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Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › GEODUCK › Section 220-340-300 - Commercial geoduck harvest - Gear restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It is unlawful to use any gear other than
				  a manually operated water jet with a nozzle 5/8 of an inch or less inside
				  diameter to commercially harvest geoducks, unless a permit to use other gear is
				  first obtained from the director.
(2) It is unlawful for through-hull fittings
				  for water discharge hoses connected to harvest gear to be below the water's
				  surface in the commercial harvest of geoducks. Through-hull fittings connected
				  to harvest gear above the water's surface must be visible at all
				  times.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.04.012,
						77.04.013,
						77.04.055,
						77.12.045, and
						77.12.047. 12-23-016 (Order
						12-267), §
												220-52-019, filed 11/9/12,
						effective 12/10/12. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.12.047. 06-17-056 (Order 06-197), §
												220-52-019, filed 8/10/06,
						effective 9/10/06; 03-10-008 (Order 03-81), §
												220-52-019, filed 4/25/03,
						effective 5/26/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 94-12-009 (Order 94-23),
						§
												220-52-019, filed 5/19/94,
						effective 6/19/94; 93-15-051, §
												220-52-019, filed 7/14/93,
						effective 8/14/93; 84-08-014 (Order 84-24), §
												220-52-019, filed 3/27/84;
						81-11-006 (Order 81-31), §
												220-52-019, filed 5/11/81;
						79-12-039 (Order 79-129), §
												220-52-019, filed 11/20/79;
						79-02-053 (Order 79-6), §
												220-52-019, filed 1/30/79; Order
						77-65, §
												220-52-019, filed 8/5/77 and
						8/25/77; Order 76-152, §
												220-52-019, filed 12/17/76; Order
						76-26, §
												220-52-019, filed 1:45 p.m.,
						4/20/76; Order 1258, §
												220-52-019, filed 8/25/75; Order
						857, §
												220-52-019, filed
						12/11/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › GEODUCK › Section 220-340-310 - Commercial geoduck harvest license

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It is unlawful to commercially harvest
				  geoducks unless the harvester possesses a valid, director-issued geoduck
				  fishery license or geoduck diver license. A geoduck fishery license card is a
				  "license card" under WAC 220-352-210.
(2) Only persons holding current geoduck
				  harvest agreements from the department of natural resources or their agents may
				  apply for a geoduck fishery license. An application for a geoduck fishery
				  license must be fully completed on a form provided by the department and
				  accompanied by a copy of the geoduck harvest agreement for which the license is
				  sought.
(3) Each geoduck fishery
				  license authorizes the use of two water jets or other units of geoduck harvest
				  gear. Commercial geoduck harvesting gear must meet the requirements of WAC
				  220-340-300.
(4) Holders of geoduck
				  fishery licenses must comply with all applicable commercial diving safety
				  regulations adopted by the Federal Occupational Safety and Health
				  Administration established under the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act
				  of 1970, 29 U.S.C.
				  651 et. seq. Some of these regulations appear
				  at 29 C.F.R. Part 1910, Subpart T.
(a) The
				  director may suspend or revoke a geoduck fishery license used in violation of
				  commercial diving safety regulations, including 29 C.F.R. Part 1910, Subpart T,
				  adopted under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The procedures of
				  chapter 34.05 RCW apply to these suspensions or revocations.
(b) If there is a substantial probability
				  that a violation of commercial diving safety regulations could result in death
				  or serious physical harm to a person harvesting geoducks, the director may
				  immediately suspend the license until the violation is corrected. If the
				  violator fails to correct the violation within ten days of notice of the
				  violation, the director may revoke the violator's geoduck fishery license. The
				  director may not revoke a geoduck fishery license if the holder of the
				  harvesting agreement corrects the violation within ten days of receiving
				  written notice of the violation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › GEODUCK › Section 220-340-320 - Commercial geoduck harvest - Requirements and unlawful acts

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It is unlawful
				  to take, fish for, or possess geoduck clams taken for commercial purposes from
				  the substrate of any Washington state waters except as provided by
				  RCW
				  77.60.070 and department rule.
(2) It is unlawful to engage in geoduck
				  harvesting operations unless the following documents are onboard the geoduck
				  harvesting vessel:
(a) A copy of the
				  department of natural resources (DNR) geoduck harvesting agreement for the
				  tract or area where harvesting is occurring;
(b) A map of the geoduck tract or harvest
				  area and complete tract or harvest area boundary identification documents or
				  photographs issued by DNR for the tract or harvest area;
(c) A geoduck diver license for each diver on
				  board the harvest vessel or in the water; and
(d) A geoduck fishery license as described in
				  WAC 220-340-310.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › GEODUCK › Section 220-340-330 - Commercial geoduck harvest - Time and area restrictions

