THREAD SIZE 120; OR B) BY PROVIDING AN OPENING IN THE POT MESH NO LESS THAN 3 BY 5 INCHES WHICH IS LACED OR SEWN CLOSED WITH UNTREATED COTTON TWINE OR OTHER NATURAL FIBER NOT LARGER THAN THREAD SIZE 120 (THE OPENING MUST BE LOCATED ON THE TOP HALF OF THE POT AND MUST NOT BE BLOCKED BY THE ENTRY TUNNEL, BAIT BOXES, OR ANY OTHER STRUCTURES OR MATERIALS); OR C) BY ATTACHING THE POT LID OR ONE POT SIDE THAT SERVES AS A POT LID WITH NOT MORE THAN THREE SINGLE LOOPS OF UNTREATED COTTON TWINE OR OTHER NATURAL FIBER NOT LARGER THAN THREAD SIZE 120. THE POT LID OR SIDE MUST OPEN FREELY IF THE TWINE OR FIBER IS BROKEN. RING NET IS A TYPE OF DIP NET WHICH MAY BE LOWERED FROM A VESSEL BY MEANS OF A ROPE. ALL UNATTENDED POTS AND RING NETS SHALL HAVE BUOYS ATTACHED. A) 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. B) ALL BUOYS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF DURABLE MATERIAL, EXCLUDING PLASTIC, METAL BOTTLES AND OTHER CONTAINERS. AT LEAST ONE BUOY MEASURING 5 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 11 INCHES IN LENGTH OR LARGER MUST BE ATTACHED TO EACH POT OR RING NET LINE. THE BUOY LINE SHALL BE WEIGHTED TO KEEP THE BUOY LINE FROM FLOATING. C) ALL BUOYS SHALL BE CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED WITH TRIBAL IDENTIFICATION CARD NUMBER OF THE FISHER OPERATING THE GEAR AND WITH THE INITIALS OF THE FISHER'S TRIBE (S FOR SKOKOMISH). BUOYS SHALL BE MARKED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE FISHER IDENTIFICATION AND TRIBAL AFFILIATION CAN BE IDENTIFIED WITHOUT REMOVING THE GEAR FROM THE WATER. LONGLINE FISHING IS NOT PERMITTED: EACH POT BEING FISHED MUST HAVE A SURFACE BUOY ATTACHED. HARVEST RESTRICTIONS: THE MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT FOR LEGAL DUNGENESS CRAB IS 6 1/4 INCHES, CALIPER MEASUREMENT ACROSS THE BACK OF THE CRAB, IMMEDIATELY INFRONT OF THE TIPS. ONLY MALE CRABS MAY BE TAKEN. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR FISHERS TO RETAIN AND POSSESS ANY FEMALE DUNGENESS CRAB OR SOFT-SHELLED CRABS. ALL FEMALE DUNGENESS CRAB AND ALL SOFT-SHELLED CRAB MUST BE RETURNED TO THE WATER UNHARMED. THE SUBSISTENCE CRAB HARVEST LIMIT IS 10 CRABS PER FISHER PER DAY. SUBSISTENCE CRABBING WILL BE CLOSED DURING COMMERCIAL SHRIMP FISHERIES. ALL SUBSISTENCE CRAB HARVEST MUST BE REPORTED ON SHELLFISH SUBSISTENCE CARDS. CARDS ARE AVAILIBLE AT THE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE. SUBSISTENCE FISHERY WILL BE CLOSED FOR 48 HOURS AFTER COMMERCIAL OPENINGS. OTHER RESTRICTIONS: NO MORE THAN THREE (3) PIECES OF CRAB GEAR PER FISHERMAN CAN BE FISHED IN REGION 5 FOR THIS SUBSISTENCE FISHERY. IT IS UNLAWFUL TO REMOVE FROM THE WATER OR TAMPER WITH ANOTHER FISHER'S CRAB GEAR WITHOUT POSSESSION OF A GEAR-TENDING PERMIT AUTHORIZATION BY THE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE. JUSTIFICATION: HARVEST AVAILIBLE CRAB RESOURCE. SKOKOMISH NATURAL RESOURCES 541 NORTH TRIBAL CENTER RD. SHELTON, WASHINGTON 98584