5 AAC 39.166 - Mandatory retention of prohibited salmon species by commercial trawl vessels for counting and sampling
(a) The operator of
a vessel taking groundfish with trawl gear in the waters of Alaska in the
Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands Area described in
5 AAC 28.600 shall retain, on board the vessel or at the
shoreside processing plant, salmon taken as bycatch with the trawl gear. After
the salmon bycatch has been counted and sampled by a groundfish observer
certified by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the vessel operator
shall provide for the disposal of the salmon in marine waters in a manner not
inconsistent with applicable state or federal statutes and
regulations.
(b) The operator of a
vessel taking groundfish with trawl gear in federal waters adjacent to the area
described in (a) of this section shall comply with (a) of this section if
salmon taken as bycatch with the trawl gear are brought into the waters of
Alaska.
(c) For the purposes of
this section "sample" means to examine a portion of the bycatch, and may
include
(1) noting sex, species, length, and
weight;
(2) taking scale or tissue
specimens; and
(3) taking other
measurements or specimens considered necessary by either the groundfish
observer or a representative of the department.
(d) Repealed 6/2/95.
Notes
Authority:AS 16.05.251
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