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(1) It is unlawful to harvest geoducks for
				  commercial purposes during the following time and day restrictions:
(a) Between one-half hour before official
				  sunset or 7:00 p.m., whichever is earlier, and 7:00 a.m.
(b) It is unlawful for a geoduck harvest
				  vessel to be on a geoduck tract or harvest area after 7:30 p.m. or before 6:30
				  a.m.
(c) It is unlawful to take or
				  fish for geoducks on Sundays or on state holidays as defined by the office of
				  financial management.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAB › Section 220-340-400 - Definition - Commercial crab fishing

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
"Commercial crab fishing" means any taking, fishing, use,
					 or operation of gear to fish for crab for commercial purposes, and includes the
					 possession of crab on the water for commercial purposes, and the landing or
					 initial delivery of crab for commercial purposes.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.04.012,
						77.04.013,
						77.04.055,
						77.12.045, and
						77.12.047. 12-23-016 (Order
						12-267), §
												220-52-036, filed 11/9/12,
						effective 12/10/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAB › Section 220-340-410 - Commercial crab licenses

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(1) It
				  is unlawful to take, fish for, land, or deliver crab for commercial purposes in
				  Washington or coastal waters unless the person has the license required by
				  statute or department rule, or if the person is a properly designated
				  alternative operator to a valid license.
(a)
				  For Puget Sound, a person must have a "Dungeness crab - Puget Sound" fishery
				  license provided by
				  RCW
				  77.65.130.
(b) For coastal waters, such person must have
				  a "Dungeness crab - Coastal" fishery license provided by
				  RCW
				  77.65.130.
(c) To use ring nets instead of or in
				  addition to pots, a licensee must also have the "Crab ring net - Puget Sound"
				  or "Crab ring net - non-Puget Sound" license as provided in
				  RCW
				  77.65.130.
(d) Qualifications for the limited entry
				  licenses, requirements for designating vessels, and use of alternate operators
				  are provided in and controlled by chapters 77.65 and 77.70 RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAB › Section 220-340-420 - Commercial crab fishery-Unlawful acts

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(1)
Crab
				  size and sex restrictions.
It is unlawful for any person acting for
				  commercial purposes to take, possess, deliver, or otherwise control:
(a) Any female Dungeness crab; or
(b) Any male Dungeness crab measuring less
				  than 6-1/4 inches, caliper measurement, at the widest part of the shell
				  immediately in front of the points (tips).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAB › Section 220-340-430 - Commercial crab fishery-Gear requirements

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(1)
Buoy tag and pot tag required.
(a) It is unlawful to place in the water,
				  pull from the water, possess on the water, or transport on the water any crab
				  buoy or crab pot without an attached buoy tag and pot tag that meet the
				  requirements of this section, except as provided by (b) and (c) of this
				  subsection. A violation of this subsection is punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.520 Commercial fishing-Unlawful gear or
				  methods-Penalty.
(b) Persons
				  operating under a valid coastal gear recovery permit as provided in WAC
				  220-340-440 may possess crab pots
				  or buoys missing tags or bearing the tags of another license holder, provided
				  the permittee adheres to provisions of the permit. Failure to adhere to the
				  provisions of the permit is a gross misdemeanor, punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.750 Unlawful use of a department
				  permit-Penalty.
(c) Persons
				  operating under a valid coastal gear transport permit as provided in WAC
				  220-340-440 may possess crab pots
				  or buoys bearing the tags issued by another state, provided the permittee
				  adheres to provisions of the permit. Failure to adhere to the provisions of the
				  permit is a gross misdemeanor, punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.750 Unlawful use of a department
				  permit-Penalty.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAB › Section 220-340-435 - Commercial crab fishery-Shellfish pot requirements

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(1)
Commercial gear limited to
				  pots.
It is unlawful to take or fish for crab for commercial purposes
				  except with shellfish pots.
(2)
Commercial gear escape rings and ports defined.
It is unlawful to
				  use or operate any shellfish pot gear in the commercial Dungeness crab fishery
				  unless the gear meets the following requirements:
(a) Pot gear must have 2 or more escape rings
				  or ports;
(b) Escape rings or ports
				  must be 4-1/4 inches inside diameter or larger; and
(c) Escape rings or ports must be located in
				  the upper half of the trap.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAB › Section 220-340-440 - Commercial crab gear - Possession of another's gear and tag tampering

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(1)
Possession of gear bearing another's crab pot tag or crab buoy
				  tag.
It is unlawful for any person to possess, use, control, or operate
				  any crab pot bearing a tag identifying the pot as belonging to another person,
				  or any buoy not bearing tags issued by the department to the person possessing
				  them, except:
(a) An alternate operator
				  designated on a primary license may possess and operate crab buoys and crab
				  pots bearing the tags of the license holder.
(b) Persons operating under a valid coastal
				  gear recovery permit issued by the department may possess crab pots or buoys
				  bearing the tags of another license holder, provided the permittee adheres to
				  provisions of the permit.
(c)
				  Persons operating under a valid coastal gear transport permit issued by the
				  department may possess crab pots or buoys bearing the tags issued by another
				  state, provided the permittee adheres to provisions of the permit.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAB › Section 220-340-450 - Commercial crab fishery-Seasons and areas-Coastal

