FILING ORGANIZATION:	SKOKOMISH TRIBE 
 
REGULATION NUMBER:	F#24-41
REGULATION MODIFIED:	F#24-09 SECTION V		
REGULATION SUPERSEDED: 	NONE

DATE ADOPTED:		SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
 
SPECIES:		COHO
FISHERY TYPE:		COMMERCIAL FOR MINORS
ON/OFF RESERVATION:	ON
                          
CATCH AREA(S):          SKOKOMISH RIVER (82G) FROM THE MOUTH TO THE 
                        SR106 BRIDGE.  

EFFECTIVE DATES:        OCTOBER 01, 2024 THROUGH OCTOBER 26, 2024.
                         
DAYS/HOURS:             OPEN 6:00 AM TUESDAY (10/01) TO 11:59 PM SATURDAY
                        (10/26).
                           
LEGAL GEAR:             LAWFUL HOOK AND LINE GEAR SHALL BE: A SINGLE LINE
                        TO WHICH NO MORE THAN ONE SINGLE-POINT BARBED HOOK
                        MAY BE ATTACHED.  MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE HOOK SIZE SHALL
                        BE #2/0. LINE WEIGHT(S) MUST BE ATTACHED NO LESS
                        THAN 12 INCHES ABOVE HOOK (AS PER REGULATION F#24-09).

OTHER RESTRICTIONS:     1)  ALL CATCH MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO SKOKOMISH
                            FISHERIES STAFF FOR SAMPLING PURPOSES.
                        2)  ALL CATCH MUST BE REPORTED ON FISH TICKETS OR
                            ROADSIDE SALE REPORTING FORMS.  MINORS MUST
                            USE AN ADULT'S CARD FOR SALES.
                        3)  THIS FISHERY IS OPEN ONLY TO MINORS BETWEEN THE
                            AGES OF 12 YEARS AND 18 YEARS OLD PROVIDED HE
                            OR SHE MEETS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
                            A)  THE MINOR IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT MEMBER
                                OF THE TRIBE.
                            B)  THE MINOR IS A HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD.  THE
                                DETERMINATION FOR WHETHER A PERSON IS THE
                                HEAD OF A HOUSEHOLD TO EXERCISE TREATY
                                FISHING RIGHTS SHALL BE MADE BY THE FISH
                                COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THAT PERSON FISHING.
                            C)  THE MINOR HAS BEEN EXEMPTED FROM THE 
                                RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON MINORS UPON A
                                SHOWING OF EXTREME HARDSHIP. THE
                                DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A MINOR IS EXEMPT
                                FROM THE SECTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE
                                PERTAINING TO MINORS SHALL BE MADE BY THE
                                FISH COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THAT PERSON
                                FISHING.
                        4)  NO MINOR SHALL FISH EARLIER THAN 5:00 PM ON A 
                            REGULARLY SCHEDULED SCHOOL DAY OR LATER THAN
                            10:00 PM ON ANY DAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING A
                            REGULARLY SCHEDULED SCHOOL DAY.
                        5)  RETENTION OF CHINOOK ALLOWED.
   			   			                                                    
JUSTIFICATIONS:         HARVEST AVAILABLE COHO SALMON.
	
SKOKOMISH FISHERIES
N.541 TRIBAL CENTER ROAD
SKOKOMISH NATION, WA 98584