LCL 10 Natural Resources

Roberts to Point Whitehorn to where these
two lines are intersected by a line from
Kwomias Point in British Columbia and a line
from Lilly Point to the North Alden Bank
Buoy are closed from April 15 through May
31.
(c) Waters of Marine Fish and Shellfish
Management and Catch Reporting Area 20A
within the area bounded by a line from Lilly
Point to Birch Point, and Lilly Point to the
North Alden Bank Buoy to where those lines
are intersected by a line projected
approximately 230 degrees south from Birch
Point to Alden Point on Patos Island are
closed from June 1 to June 30.
(d) All marine waters less than 30 feet deep.
(e) It is unlawful to take bottomfish for
commercial purposes in pelagic trawl except
in Marine Fish and Shellfish Management and
Catch Reporting Area 20A from March 1
throughout April 14, or at any time and area
specified by permit issued by the Director.
10.12.040 Log Books
The operator of trawl gear must obtain from
the Lummi Natural Resources Department and
accurately maintain a “Lummi Trawl
Logbook” on the vessel while fishing for or in
the possession of bottomfish taken with the
trawl gear. The completed logbook must be
submitted on request to authorized Lummi
Natural Resources Department personnel. For
each fishing trip, and prior to landing, vessel
operators shall record the vessel name and
tribal vessel identification number, the dates
of departure and return to port, and the
buyer(s) of the fish landed. In addition, for
each trawl tow conducted during the trip, the
vessel operator shall record the month and
day, duration of the tow, specific area fished,
net type, target species, and estimated weight
of each species retained. Copies of this log
shall be turned in to the Lummi Natural
Resources Department within ten days of the
end of each calendar month in which fishing
occurs or by the tenth day following the
termination of commercial fishing activity,
which ever occurs first.
10.12.050 Legal Gear for Dogfish
It shall be legal to take and possess dogfish
taken with:
(a) Set nets- set nets must be as described
below:
(1) Maximum four (4) nets per vessel each
net having a length not to exceed 1000 feet.
(2) Net depth must not exceed 25 meshes.
(3) Net mesh must not be less than 5
inches.
(4) Net web material must be no finer than
210/30 (12) denier nylon.
(5) Net must have Lummi Treaty Fishing
Identification Card number on a buoy at
each end of the net.
10.12.060 Set Net Seasons
It shall be permitted to take and possess
dogfish and other species of bottom fish,
except halibut, salmon and shellfish, taken
with dogfish set net gear for commercial
purposes only in the following Marine Fish
and Shellfish Management and Catch
Reporting areas during the seasons designated
below:
(a) Areas 20A and 20B - November 1 through
June 15
(b) Areas 21A - March 1 through June 15
10.12.070 Set Line Seasons
It shall be unlawful to take, fish for, or possess
dogfish and other bottomfish with set lines in
all Lummi usual and accustomed areas unless
otherwise permitted by regulation.
10.12.080 Commercial Jig Seasons
It shall be unlawful to take, fish for, or possess
bottomfish for commercial purposes with
commercial jig gear except from April 30 to
November 30.
10.12.090 Commercial Drag (Beach)
Seine Seasons
Open to legal gear for the taking of bottomfish
Title 10 Natural Resources Code (2008)
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