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The open times and areas for coastal commercial crab
					 fishing are as follows:
(1) Coastal,
				  Pacific Ocean, Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay and Columbia River waters are closed
				  to commercial crab fishing except as provided by emergency rule. The target
				  date for the commercial season opening is December 1 based on the results of
				  test fishing to determine crab condition.
(2) The department may delay opening of the
				  coastal crab fishery due to softshell crab conditions or biotoxin levels. If
				  the department delays a season due to softshell crab conditions or biotoxin
				  levels, the following provisions will apply:
(a) After consultation with the Oregon
				  department of fish and wildlife and the California department of fish and
				  wildlife, the director may establish a softshell crab or biotoxin demarcation
				  line by emergency rule.
(b) For
				  waters of the Pacific Ocean north of Point Arena, California, it is unlawful
				  for a person to use a vessel to fish in any area where the season opening is
				  delayed due to softshell crab or biotoxin for the first 30 days following the
				  opening of the area if the vessel was employed in the coastal crab fishery
				  during the previous 45 days.
(c) It
				  is unlawful for fishers to set crab gear in any area where the season opening
				  is delayed, except that gear may be set as allowed by emergency rule. Emergency
				  rules will allow setting crab gear in advance of the delayed season opening
				  time.
(d) It is unlawful to fish
				  for or possess Dungeness crab or to set crab gear in waters of the Pacific
				  Ocean adjacent to the states of Oregon or California without the licenses or
				  permits required to commercially fish for Dungeness crab within the state
				  waters of Oregon or California. Washington coastal Dungeness crab permits are
				  valid only in Washington state waters, the Columbia River, Willapa Bay, Grays
				  Harbor, and the Pacific Ocean in federal waters north of the Washington/Oregon
				  border (46 ° 15'00"N. Lat.), extending 200 nautical miles
				  westward.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAB › Section 220-340-455 - Commercial crab fishery-Seasons and areas-Puget Sound

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The open times and areas for commercial crab fishing in
					 Puget Sound are as follows:
(1) It is
				  unlawful to fish for, take, or possess crab for commercial purposes except
				  during open commercial crab harvest seasons and from open commercial crab
				  management units as set by emergency rule. Commercial crab fishing will be open
				  from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset during open seasons,
				  except as provided below.
(2) The
				  following areas are closed to commercial crab fisheries regulated by the
				  department:
(a) Crab Management Regions 4, 5,
				  and 6 (WAC
				  220-320-110).
(b) Those waters of Marine Fish-Shellfish
				  Management and Catch Reporting Area 20A in Lummi Bay east of a line projected
				  from Sandy Point Light No. 2 (48.7868°, -122.7124°) to Gooseberry Point
				  (48.7324°, -122.6728°).
(c)
				  Those waters of Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area 21A
				  in Bellingham Bay west of a line projected from the exposed boulder off the
				  southeast portion of Point Francis (48.6973°, -122.6073°) to the old
				  pilings at Stevie's Point (48.7765°, -122.5523°).
(d) Those waters of Marine Fish-Shellfish
				  Management and Catch Reporting Area 24A east of a line projected true north
				  from the most westerly tip of Skagit Island (48.4131°, -122.5814°) and
				  extending south to the most westerly tip of Hope Island (48.3959°,
				  -122.5788°), thence southeast to Seal Rocks (48.3737°, -122.5634°),
				  thence southeast to the green can buoy (Buoy No. 5; 48.3630°,
				  -122.5510°) at the mouth of Swinomish Channel, thence easterly to the
				  western tip of Goat Island (48.3630°, -122.5386°).
(e) Those waters of Marine Fish-Shellfish
				  Management and Catch Reporting Area 24B inside a line projected from Priest
				  Point (48.0322°, -122.2274°) to the five-meter tower (48.0156°,
				  -122.2707°) between Gedney (Hat) Island and Priest Point, thence
				  northwesterly on a line between the five-meter tower and Barnum Point
				  (48.1935°, -122.4625°) to the intersection (48.1353°,
				  -122.3999°) with a line projected true west from Kayak Point (48.1351°,
				  -122.3678°), thence east to shore.
(f) Those waters of the Dungeness Bay
				  Crustacean Special Management Area (WAC
				  220-320-120).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAB › Section 220-340-460 - Commercial crab fishery-Coastal Dungeness crab logbook requirements

