5 AAC 34.050 - Lawful gear for king crab
Unless otherwise specified in this chapter,
(1) king crab may be taken only with king
crab pots; king crab taken by other means must be returned to the water without
further harm;
(2) a king crab pot
is a pot that is no more than 10 feet long by 10 feet wide by 42 inches high
with rigid tunnel eye openings that individually are no less than five inches
(13 cm) in any one dimension with tunnel eye opening perimeters that
individually are more than 36 inches (91.4 cm) or a pot that is no more than 10
feet long by 10 feet wide by 42 inches high and that tapers inward from its
base to a top consisting of one horizontal opening of any size;
(3) during the open season for king crab, all
shellfish pots, other than those described as Dungeness crab, Tanner crab, or
shrimp pots, must conform to the specifications in (2) of this
section.
Notes
Authority:AS 16.05.251
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