1. (1) Crab pot is defined as a shellfish pot, as described in WAC 220-320-040, modified to comply with all pursuant regulations to harvest Dungeness crab, as provided for in WAC 220-340-435.
2. (2) Shrimp pot is defined as a shellfish pot, as described in WAC 220-320-040, modified to comply with all pursuant regulations to harvest spot shrimp, as provided for in WAC 220-340-510 and 220-340-520, or species of the nonspot species complex, as provided for in WAC 220-340-525.
3. (3) Pot liner is defined as any additional mesh material, overlaid or underlaid on a shellfish pot, to reduce the initial mesh size of the pot.
4. (4) Terminal chamber is defined as the section of a multichambered shrimp pot from which an entrapped organism cannot move into another baited or unbaited section while staying within the confines of the pot.
5. (5) Entry tunnel is defined as a tapered entrance designed to facilitate entry into and impede exit from a single or multichambered shellfish pot, as described in WAC 220-320-040, 220-340-520, and 220-340-525.
6. (6) Logbook is defined as a record of catch, effort, conditions, and/or locations that contributed to the harvest of commercial shellfish recorded at the time of harvest by a commercially licensed fisher. Logbooks may be recorded on paper or electronic forms.
7. (7) Buoy brand, as required in WAC 220-353-020, 220-340-430, 220-340-520, and 220-340-525, is defined as a unique identification comprised of numbers, letters, and/or special characters approved, and registered with the department that is visibly marked, labeled, or branded into the surface buoys of fixed gear shellfish fishery gear that is left unattended.
8. (8) Barging, as permitted in WAC 220-340-421 and 220-340-422, is defined the act of deploying crab pots for the purposes of commercial fishing from a vessel not designated on the coastal commercial crab or Puget Sound license associated with the operator or alternate operator of the gear being deployed.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.013, 77.04.020, 77.04.055, 77.12.020, 77.12.047, 77.12.320, 77.32.050, 77.32.070, 77.32.090, and 77.65.220. WSR 26-11-003 (Order 26-68), s 220-340-015, filed 5/7/26, effective 6/7/26.]