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(1) It is unlawful for any vessel operator
				  engaged in fishing for Dungeness crab in the coastal commercial fishery without
				  a fully operational electronic monitoring system to fail to have in possession,
				  and to complete a department-issued paper or a department-approved electronic
				  logbook for all fishing activity occurring in Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay, the
				  Columbia River, or the Pacific Ocean waters for all crab deliveries to a
				  Washington port. Fully operational means the electronic monitoring system is
				  collecting, storing, and transmitting data per WAC
				  220-340-420(12).
				  For the purposes of this section, "delivery" is defined as provided in
				  RCW
				  77.65.210.
(2) It is unlawful for any vessel operator
				  engaged in fishing without a fully operational electronic monitoring system to
				  fail to comply with the following method and time frame related to harvest
				  logbook submittal and record keeping:
(a) The
				  department must receive a copy of the completed logbook sheets or electronic
				  fields within 10 days following any landing made by a vessel while fishing for
				  Dungeness crab in the coastal commercial fishery without a fully operational
				  electronic monitoring system. Completed Dungeness crab harvest logbooks must be
				  submitted to the Washington department of fish and wil-dlife using a WDFW
				  logbook drop box or the following electronic mail address:
				  coastal.crab.EM@dfw.wa.gov.
(b)
				  Vessel operators engaged in fishing for Dungeness crab in the coastal
				  commercial fishery and without a fully operational electronic monitoring system
				  must complete a logbook entry for each day fished prior to offloading. Vessel
				  operators responsible for submitting harvest logbooks to the department must
				  maintain a copy of all submitted harvest logbooks for no less than three years
				  after the fishing activity ended.
(c) Vessel operators can obtain paper
				  logbooks by contacting the department's coastal Dungeness crab manager at
				  360-249-4628 or at coastal.crab.EM@dfw.wa.gov.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAB › Section 220-340-470 - Commercial crab fishery-Gear limits-Puget Sound and Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas

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(1)
Puget Sound licensing district
				  commercial shellfish gear limit.
It is unlawful for any person to take
				  or fish for crab for commercial purposes in the Puget Sound licensing district
				  if he or she is using, operating, or controlling any more than an aggregate
				  total of 100 shellfish pots. This limit applies to each license. This
				  subsection does not preclude a person who holds two or three Puget Sound crab
				  licenses from designating and using the licenses from one vessel as authorized
				  by
				  RCW
				  77.65.130. Violation of this subsection is a
				  gross misdemeanor, punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.520 Commercial fishing -Unlawful gear
				  or methods-Penalty.
(2)
Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas gear
				  limits.
It is unlawful for any person to use, maintain, operate, or
				  control crab pots in excess of the per-license limits prescribed in each of the
				  following shellfish management units.
(a)
				  Twenty pots in Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area
				  25E.
(b) Twenty pots in all waters
				  of the Sequim Bay Crustacean Special Management Area (WAC
				  220-320-120)
				  .
(c) Twenty pots in all waters of
				  the Port Townsend Bay Crustacean Special Management Area (WAC
				  220-320-120)
				  .
(d) Twenty pots in the Port
				  Angeles Harbor Crustacean Special Management Area (WAC
				  220-320-120)
				  .
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAB › Section 220-340-480 - Commercial crab fishery-Gear limits-Coastal

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(1)
Coastal crab pot limit.
(a) It is unlawful for a person to take or
				  fish for Dunge-ness crab for commercial purposes in Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay,
				  the Columbia River, or waters of the Pacific Ocean adjacent to the state of
				  Washington unless the person's Dungeness crab coastal fishery license or the
				  equivalent Oregon or California Dungeness crab fishery license is assigned a
				  crab pot limit. A violation of this subsection is punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.520 Commercial fishing-Unlawful gear or
				  methods-Penalty.
(b) It is unlawful
				  for a person to deploy or fish more shellfish pots than the number of shellfish
				  pots assigned to the license held by that person, unless authorized under a
				  permit issued by the director. A violation of this subsection is a gross
				  misdemeanor, punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.520 Commercial fishing-Unlawful gear or
				  methods-Penalty.
(c) It is unlawful
				  to use any vessel other than the vessel designated on a license to operate or
				  possess shellfish pots assigned to that license. A violation of this subsection
				  is a gross misdemeanor, punishable under RCW 77.15.530 Unlawful use of a
				  nondesignated vessel-Penalty.
(d)
				  It is unlawful for a person to take or fish for Dunge-ness crab or to deploy
				  crab pots unless the person is in possession of valid documentation issued by
				  the department that specifies the crab pot limit assigned to the license. A
				  violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor, punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.540 Unlawful use of a commercial
				  fishery license-Penalty.
(e)
				  Beginning May 1, through September 15, it is unlawful to leave Dungeness crab
				  pots deployed in Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay, Columbia River, or waters of the
				  Pacific Ocean adjacent to the state of Washington for more than 14 consecutive
				  days without making a Dungeness crab landing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAB › Section 220-340-490 - Commercial crab fishery- Coastal gear recovery permits

