FILING ORGANIZATION: SKOKOMISH TRIBE REGULATION NUMBER: PUB-S#22-43 REGULATIONS MODIFIED: PUB-S#22-02 REGULATION SUPERSEDED: NONE DATE ADOPTED: 12/1/22 SPECIES: PACIFIC OYSTER FISHERY TYPE: COMMERCIAL ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF EFFECTIVE DATES: 12/1/22 THROUGH 12/31/22 DAYS/HOURS/QUOTA: DOSEWALLIPS NORTH (270201) (27A) (HC3) 12/6/22 FROM 7:45 PM TO 11:59 PM TOTAL QUOTA OF 6,000 DOZEN DOSEWALLIPS SOUTH (270202) (27A) (HC3) 12/8/22 FROM 8:45 PM TO 11/9/22 AT 1:00 AM TOTAL QUOTA OF 6,000 DOZEN WATERFRONT (32434-33-00010) (27C) (ANNAS BAY) 12/9/22 FROM 9:30 PM TO 12/10/22 AT 1:30 AM DNR 48 (270370) (27B) (HC5) 12/10/22 FROM 10:00 PM TO 12/11/22 AT 2:00 AM HOHOBAS (270636) (27B) (HC6) 12/11/22 FROM 10:45 PM TO 12/12/22 AT 2:45 AM DNR 48 (270370) (27B) (HC5) 12/22/22 FROM 8:00 PM TO 11:59 PM TWANOH SP (270460) (27C) (HC8) 12/23/22 FROM 8:45 PM TO 12/24/22 AT 12:45 AM WATERFRONT (32434-33-00010) (27C) (ANNAS BAY) 12/26/22 FROM 11:00 PM TO 12/27/22 AT 3:00 AM CUSHMAN (270450) (27C) (ANNAS BAY) 12/28/22 FROM 12:01 AM TO 4:00 AM ALL BEACHES SOUTH OF AYOCK POINT HAVE AN 80 DOZEN LIMIT PER PERSON. LEGAL GEAR: HAND HELD PRYING TOOL. ADDITIONALLY: HARVESTERS MUST BAG, TAG, AND REMOVE THE SHELLFISH FROM THE HARVEST SITE BY PLACING THE SHELLFISH IN A VEHICLE ON THE UPLANDS OR IN A FLOATING BOAT AT TIME OF SALE TO THE DOH LICENSED BUYER. IF THE BOAT IS OWNED BY A SKOKOMISH TRIBAL MEMBER HOLDING A SHELLSTOCK SHIPPER LICENSE, THE BOAT NEED NOT BE FLOATING. ELDERS (55+) AND DISABLED HARVESTERS MAY BE ASSISTED BY A SKOKOMISH MEMBER. SHELLFISH MAY NOT BE LONGLINED. AT THE CLOSE OF THE HARVEST OR ONCE THE QUOTA HAS BEEN TAKEN, ONLY OYSTERS BAGGED/BUCKETED AND COUNTED MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE BEACH. HARVESTERS MUST PICK OWN LIMIT SOUTH OF AYOCK POINT. HARVESTERS MUST LEAVE BEACH AFTER REACHING LIMIT. HARVEST AMOUNT MUST BE REPORTED TO THE HARVEST MONITOR BEFORE LEAVING THE BEACH. MONITOR MAY STOP THE HARVEST AT ANY TIME. SUBSISTENCE HARVESTING ALLOWED ONLY ONE HOUR BEFORE OR ONE HOUR AFTER COMMERCIAL OPENING. HARVESTERS MUST HAVE THEIR TRIBAL ID ON HAND IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN A TRIBAL DIG OR PICK. ALL COMMERCIAL HARVEST MUST BE RECORDED ON TREATY INDIAN FISH RECEIVING TICKETS AT THE POINT OF SALE AS SPECIFIED IN THE TRIBAL FISHERIES ORDINANCE. SHELLFISH BAG TAG MUST BE AFFIXED TO EACH BAG OF COMMERCIALLY HARVESTED OYSTERS PRIOR TO LEAVING THE BEACH. BAG TAGS MUST BE FILLED OUT WITH A PERMANENT MARKER SUCH AS A SHARPIE. BAG TAGS MUST EITHER BE ISSUED FROM THE NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE AS PER REGULATION S#22-02 OR MEET THE TAGGING REQUIREMENTS FOUND IN THE NATIONAL SHELLFISH SANITATION MODEL ORDINANCE SECTION .05, SHELLSTOCK IDENTIFICATION, AND ALSO CONTAIN THE ORIGINAL HARVESTER'S IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND THE SKOKOMISH TRIBE'S CERTIFICATION NUMBER. ON PUBLIC BEACHES SOUTH OF AYOCK POINT, ONLY SINGLE OYSTERS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 