Section 5 AAC 02.307 - Lawful subsistence fishing gear for the taking of Tanner crabIn that portion of the Cook Inlet Area outside the nonsubsistence area described in 5 AAC 99.015(a)(3),
(1) Tanner crab may be taken only with pots, ring nets, dip nets, diving gear, hooked or hookless hand lines, and by hand;(2) a pot used to take Tanner crab (A) must have a minimum of two escape rings that are at least four and three-eighths inches inside diameter; and(B) may not have any portion of the line attaching the pot to a buoy floating on the surface of the water at any time, except for that portion of the line connecting the main buoy to any auxiliary buoy or buoys;(3) no more than two pots or two ring nets or a combination of one pot and one ring net per person with a maximum of two pots or two ring nets or a combination of one pot and one ring net per vessel may be used to take Tanner crab, except that in the waters of the Outer and Eastern Districts between the longitude of Gore Point (150° 57.85' W. long.) and the longitude of Cape Fairfield (148° 50.25' W. long.), no more than two pots or two ring nets or a combination of one pot and one ring net per person with a maximum of six pots or six ring nets or a combination of pots and ring nets not to exceed a total of six units of gear per vessel may be used to take Tanner crab.Eff. 9/12/2008, Register 187; am 9/28/2008, Register 187; am 7/16/2011, Register 199; am 6/27/2014, Register 210, July 2014; am 6/21/2020, Register 234, July 2020Authority:AS 16.05.251
AS 16.05.258