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(1)
Emergency coastal crab gear
				  recovery permit.
Emergency permits are granted on a case-by-case basis
				  to allow crab fishers to recover shellfish pots that were irretrievable at the
				  end of the lawful season opening due to extreme weather conditions. The
				  director or director's designee may grant an emergency coastal crab gear permit
				  once a commercial crab season is closed. Crab fishers must notify and apply to
				  the department's enforcement program for such emergency permits within 24 hours
				  prior to the close of the commercial crab season.
(2)
Coastal crab gear recovery
				  permit.
After the September 15 close of the primary coastal commercial
				  crab season and from May 1 through September 15, the director or director's
				  designee may grant a coastal crab gear recovery permit for licensed coastal
				  Dungeness crab fishers to recover crab pots that remain in the ocean and belong
				  to state licensed fishers.
(3) It
				  is unlawful to fail to follow the provisions of a coastal crab gear recovery
				  permit. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor, punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.750 Unlawful use of a department
				  permit-Penalty.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.04.012,
						77.04.013,
						77.04.055,
						77.12.045, and
						77.12.047. 12-23-016 (Order
						12-267), §
												220-52-044, filed 11/9/12,
						effective 12/10/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › SHRIMP › Section 220-340-500 - Commercial ocean pink shrimp trawl fishery-Coastal waters

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It is unlawful to fish for, possess or deliver ocean pink
					 shrimp taken for commercial purposes from the waters of the Exclusive Economic
					 Zone, except as provided for in this section:
Area
(1) It is unlawful to fish for ocean pink
				  shrimp within the territorial boundaries of the state. A violation of this
				  subsection is punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.550, Violation of commercial fishing
				  area or time-Penalty.
Season
(2) It is unlawful to fish for, take, or
				  possess on board a fishing vessel, pink shrimp, except during the following
				  time: The open season for trawl gear is April 1 through October 31 of each
				  year. A violation of this subsection is punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.550, Violation of commercial fishing
				  area or time-Penalty.
Gear
(3) It is unlawful to fish with trawl gear
				  for pink shrimp for commercial purposes unless an approved by-catch reduction
				  device is used in each net. A by-catch reduction device, also known as a
				  finfish excluder, uses a rigid panel or grate of narrowly spaced bars to guide
				  fish out of an escape hole forward of the panel, generally in the top of the
				  net. An approved by-catch reduction device must meet the following criteria:
(a) The exterior circumference of the rigid
				  panel must fit completely within the interior circumference of the trawl
				  net;
(b) None of the openings
				  between the bars in the rigid panel may exceed 0.75 inches;
(c) The escape hole must, when spread open,
				  expose a hole of at least 100 square inches; and
(d) The escape hole must be forward of the
				  rigid panel and must begin within four meshes of the furthest aft point of
				  attachment of the rigid panel to the net.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › SHRIMP › Section 220-340-510 - Commercial ocean spot shrimp pot fishery-Coastal waters

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It is unlawful to fish for, possess, or deliver ocean spot
					 shrimp (
Pandalus platyceros
) taken for commercial purposes
					 from state waters west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line, or from offshore waters,
					 except as provided for in this section:
License and area
(1) It is unlawful to fish for, possess, or
				  deliver spot shrimp taken for commercial purposes from state waters west of the
				  Bonilla-Tatoosh line, or from offshore waters, unless the fisher has a valid
				  Washington-coastal spot shrimp pot fishery license. A violation of this
				  subsection is punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.500, Commercial fishing without a
				  license-Penalty.
(2) It is unlawful
				  to fish for or possess spot shrimp or to set spot shrimp gear in waters of the
				  Pacific Ocean adjacent to the state of Oregon without the licenses or permits
				  required to commercially fish for spot shrimp within the state waters of
				  Oregon. A violation of this subsection is punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.550, Violation of commercial fishing
				  area or time-Penalty.
Season
(3) It is unlawful to fish for, take, or
				  possess spot shrimp on board a commercial fishing vessel, except from March 15
				  through September 15 of each year. A violation of this subsection is punishable
				  under RCW
				  77.15.550, Violation of commercial fishing
				  area or time- Penalty.
(4) The
				  total allowable catch of spot shrimp taken from waters west of the
				  Bonilla-Tatoosh line and from offshore waters during a calendar year is 200,000
				  pounds round weight. Of this 200,000 pounds round weight, no more than 100,000
				  pounds can be taken south of 47 degrees 04.00' N. latitude, and no more than
				  100,000 pounds can be taken north of 47 degrees 04.00' N. latitude.
Gear
(5) It is unlawful to fish with spot shrimp
				  pot gear for commercial purposes if the pots exceed a maximum 153-inch bottom
				  perimeter and a maximum 24-inch height. It is unlawful to possess spot shrimp
				  taken with spot shrimp pot gear that exceeds a maximum 153-inch bottom
				  perimeter and a maximum 24-inch height.
(a)
				  Shrimp pot gear must be constructed with net webbing or rigid mesh. At least 50
				  percent of the net webbing or mesh covering the sides of the pot must easily
				  allow passage of a seven-eighths inch diameter dowel.
(b) Pot gear is required to have an escape
				  mechanism as provided for in WAC
				  220-340-060.
(c) Set line end marker buoys must be
				  floating and visible on the surface of the water, equipped with a pole, flag,
				  radar reflector, and operating light, and marked with the clear identification
				  of the license holder and the vessel designated on the coastal spot shrimp pot
				  license.
(d) Fishers shall use only
				  the amount of line reasonably necessary to compensate for tides, currents, and
				  weather.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › SHRIMP › Section 220-340-520 - Commercial shrimp pot fishery-Puget Sound

