5 AAC 39.132 - Annual statistical survey of processor capacity
(a) For fishery
management or conservation purposes, or to assist the governor's determination
on the issuance of foreign fish processing permits under
5 AAC 39.198, the commissioner or the commissioner's
designee may conduct annual statistical surveys of fish buyers and processors
intending to purchase and process fish for an upcoming fishing
season.
(b) The commissioner, or
the commissioner's designee, will determine annually the specific fisheries
that require a statistical survey as specified in (a) of this
section.
(c) The commissioner, or
the commissioner's designee, will select survey participants based on the
amount of fish the participants purchased and processed in the subject fishery
in prior years. The participant's previous purchasing and processing activity
will be assessed from fish ticket records, annual statistical reports required
under 5 AAC 39.130, and any other
pertinent information collected by the department.
(d) The department will provide to selected
survey participants written notification of the department's intent to conduct
a statistical survey regarding the participant's intent and capacity to
purchase and process fish in a fishery during the upcoming fishing season.
Within 72 hours of receipt of the written notification of participation, a
selected survey participant shall furnish to the department the name, mailing
address, facsimile number, and telephone contact number for the person able to
accurately provide the information requested on the participant's
behalf.
(e) A statistical survey
under this section will address the following data:
(1) the maximum amount of fish in pounds or
numbers of fish that the participant intends to purchase and process during the
upcoming fishing season;
(2) the
approximate maximum daily amount of fish in pounds or numbers of fish that the
participant intends to purchase and process in the upcoming fishing
season;
(3) the approximate number
of vessels or fishermen from which the participant intends to purchase and
process fish;
(4) the number of
tenders and remote fish buying stations that the participant intends to operate
during the upcoming fishing season;
(5) the approximate beginning and ending
dates for the time period the participant intends to purchase and process fish
in the subject fishery;
(6) any
anticipated changes in facilities, processes, or operations that would
substantially change the intended purchasing and processing capacity in the
subject fishery from the participant's operation the previous year;
and
(7) any other information the
commissioner or commissioner's designee determines to be important for fishery
management or conservation purposes or for the governor's determinations
regarding foreign fish processing permits.
(f) A buyer or processor selected to
participate in the survey shall
(1) submit a
complete and accurate response to the department by the return date specified
on the survey; and
(2) immediately
notify the department of any changes in purchasing and processing capacity
plans compared to those previously reported in the survey.
(g) Annual survey responses that identify
intended fish purchasing and processing activities are confidential as annual
statistical reports under
AS
16.05.815(a).
Notes
The address to reply to the survey is Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries, 1255 West 8th Street, P.O. Box 115526, Juneau, AK 99811-5526.
Authority:AS 16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.05.815
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