WSR 15-10-004 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-84—Filed April 22, 2015, 2:19 p.m., effective May 2, 2015, 4:45 a.m.] Effective Date of Rule: May 2, 2015, 4:45 a.m.
Purpose: Amend rules in the recreational spot shrimp fishery.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-32500Q and 220-56-32500R; 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 regulation is needed to ensure an orderly fishery, manage the fishery within court-ordered sharing requirements, and ensure conservation. Additional harvestable amounts of spot shrimp are available in Marine Area 7 West. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 22, 2015.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-32500R Shrimp—Areas and seasons.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-325, effective 4:45 a.m. May 2 through May 31, 2015, it is unlawful to fish for or possess shrimp taken for personal use in all waters of Marine Areas 4 (east of the east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line), 5, 6, 7, 8-1, 8-2, 9, 10, 11, 12 and the Discovery Bay Shrimp District, except as provided for in this section:
(1) Marine Areas 4 (east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line), 5, 6 (excluding the Discovery Bay Shrimp District) and 13: Open May 2 through May 31.
(2) Marine Area 7:
(a) The portion of Marine Area 7 north of a line from Davis Point on Lopez Island to Cattle Point on San Juan Island, then north of a line due west from Lime Kiln Point light to the international boundary, then west of a line from the bell buoy at the international boundary to Point Doughty on Orcas Island, then west of a line projected true north and south from the western tip of Crane Island, then west of a line projected from the southern tip of Shaw Island to the number 2 buoy at the entrance to Fisherman Bay: Open May 2 through May 31;
(b) The portion of Marine Area 7 south of a line from Davis Point on Lopez Island to Cattle Point on San Juan Island, then south of a line due west from Lime Kiln Point light to the international boundary, then east of a line from the bell buoy at the international boundary to Point Doughty on Orcas Island, then east of a line projected true north and south from the western tip of Crane Island, then east of a line projected from the southern tip of Shaw Island to the number 2 buoy at the entrance to Fisherman Bay: Open May 2; May 13 through May 16; May 20 through May 23; and May 27 through May 30.
(3) Marine Areas 8-1, 8-2 and 9:
(a) Open May 2 and May 13 from 7:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.
(b) Divers may take shrimp by hand or hand-held device from 7:00 p.m. until midnight on those open days in Marine Area 8-2.
(4) Marine Area 10 and 11
(a) Open May 2 from 7:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.
(b) On May 13, in that portion of Marine Area 10 west of a line from West Point to Alki Point, open from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
(5) Marine Area 12: Open May 2, 9, 11 and 13 from 9:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m.
(6) Discovery Bay Shrimp District: Open May 2, 9, 11 and 13 from 7:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040. REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective June 1, 2015:
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