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License
(1) It is unlawful to take, fish for, land,
				  or deliver shrimp taken for commercial purposes with pot gear from Puget Sound
				  waters without a valid Puget Sound shrimp pot license.
A Puget Sound shrimp pot license will only be issued to an
					 individual who is a natural person, and this person shall be the primary
					 operator. Holders of Puget Sound shrimp pot licenses may designate a single
					 alternate operator per license.
Pot Gear and area
(2) It is unlawful to fish for shrimp for
				  commercial purposes in Puget Sound using shellfish pot gear except during
				  seasons opened by emergency rule.
(3) In all areas fishers are limited to a
				  maximum of 100 spot shrimp pots, as defined in subsection (5)(d) of this
				  section, and a maximum of 100 nonspot shrimp pots, as defined in subsection
				  (5)(e) of this section, except for dual licensees as provided for in
				  RCW
				  77.70.410.
(4) Buoy requirements, in all areas:
(a) Buoys must be solid orange in color and
				  consist of durable material that will remain floating on the surface with five
				  pounds attached; bleach or antifreeze bottles or other containers may not be
				  used as floats.
(b) Buoys must be
				  marked with the clear identification of the license holder and the vessel
				  designated on the Puget Sound shrimp pot license.
(c) When two or more shrimp pots are attached
				  to a common ground line, the number and type of pots (spot shrimp or nonspot
				  shrimp pot) so attached must be clearly labeled on the required buoy.
(d) Fishers shall use only the amount of line
				  reasonably necessary to compensate for tides, currents, and weather. The line
				  attaching the pot to the buoy must be weighted sufficiently to prevent the line
				  from floating on the surface.
(e)
				  It is unlawful to use gear that has one or more line marks or to use multicolor
				  line consistent with requirements for any other state or federally managed
				  commercial fishery operating in the U.S. West Coast Exclusive Economic Zone, or
				  in the state waters of Washington, Oregon, or California.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › SHRIMP › Section 220-340-530 - Commercial shrimp trawl fishery-Puget Sound

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License
(1) It is unlawful to take, fish for, land,
				  or deliver shrimp taken for commercial purposes with trawl gear from Puget
				  Sound waters without a valid Puget Sound shrimp trawl license and a shrimp
				  trawl permit, issued annually by the director, and without complying with all
				  provisions of a Puget Sound shrimp trawl fishery permit.
A Puget Sound shrimp trawl license will only be issued to
					 an individual who is a natural person, and this person shall be the primary
					 operator. Holders of Puget Sound shrimp trawl licenses may designate a single
					 alternate operator per license.
Trawl gear and area restrictions
(2) It is unlawful to fish for shrimp for
				  commercial purposes in Puget Sound using trawl gear except during seasons
				  opened by emergency rule and authorized by a permit issued by the director.
It is unlawful to operate shrimp beam trawl gear in Puget
					 Sound from one hour after official sunset to one hour before official
					 sunrise.
(3) It is unlawful
				  to retain spot shrimp with trawl gear.
(4) Gear restrictions - Beam trawl gear is
				  the only lawful trawl gear type permitted for Puget Sound.
(a) Maximum beam width in Marine
				  Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas 20A, 20B, 21A, and 22A is
				  25 feet.
(b) Maximum beam width in
				  Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas 23A (trawl Catch
				  Area 23A; WAC
				  220-320-140), 23B, 23C, 25A, and
				  29 is 60 feet.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › SCALLOPS › Section 220-340-600 - Commercial scallop fishery - Coastal waters

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(1) It is unlawful to fish for or possess
				  scallops taken for commercial purposes from the waters of the Exclusive
				  Economic Zone.
(2) It is unlawful
				  to trawl for scallops in Washington territorial waters west of the
				  Bonilla-Tatoosh line or in Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting
				  Area 29.
(3) A violation of this
				  section is punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.520 Commercial fishing-Unlawful gear or
				  methods-Penalty; and
				  RCW
				  77.15.550 Violation of commercial fishing
				  area or time-Penalty.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › SCALLOPS › Section 220-340-610 - Commercial scallop fishery-Puget Sound

