5 AAC 02.566 - Customary and traditional subsistence uses of shellfish stocks and amounts necessary for subsistence uses
(a) The Alaska
Board of Fisheries (board) finds that king crab, Tanner crab, Dungeness crab,
and miscellaneous shellfish are customarily and traditionally used for
subsistence in the Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area.
(b) The board finds that 1,200 - 7,400 king
crab are reasonably necessary for subsistence uses in the Alaska
Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area, which includes 800 - 6,000 king crab within
the waters west of the longitude of Scotch Cap Light (166° 44' W. long.)
and east of 168° W. long.
(c)
The board finds that 4,200 - 16,200 Tanner crab are reasonably necessary for
subsistence uses in the Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area, which includes
1,500 - 8,000 Tanner crab within the waters west of the longitude of Scotch Cap
Light (166° 44' W. long.) and east of 168° W. long.
(d) The board finds that 22,000 - 68,000
pounds of usable weight of Dungeness crab and miscellaneous shellfish are
reasonably necessary for subsistence purposes in the Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian
Island Area and that portion of the Kodiak Area described in
5 AAC 02.466(b)(5), combined.
Notes
Authority:AS 16.05.251
AS 16.05.258
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