FILING ORGINAZATION: SKOKOMISH TRIBE FILED UNDER SECTION 4.6 OF THE REVISED SHELLFISH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION NUMBER: PUB-#24-52 MOD 1 REGULATION MODIFIED: PUB-S#24-25 DATE ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 21st, 2024 SPECIES: DUNGENESS CRAB FISHERY TYPE: COMMERCIAL ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF CATCH AREA: (S) SHELLFISH REPORTING AREAS 25C, 27A, AND THAT PORTION OF 27B NORTH OF AYOCK POINT. EFFECTIVE DATES: November 25, 2024 THROUGH November 27, 2024 ANTICIPATED EFFORT: 20 BOATS AND 20,000 POUNDS DAYS/HOURS: 8:00 AM November 25, 2024 THROUH 12:00 PM November 27, 2024 POTS MAY ONLY BE CHECKED FROM 30 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRISE TO 30 MINUTES AFTER SUNSET EACH DAY; OVERNIGHT SOAKS ARE PERMITTED. LEGAL GEAR: A COMMERCIAL 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 PORT SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 4 1/4 INCHES. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR ESCAPEMENT FROM THE POT (IN THE EVENT THE POT IS LOST WHILE FISHING) SHALL BE BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS: I) BY ATTACHING POT LID HOOKS OR TIE DOWN STRAPS WITH A SINGLE STRAND OR LOOP OF UNTREATED COTTON OR OTHER NATURAL FIBER NO LARGER THAN THREAD SIZE 120; OR II) 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 IN THE TOP HALF OF THE POT AND MUST NOT BE BLOCKED BE ENRTY TUNNELS, BAIT BOXES, OR ANY OTHER STRUCTURES OR MATERIALS); OR III) BY ATTACHING THE POT LID OR ONE POT SIDE THAT SERVES AS A POT LID WITH NOT MORE THAN 3 SINGLE LOOPS OF UNTREATED COTTON TWINE OR OTHER NATURAL FIBER NO LARGER THAN THREAD SIZE 120. THE POT LID OR SIDE MUST OPEN FREELY IF THE TWINE OR FIBER IS BROKEN. A RING NET IS A TYPE OF DIP NET WHICH MAY BE LOWERED FROM A VESSEL BY MEANS OF A ROPE. GEAR LIMITATIONS: LEGAL COMMERCIAL GEAR SHALL INCLUDE CRAB POTS, RING NETS, DIP NETS AND OTHER HAND OPERATED INSTRUMENTS THAT DO NOT PENETRATE THE SHELL. BUOY USE REQUIREMENTS: I) ALL POTS SHALL HAVE BUOYS ATTACHED WHILE THEY ARE FISHING. BUOYS ATTACHED TO GEAR CAN BE ANY COLOR OR COLOR COMBINATIONS EXCEPT FOR HALF RED AND HALF WHITE. IF ANY PORTION OF THE BUOY IS RED NONE OF THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE BUOY MAY BE WHITE. IF ANY PORTION OF THE BUOY IS WHITE, NONE OF THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE BUOY MAY BE RED. II) ALL BUOYS MUST BE CONSTRUCTED OF DURABLE MATERIAL, EXCLUDING PLASTIC, METAL BOTTLES AND OTHER CONTAINERS. AT LEAST ONE BUOY MEASURING 5 INCHES IN DIAMETER BY 11 INCHES IN LENGTH OR LARGER MUST BE ATTACHED TO EACH CRAB POT OR RING NET LINE. THE BUOY LINE SHALL BE WEIGHTED TO KEEP THE BUOY LINE FROM FLOATING. III) ALL BUOYS SHALL BE CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED WITH THE FISHER'S TRIBAL IDENTIFICATION CARD NUMBER. BUOYS SHALL BE MARKED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE FISHER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER CAN BE IDENTIFIED WITHOUT REMOVING THE GEAR FROM THE WATER. A CRAB POT SHALL ONLY BE FISHED AT LOCATIONS WHERE THE POT IS COMPLETELY COVERED BY WATER DURING ALL STAGES AND CONDITIONS OF TIDES. OTHER 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. ALL FEMALE DUNGENESS CRAB AND ALL SOFT-SHELLED CRAB MUST BE RETURNED TO THE WATER UNHARMED. RED ROCK CRAB OF EITHER SEX WITH A CARAPACE WIDTH OF 5 INCHES (127 MILLIMETERS) OR GREATER MAY BE RETAINED. THE TOTAL POT LIMIT 35 POTS. THE TOTAL POT LIMIT CONSISTS OF BOTH COMMERCIAL AND SUBSISTENCE POTS. POT LIMITS ARE PER FISHER PER VESSEL. ALL TRIBAL FISHERS PLANNING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FISHERY MUST REGISTER AT THE SKOKOMISH FISHERIES OFFICE PRIOR TO FISHING. ALL TRIBAL FISHERS, BOTH SUBSISTENCE AND COMMERCIAL, MUST MAINTAIN HARVEST LOGS PROVIDED BY NATURAL RESOURCES. A CATCH RECORD MUST BE REPORTED EACH DAY POTS ARE SET REGARDLESS OF WHETHER CRAB ARE CAUGHT. LOG SHEET INFORMATION MUST BE TURNED INTO THE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE BY NO LATER THAN 4:00 PM ON November 29, 2024. ALL CRAB RETAINED FOR PERSONAL CONSUMPTION OR GIFTS MUST BE RECORDED ON FISH TICKETS AS TAKE HOME. ALL CRAB REJECTED FROM THE BUYER MUST BE RECORDED ON FISH TICKETS AS WEIGH BACK. IF CATCH INFORMATION IS NOT REPORTED THE FISHERMAN WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM HARVESTING IN THE NEXT OPENER. JUSTIFICATION: HARVEST TREATY SHARE OF HOOD CANAL CRAB. DUE TO WEATHER DATE OF OPENER MOVED TO NOV. 25TH-27TH. SKOKOMISH DNR N. 541 TRIBAL CENTER ROAD SKOKOMISH NATION WA 98584