3.5 INCHES MAY BE HARVESTED. NORTH OF AYOCK POINT ONLY SINGLE OYSTERS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 2.5 INCHES MAY BE HARVESTED. SHELLFISH MUST BE SOLD ON THE BEACH. HOWEVER, BETWEEN OCTOBER 1 AND APRIL 30, TRIBAL MEMBERS OPERATING UNDER THE TRIBE'S HARVESTER LICENSE MAY TRANSPORT PRODUCT TO LICENSED SHELLFISH BUYERS IF THEIR VEHICLE HAS PASSED AN INSPECTION AND IF THE HARVEST TRANSPORT RECORD FORM IS FILLED OUT, IN ADDITION TO FOLLOWING ALL OTHER SKOKOMISH AND DEPARTMENT OF HEATH RULES AND REGULATIONS. TIME OF HARVEST TO COOLING REQUIREMENTS AND HARVEST CONTROLS ARE AS FOLLOWS: CATEGORY 1: THE TIME OF HARVEST TO COOLING REQUIREMENT FROM MAY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30 IS 9 HOURS. WHEN THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT HARVEST IS GREATER THAN 90 DEGREES, THE TIME OF HARVEST TO COOLING IS 7 HOURS. FROM JULY 1 THORUGH AUGUST 31, HARVEST IS NOT ALLOWED IF THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 70. WHEN HARVEST TEMPERATURE IS BETWEEN 68 AND 70 FROM JULY 1 THROUGH AUGUST 31, THE TIME OF HARVEST TO COOLING IS 5 HOURS. CATEGORY 2: THE TIME OF HARVEST TO COOLING REQUIREMENT FROM MAY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30 IS 7 HOURS. WHEN THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT HARVEST IS GREATER THAN 85 DEGREES, THE TIME OF HARVEST TO COOLING IS 5 HOURS. FROM JULY 1 THROUGH AUGUST 31, HARVEST IS NOT ALLOWED IF THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 68. WHEN HARVEST TEMPERATURE IS BETWEEN 66 AND 68 FROM JULY 1 THROUGH AUGUST 31, THE TIME OF HARVEST TO COOLING IS 3 HOURS. CATEGORY 3: THE TIME OF HARVEST TO COOLING REQUIREMENT FROM MAY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30 IS 5 HOURS. WHEN THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT HARVEST IS GREATER THAN 80 DEGREES, THE TIME OF HARVEST TO COOLING IS 3 HOURS. FROM JULY 1 THROUGH AUGUST 31, HARVEST IS NOT ALLOWED IF THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 66. WHEN HARVEST TEMPERATURE IS BETWEEN 64 AND 66 FROM JULY 1 THROUGH AUGUST 31, THE TIME OF HARVEST TO COOLING IS 1 HOUR. SOUTH OF AYOCK POINT: MINORS (THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 18) WHO HAVE NOT GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL OR OBTAINED A GED MAY ONLY HARVEST ON NON-SCHOOL NIGHTS AND ARE LIMITED TO 40 DOZEN OYSTERS. BRING A COPY OF YOUR DIPLOMA TO DNR TO CONFIRM GRADUATION. NON-SKOKOMISH INDIAN SPOUSES MAY NOT HARVEST A QUOTA BUT MAY ASSIST THEIR SKOKOMISH TRIBAL MEMBER SPOUSE. OTHER RESTRICTIONS: LITTERING ON BEACHES IS NOT ALLOWED. ANY PERSON WHO LITTERS WILL BE SUBJECT TO PENALTY. SHELLFISH BAG TAGS MAY NOT BE ALTERED IN ANY WAY. TAGS MUST CONTAIN BIDN AND GROWING AREA AND MUST BE LEGILBLE. JUSTIFICATION: HARVEST AVAILABLE OYSTER RESOURCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT JONATHON WOLF, SHELLFISH HARVEST MANAGER, AT JWOLF@SKOKOMISH.ORG. SKOKOMISH NATURAL RESOURCES N. 541 TRIBAL CENTER ROAD SKOKOMISH NATION, WA 98584