FILING TRIBE:    SKOKOMISH TRIBE 
 
REGULATION NUMBER:	PTL-S-S#26-01 FILED UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE REVISED
			SHELLFISH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

REGULATIONS MODIFIED:	S#26-02
REGULATION SUPERSEDED:	NONE
  
DATE ADOPTED:		APRIL 14, 2026

SPECIES:                PACIFIC OYSTER
FISHERY TYPE:           COMMERCIAL
ON/OFF RESERVATION:     OFF                                                    
                                                 
EFFECTIVE DATES:        APRIL 19, 2026
                        
DAYS/HOURS/QUOTA:       HOOD CANAL HOLDINGS LLC (32233-50-00007)(32233-50-00011)
			(32233-50-00901) (32233-50-00902)(32233-50-90050)(32233-50-00012) (HC6) (27C)
			4/19/25 FROM 11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM
			QUOTA 10,000 DOZEN
					
LEGAL GEAR: 		HAND HELD PRYING TOOL
	
ADDITIONALLY:           HARVESTERS MUST PICK OWN LIMIT - NO ASSISTING OTHER 
                        HARVESTERS.

                        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 NOT ALLOWED.                        
                                              
                        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#26-02 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.

			SEE ASSOCIATED MAPS FOR LOCATIONS OF PRIVATE TIDELANDS.  ALL
			PRIVATE TIDELANDS ARE BEACH ACCESS ONLY.  THIS MEANS YOU MAY
			NOT ACCESS THE BEACH VIA PRIVATE PROPERTY AND TYPICALLY BEST
			ACCESS WILL BE BY BOAT. 

			ON PUBLIC BEACHES SOUTH OF AYOCK POINT, ONLY SINGLE 
			OYSTERS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 3 INCHES MAY BE 
			HARVESTED.  NORTH OF AYOCK POINT ONLY SINGLE OYSTERS 
			EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 2.5 INCHES MAY BE HARVESTED.
			PRIVATE BEACHES SOUTH OF AYOCK: ANY TYPE OF OYSTER MAY BE 
			HARVESTED 1.5 INCHES OR GREATER.

			LONG-LINING OF OYSTERS BY TRIBAL MEMBERS IS NOT 
			ALLOWED EITHER NORTH OR SOUTH OF AYOCK POINT.

			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 
			ALEX GOULEY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AT AGOULEY@SKOKOMISH.ORG. 
  

SKOKOMISH NATURAL RESOURCES	
N. 541 TRIBAL CENTER ROAD
SKOKOMISH NATION, WA 98584