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(1)
Licensing and permits:
(a) It is unlawful to fish for, take, or
				  possess scallops with shellfish dive gear without a valid commercial scallop
				  dive fishery license in possession of the license holder or designated
				  alternate operator, and on board the designated harvest vessel. A violation of
				  this subsection is a gross misdemeanor or class C felony punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.500, Commercial fishing without a
				  license- Penalty, depending on the circumstances of the violation.
(b) It is unlawful to fish for, take, or
				  possess rock or weather-vane scallops for commercial purposes from Puget Sound
				  unless a person first obtains a valid scallop brood stock collection permit
				  issued by the department. A violation of this subsection is a gross misdemeanor
				  or class C felony punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.500, violation of commercial fishing
				  without a license-Penalty, depending on the circumstances of the
				  violation.
(c) It is unlawful to
				  harvest scallops for brood stock or culture purposes in a manner that violates
				  scallop brood stock collection permit provisions. Scallop brood stock
				  collection permit provisions include, but are not limited to, the location,
				  date and time restrictions on harvest, and the species and quantity of scallops
				  the permit holder may take for brood stock or culture purposes. A violation of
				  this subsection is a misdemeanor, punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.750, Unlawful use of a department
				  permit-Penalty.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAWFISH, BARNACLES, OCTOPUS, SEA CUCUMBERS, SEA URCHINS AND SQUID › Section 220-340-700 - Commercial crawfish fishery

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(1)
				  Licensing: A shellfish pot fishery license is required to operate the gear
				  provided for in this section. An application for a shellfish pot fishery
				  license is available at the offices of the department, by calling the WDFW
				  license division at 360-902-2500, or on the department website at
www.wdfw.wa.gov
.
(2) Commercial crawfish season: The first
				  Monday in May through October 31, except: In Washington waters of the Columbia
				  River downstream from the mouth of the Walla Walla River, it is permissible to
				  take crawfish from April 1 through October 31.
(3) Commercial crawfish size and sex
				  restrictions:
(a) Crawfish must be 3 1/4
				  inches or more in length from the tip of the rostrum (nose) to the tip of the
				  tail.
(b) All undersize crawfish
				  and female crawfish with eggs or young attached to the abdomen must be
				  immediately returned unharmed to the waters from which taken. Fishers must sort
				  and return illegal crawfish to the waters from which taken immediately after
				  the crawfish are removed from the shellfish pot and prior to lifting additional
				  pots from the water.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAWFISH, BARNACLES, OCTOPUS, SEA CUCUMBERS, SEA URCHINS AND SQUID › Section 220-340-710 - Commercial goose barnacle fishery

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(1) It is unlawful to take or possess Pacific
				  goose barnacles taken for commercial purposes without having first obtained a
				  permit to do so issued by the director.
(2) Licensing: An emerging commercial fishery
				  license is the license required for a permittee to retain goose
				  barnacles.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAWFISH, BARNACLES, OCTOPUS, SEA CUCUMBERS, SEA URCHINS AND SQUID › Section 220-340-720 - Commercial octopus fishery

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(1) It
				  is unlawful to possess octopus for commercial purposes except octopus taken
				  incidentally to any lawful bottom fish or shellfish fishery.
(2) It is unlawful to take or possess octopus
				  for display or scientific purposes, except as authorized by permit issued by
				  the director.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAWFISH, BARNACLES, OCTOPUS, SEA CUCUMBERS, SEA URCHINS AND SQUID › Section 220-340-730 - Commercial sea cucumber fishery

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(1)
Licensing:
It is unlawful to
				  fish for, take, or possess sea cucumbers without a valid commercial sea
				  cucumber dive fishery license and license holder or designated alternate
				  operator on board the designated harvest vessel. A violation of this subsection
				  is a gross misdemeanor or class C felony punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.500, Commercial fishing without a
				  license-Penalty.
(2)
Harvest
				  areas and seasons:
(a) It is unlawful
				  to fish for, take, or possess sea cucumbers for commercial purposes, except
				  during open sea cucumber harvest seasons and from open sea cucumber districts
				  as provided by emergency rule. It is unlawful to fish for, take, or possess sea
				  cucumbers for commercial purposes from closed areas defined in this
				  section.
(b) It is unlawful to fish
				  for or take sea cucumbers from official sunset to 5:59 a.m. the following
				  morning.
(c) A violation of this
				  subsection is a gross misdemeanor or class C felony punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.550, Violation of commercial fishing
				  area or time-Penalty.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAWFISH, BARNACLES, OCTOPUS, SEA CUCUMBERS, SEA URCHINS AND SQUID › Section 220-340-740 - Sea cucumber license reduction program

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.12.047,
						77.70.150, and
						77.70.190. WSR 12-15-019 (Order
						12-140), §
												220-95-110, filed 7/10/12,
						effective 8/10/12. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.12.047. WSR 07-11-110 (Order 07-88),
						§
												220-95-110, filed 5/18/07,
						effective 6/18/07; WSR 05-17-027 (Order 05-170), §
												220-95-110, filed 8/5/05,
						effective 9/5/05; WSR 02-17-014 (Order 02-184), §
												220-95-110, filed 8/9/02,
						effective 9/9/02; WSR 02-01-069 (Order 01-274), §
												220-95-110, filed 12/14/01,
						effective 1/14/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAWFISH, BARNACLES, OCTOPUS, SEA CUCUMBERS, SEA URCHINS AND SQUID › Section 220-340-750 - Commercial sea urchin fisheries

