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Coastal
Commercial Dungness Crab Fishers and Processors WDFW Industry Notice
April 25, 2008
The
Quileute SMA will open to state fishers at 8:00 AM May 1, 2008.
The Quileute SMA
will be open to non-treaty fishers subject to the following restrictions:
a vessel may use, maintain, operate, or control no more than 100 pots
within the area. Any individual that intends to fish in this area from
May 1 through September 15, 2008 must notify the Department 24 hours
in advance of setting any gear. This notice must include the following
information: name of person controlling the gear; license number, vessel
name; the amount of gear being deployed; and the buoy brand identification
data. This notice must be given by one of the following three means:
1. Fax transmission
to Brandon Bryant at: 360-664-0689;
2. E-mail to: bryanblb@dfw.wa.gov;
or
3. Telephone call to: Brandon Bryant at 360-249-4628, Extension 229.
Further, if an individual
has provided the Department with a notice of intent to set gear and
later decides not to deploy gear, a notice to that affect should be
given by one of the three means listed above.
The Quileute SMA
is described as the area from Cape Johnson to Destruction Island shoreward
of a line approximating 30 fathoms according to the following points.
- Northeast Corner;
Cape Johnson, 47°58.00 - 124°40.40
- Northwest Corner;
47°58.00 - 124°49.00
- Southwest Corner;
47°40.50 - 124°40.00
- Southeast Corner;
Destruction Island, 47°40.50 - 124°24.43
If you have any
questions pertaining to this notice please call Brandon
Bryant (360) 249-4628 ext. 229.
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