WSR 14-19-039 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 14-244—Filed September 9, 2014, 4:36 p.m., effective September 15, 2014, 9:00 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: September 15, 2014, 9:00 p.m.
Purpose: Amend rules in the recreational spot shrimp fishery.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-32500N and 220-56-32500P; and amending WAC 220-56-325.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, and 77.12.047.
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: This rule is needed to ensure an orderly fishery, manage within court ordered sharing requirements, and to ensure conservation. The spot shrimp fishery in Marine Areas 4, 5, 6 and 7 west will be closed for the season on September 15, 2014, to protect female spot shrimp during the onset of the egg-bearing period. There is insufficient time to adopt permanent rules.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: September 9, 2014.
James B. Scott, Jr.
for Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-32500P Shrimp—Areas and seasons.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-325, effective immediately, until further notice:
(1) It is unlawful to fish for or possess shrimp taken for personal use in all waters of Marine Areas 6 and 7, except in Marine Area 6 and the portion of Marine Area 7 north of a line from Biz Point on Fidalgo Island to Cape Saint Mary on Lopez Island, then east of a line projected from the number 2 buoy at the entrance to Fisherman Bay to the southern tip of Shaw Island, then east of a line projected true north and south from the western tip of Crane Island, then east of a line from Point Doughty on Orcas Island to the bell buoy at the international boundary are open to the harvest of all shrimp species except spot shrimp.
(a) It is unlawful to possess spot shrimp, and all spot shrimp must immediately be returned to the water unharmed.
(b) It is unlawful to set or pull shrimp gear in waters greater than 200 feet deep.
(2) All waters equal to or less than 150 feet in depth in Marine Areas 8-1, 8-2, 9 and 11 are open to the harvest of all shrimp species except spot shrimp.
(a) All spot shrimp caught must be immediately returned to the water unharmed.
(b) It is unlawful to set or pull shrimp gear in waters greater than 150 feet deep.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 9:00 p.m. September 15, 2014:
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective October 16, 2014:
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