LCL 10 Natural Resources

for commercial purposes year around unless
otherwise restricted by regulation.
10.12.100 Commercial Bottomfish
Seasons
It shall be unlawful to take, fish for, or possess
bottomfish for commercial purposes except in
the following Marine Fish and Shellfish
Management and Catch Reporting Areas:
20A, 21A, 21B, 23A, and 23B from April 30
to November 30 unless otherwise provided by
regulation.
10.12.110 Bottom Fishing with Illegal
Gear
Violations of Chapter 10.12 requirements for
legal gear and fishing in closed seasons shall
be punishable by civil penalties as follows:
First violation
$ 50.00 to $100.00
Second violation
$100.00 to $250.00
Subsequent violations
$250.00 to $500.00
Chapter 10.13 Crab and Shrimp
10.13.010 Subsistence Dungeness Crab
Male, hard Dungeness Crab greater than 6
1/4” caliper measure across the back in front
of the horns (Cancer magister) may be taken
for subsistence use by crab pot gear or hand,
net or ring gear under the following terms and
conditions:
(a) Open season shall be whenever it has been
determined by Lummi Natural Resources
Department that the crab meet the hardness
criteria.
(b) Each fisher may fish, without crab blocks,
only two pots not to exceed 32” diameter at
any one time, and must harvest only pots
marked with a red buoy of durable material
capable of floating at the surface while
supporting a 5 pound weight, permanently
marked with the fisher’s name and tribe.
(c) Each pot must have two escape rings not
less than 4.25 inches inside diameter located
in the upper half of the pot, and
(d) Each pot must be marked with the Fishing
Identification Card number issued pursuant to
10.04.020 above.
(e) The fisher is not a commercial crab fisher
with a commercial fisheries identification card
validated for crab issued to him or her.
(f) No more than 12 crab may be in the
possession of the fisher at any one time.
(g) The fisher maintains a record the date of
harvest and number of crabs taken for
subsistence purposes and provides it to the
Lummi Natural Resources Department on
request.
Violations of this section are punishable by
civil penalties as follows:
First violation
$50.00 to $100.00
Subsequent violations
$100.00 to $200.00
10.13.020 Subsistence Shrimp
Spot and Coonstripe shrimp may be from
April 1 through October 15 yearly under the
following conditions:
(a) Spot shrimp greater than 30mm carapace
measure shall not be retained.
(b) Each fisher may fish only two pots not to
exceed 32” diameter at any one time, and must
harvest only pots marked with the fisher’s
name and tribe.
(c) There shall be no more than 2 fishers per
vessel participating in the subsistence fishery
(d) Each pot must be marked with a solid red
buoy of durable material capable of floating at
the surface while supporting a 5 pound
weight, permanently marked with the Fishing
Identification Card number issued pursuant to
10.04.020 above.
(e) The pots may only be set in areas opened
on the hotline.
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