5 AAC 02.120 - Subsistence king crab fishery
In the subsistence taking of king crab
(1) repealed 4/23/94;
(2) repealed 7/14/85;
(3) in the districts described in
5 AAC 30.200
(A) red
and blue king crab may not be taken from April 1 through June 30;
(B) only male king crab seven inches or
larger in width of shell may be taken or possessed;
(4) in the Yakutat Area the daily bag and
possession limit is two crab per person and only male crab may be
taken;
(5) an operator of a
commercially licensed and registered king crab fishing vessel shall obtain a
permit from the department before taking king crab for subsistence purposes in
waters of Yakutat Bay enclosed by a line from the westernmost tip of Ocean Cape
to the easternmost tip of Point Manby during the open commercial king crab
fishing season; the department may set out requirements in the permit for the
conservation of the king crab resource and to ensure compliance with other
applicable fishing laws;
(6) a pot
used to take king crab under this section must have at least two escape rings
on opposing vertical or sloping sides of the pot that each are not less than
six and one-quarter inches inside diameter;
(7) no more than 10 ring nets per person,
with a maximum of 20 ring nets per vessel, may be used to take king
crab;
(8) a person may not utilize
a live holding facility to accumulate or pool multiple bag limits of king
crab.
Notes
At its February 23 - 27, 1993 meeting, the Board of Fisheries readopted 5 AAC 02.120 in its entirety without change, under ch. 1, SSSLA 1992 (the 1992 subsistence law), which repealed and reenacted AS 16.05.258.
Authority:AS 16.05.251
AS 16.05.258
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