Annual Chum Regs
2011 Annual Coho and Chum Regs
Emergency Chum Regs
EMERGENCY REGULATION NO. ER-12-15
Date
November 29th, 2012
Regs. No. Superseded/Modified
ER-12-14
Fishery Type
CHUM – Commercial Fishery
Catch Area
13D-1 Dana Passage
13D-2 Pickering Passage
13H Totten Inlet
13G Eld Inlet
On/Off Reservation
ON/OFF
Effective Dates
Open: 6 AM Saturday, December 1st, 2012
Closed: 9 AM Monday, December 3rd, 2012
Open: 6 AM Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
Closed: 9 AM Friday, December 7th, 2012
Days/Hours by Gear
Beach Seines/Drift Nets/ Set Nets Open 24 Hours/Day
Beach Seines-Max Length 600 feet/ Mesh Size: 3 Inch Min- 4 Inch Max
Pickering Passage: Drift/ Set Nets – Max Length 600 feet/ Min Stretch: 5 inches
Totten Inlet: Drift Nets – Max Length 900 feet/ Set Nets Max Length 600 feet -Min Stretch: 5 inches
Other Totten Inlet Restrictions: All waters of Totten Inlet southwest of a line running northwest from the
northern tip of Burns Point through the double pilings north of the Olympia Oyster Company building to the
shore are Closed (Kennedy Creek closure). All waters of Skookum Inlet are CLOSED.
Eld Inlet: In those waters north of a line extending northeast from JM Peters dock to the point on the opposite shore and south of a line extending from Flapjack Point to the northernmost point of land at the entrance to
Green Cove: Drift/Set Nets- Max Length 300 feet/ Min Stretch: 5 inches
In those waters north of the aforementioned Flapjack Point Green Cove boundary to the northern 13G boundary:
Drift/Set Nets- Max Length 600 feet/ Min Stretch: 5 inches
Dana Passage: Drift Nets- Max Length 900 feet /Set Nets- Max Length 300 feet/ Min Stretch: 5 inches
Other Eld Inlet Restrictions: Nets may not be set over private oyster beds. All waters south of a line extending from JM Peters dock to the point of land on the opposite shore are closed. Beach Seines must Release all Coho.
JUSTIFICATION
COMMERCIAL HARVEST OF FALL CHUM SALMON
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EMERGENCY REGULATION NO. ER-12-16
Date
December 3rd, 2012
Regs. No. Superseded/Modified
ER-12-15
Fishery Type
CHUM – Commercial Fishery
Catch Area
13D-1 Dana Passage
13D-2 Pickering Passage
13H Totten Inlet
13G Eld Inlet
On/Off Reservation
ON/OFF
Effective Dates
Open: 6 AM Saturday, December 8th, 2012
Closed: 9 AM Monday, December 10th, 2012
Days/Hours by Gear: Beach Seines/Drift Nets/ Set Nets Open 24 Hours/Day
Beach Seines – Max Length 600 feet/ Mesh Size: 3 Inch Min- 4 Inch Max
Pickering Passage: Drift/ Set Nets – Max Length 600 feet/ Min Stretch: 5 inches
Totten Inlet: Drift Nets – Max Length 900 feet/ Set Nets Max Length 600 feet -Min Stretch: 5 inches
Other Totten Inlet Restrictions: All waters of Totten Inlet southwest of a line running northwest from the
northern tip of Burns Point through the double pilings north of the Olympia Oyster Company building to the
shore are Closed (Kennedy Creek closure). All waters of Skookum Inlet are CLOSED.
Eld Inlet: In those waters north of a line extending northeast from JM Peters dock to the point on the opposite
shore and south of a line extending from Flapjack Point to the northernmost point of land at the entrance to
Green Cove: Drift/Set Nets- Max Length 300 feet/ Min Stretch: 5 inches
In those waters north of the aforementioned Flapjack Point Green Cove boundary to the northern 13G boundary:
Drift/Set Nets- Max Length 600 feet/ Min Stretch: 5 inches
Dana Passage: Drift Nets- Max Length 900 feet /Set Nets- Max Length 300 feet/ Min Stretch: 5 inches
Other Eld Inlet Restrictions: Nets may not be set over private oyster beds. All waters south of a line
extending from JM Peters dock to the point of land on the opposite shore are closed.
Beach Seines must Release all Coho.
JUSTIFICATION
Commercial Harvest of fall chum salmon/ end of 2012 Squaxin commercial salmon fisheries.
Chambers Creek Chum Reg
Filing organization
Medicine Creek Treaty Tribes
Regulation Number
MCTC-08-2012/13
Catch area
Chamber’s Bay fishing area (13C)
All waters easterly of a line 100′ east of the railroad trestle at the mouth
of chamber’s bay to within 400′ of the dam and causeway.
Fishery type
Commercial
Species
Chum
Date adopted
November 6, 2012
Effective dates
November 4 – Dec 1, 2012
Legal gear
Beach seines – 600′ maximum length with a 3″ minimum and 4″ maximum mesh size
Marine set gill nets – 100′ maximum length, minimum 5″ mesh size. Set nets shall be tended not less than once every 24 hours. All set nets must be attached to the shore or anchored. Each end not attached to shore must be marked with a floating buoy not less than 20″ in diameter. Each buoy must be lit and marked in letters no less than 1″ in height with owner’s full name and tribe name.
Days/Hrs
Beginning 12:00 noon Sunday, November 4, 2012
Beach seines: OPEN 2 days per week, from Sunday 12:00 Noon to Tuesday 12:00 Noon.
Set nets: OPEN 2 days per week, from Wednesday 12:00 Noon to Friday 12:00 Noon.
CLOSES: Saturday, December 1, 2012.
Comments
The above schedule may change to ensure fishable conditions.
Justification
Harvestable chum
Remarks
The following actions will be subject to penalties and/or fines in accordance with tribal fishing ordinances adopted by the Medicine Creek Treaty Tribes:
-Wantonly wasting or destroying food fish.
-Disposing of litter into the water or onto shore while participating in the in-common fisheries of the Medicine Creek Treaty Tribes.
Fox Island Chum Regs
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