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(1)
Licensing:
It is unlawful to
				  fish for, take, or possess sea urchins for commercial purposes without a valid
				  commercial sea urchin dive fishery license and license holder or designated
				  alternate operator on board the designated harvest vessel. A violation of this
				  subsection is a gross misdemeanor or class C felony punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.500, Commercial fishing without a
				  license-Penalty, depending on the circumstances of the violation.
(2)
Harvest areas, seasons, and size
				  restrictions:
(a) It is unlawful to
				  fish for, take, or possess sea urchins for commercial purposes except during
				  open sea urchin harvest seasons and from open sea urchin districts as set by
				  emergency rule. It is unlawful to fish for, take, or possess sea urchins for
				  commercial purposes from closed areas defined in this section.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to fish
				  for, take, or possess for commercial purposes any green sea urchins less than 2
				  1/4 inches; or red sea urchins measuring less than 3 1/4 inches or greater than
				  five inches. All measurements are caliper measurements of the largest shell
				  (test) diameter, exclusive of the spines.
(c) It is unlawful to fish for or take sea
				  urchins from official sunset through 5:59 a.m. the following morning.
(d) It is unlawful to harvest or possess sea
				  urchins taken from less than 10 feet below mean lower low water.
(e) It is unlawful to process sea urchins
				  aboard the harvest vessel.
(f) It
				  is unlawful to take sea urchins for commercial use for purposes other than
				  human consumption.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAWFISH, BARNACLES, OCTOPUS, SEA CUCUMBERS, SEA URCHINS AND SQUID › Section 220-340-760 - Sea urchin license reduction program

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.12.047,
						77.70.150, and
						77.70.190. WSR 12-15-019 (Order
						12-140), §
												220-95-100, filed 7/10/12,
						effective 8/10/12. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.12.047. WSR 07-11-110 (Order 07-88),
						§
												220-95-100, filed 5/18/07,
						effective 6/18/07; WSR 02-17-014 (Order 02-184), §
												220-95-100, filed 8/9/02,
						effective 9/9/02; WSR 02-01-069 (Order 01-274), §
												220-95-100, filed 12/14/01,
						effective 1/14/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CRAWFISH, BARNACLES, OCTOPUS, SEA CUCUMBERS, SEA URCHINS AND SQUID › Section 220-340-770 - Commercial squid fishery

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(1) It
				  is lawful at any time to take or fish for squid for commercial purposes with -
				  dip bag net, brail, and squid jigging gear. Dip bag net and brail may not
				  exceed 10 feet in diameter nor have a mesh less than one inch stretch measure.
				  Stretch measure is defined as the distance between the inside of one knot to
				  the outside of the opposite vertical knot of one mesh, when the mesh is
				  stretched vertically. Other gear may be used to fish for squid commercially if
				  authorized by a permit issued by the director.
(2) Food fish, other shellfish except
				  octopus, and squid eggs caught while fishing for squid must be returned to the
				  water immediately. It is lawful to retain for commercial purposes squid taken
				  incidental to another commercial fishery.
(3) Each vessel fishing for squid may use a
				  lighting system with a combined power of not more than 10 kilowatts (10,000
				  watts), or equivalent when measured in lumens. Lights of 200 watts (or
				  equivalent when measured in lumens) or greater must be shielded and may not be
				  directed to any point more than 100 feet from the vessel while fishing for or
				  attracting squid.
(4) It is
				  unlawful to fish for squid for commercial purposes within 1/4 mile of the
				  shoreline.
(5) Licensing: A squid
				  fishery license is the license required to operate the gear provided for in
				  this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-350 - Commercial fisheries-Definitions › Section 220-350-010 - Definitions - Brush weir

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"Brush weir" shall be defined as a stationary impounding net
				  constructed on piling, with one lead and not to exceed two hearts, and
				  constructed according to specifications of the director.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 79-03-014 (Order
					 79-11), §
											220-16-025, filed 2/15/79; Order
					 810, §
											220-16-025, filed 4/17/69.
					 Formerly WAC
					 220-16-010
					 (part).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-350 - Commercial fisheries-Definitions › Section 220-350-020 - Definitions - Commercial jig

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Commercial jig gear shall be defined as a line or lines hand
				  held or attached to poles or machines, and to which may be attached any number
				  of hooks or lures. The gear shall be fished from a single vessel that is not
				  under power.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 83-24-024 (Order
					 83-200), §
											220-16-051, filed 11/30/83,
					 effective 1/1/84; 79-03-014 (Order 79-11), §
											220-16-051, filed
					 2/15/79.