The Suquamish Tribe Treaty Fisheries in Puget Sound [email protected]www.suquamish.nsn.us • Brief Historical Background & Chronology of Events Treaty of Point Elliott Judge Boldt Decision Judge Rafeedie Decision • Shellfish Implementation Plan • Sharing, Allocation and Used and Accustomed Areas (U&As) • Case Study: Geoduck Clam
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The Suquamish Tribe Treaty Fisheries in Puget Sound [email protected] Brief Historical Background & Chronology of Events Treaty.
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Treaty of Point Elliott•Article 5 secured fishing rights in common with all citizens
Judge George Boldt Decision•1974, half of the available salmon & steelhead
Judge Edward Rafeedie•1994 half of TAC for shellfish onpublic & private land / waters
Objective of Plan:To provide a framework, principles andcourse of action for cooperative management
Goal:To provide Treaty & non-Treaty parties the opportunity to harvest their share in an orderly manner
Procedures:Calls for interim and long term management plans (Suquamish is involved in drafting plans for eight species in roughly 5 management areas)
Coordination among Tribes:Tribes are responsible for all inter-tribal coordination
Principles addressed in Plan:•Sharing•Management plans for resources in public waters•Commercial shellfish growers•Private property w/o commercial shellfish growing•Dispute resolution
Overlapping U&As:Where 2 or more Tribes have overlapping U&As, the combinationof tribal harvest shall not exceed 50%of the overall TAC
Intertribal Allocation:Allocating the tribal share shall be determined by the affected Tribes through appropriate intertribal agreement.Lack of such agreement shall not entitle a combination of Tribes to take over 50%
http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/shelfish/geoduck/
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Geoduck Tracts 18’ to 70’ MLLW
How to Establish the Biomass
Each Tract:
•Is surveyed prior to fishing•Method used is random / systematic•Scuba divers swim transects perpendicular to shore•Geoduck siphons (shows) are counted within 6’ X 150’ transects (900ft2)•Random weight samples are collected•Biomass is calculated using a show factor
How to Determine Quotas
•Biomass from each surveyed tract is summed in the area to manage•The total poundage is multiplied by 0.027 to determine annual TAC•The annual TAC is divided by 2 between state & tribes