FILING ORGANIZATION: SKOKOMISH TRIBE REGULATION NUMBER: PUB-S#24-31 FILED UNDER SECTION 4.6 OF THE REVISED SHELLFISH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION MODIFIED: PUB-S#24-25 DATE ADOPTED: JUNE 20,2024 CATCH AREAS: SHELLFISH CATCH REPORTING AREAS 25C, 27A AND 27B. THE AREA SOUTH OF AYOCK POINT IS CLOSED. FISHERY TYPE: SUBSISTENCE SPECIES: DUNGENESS CRAB AND RED ROCK CRAB ON/OFF RESERVATION: ON/OFF EFFECTIVE DATES: JUNE 21, 2023 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2025 DAYS/HOURS: DAILY OPENINGS WILL BE FROM 30 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRISE TO 30 MINUTES AFTER SUNSET. OPEN AT 8:00 AM JUNE 21, 2024 THROUGH 5:00 PM ON FEBRUARY 28, 2025. LEGAL GEAR: CRAB POTS, RING NETS, DIP NETS, AND OTHER HAND OPERATED INSTRUMENTS THAT DO NOT PENETRATE THE SHELL. CRAB POT IS AN ENCLOSED TRAP WITH AT LEAST TWO ESCAPE RINGS OR PORTS LOCATED IN THE UPPER HALF 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 SKK 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 IN FRONT OF THE TIPS. ONLY MALE CRABS MAY BE TAKEN. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR FISHERS TO RETAIN OR 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 3 CRABS PER FISHER PER DAY. SUBSISTENCE CRABBING WILL BE CLOSED FOR 48 HOURS BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER A COMMERCIAL CRAB OPENING. ALL SUBSISTENCE CRAB HARVEST MUST BE REPORTED ON CRAB SUBSISTENCE CARDS. CARDS ARE AVAILIBLE AT THE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE. 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. JUSTIFICATION: HARVEST AVAILIBLE CRAB RESOURCE. SKOKOMISH NATURAL RESOURCES 541 NORTH TRIBAL CENTER RD. SKOKOMISH NATION, WASHINGTON 98584