Section 5 AAC 31.210 - Shrimp pot fishing seasons for Registration Area E(a) In the waters of the Inside District west of a line from Middle Point at 60° 20.00' N. lat., 147° W. long., north to a point at 60° 40.00' N. lat., 147° W. long., then northeast to the Coast Guard marker light on Goose Island at 60° 42.78' N. lat., 146° 43.63' W. long., to a point on Knowles head at 60° 41.00' N. lat., 146° 37.50' W. long., shrimp may be taken from April 15 through September 15, as established by emergency order. Fishing in this area will be rotated on a tri-annual basis between the following waters: (1) the waters north of 60° 40.00' N. lat. and east of 148° W. long.;(2) the waters south of those waters described in (1) of this subsection and north and west of a line from 60° 30.00' N. lat., 147° 57.70' W. long to 147° W. long., including those waters south of 60° 30.00' N. lat., in Kings Bay and Port Nellie Juan;(3) the waters south of 60° 30.00' N. lat., excluding those waters in Kings Bay and Port Nellie Juan.(b) In all other waters of Registration Area E, shrimp may be taken only under the authority and conditions of a permit issued by the commissioner. The commissioner may specify in the permit restrictions on gear, fishing areas, fishing periods, allowable harvest, and any other conditions the commissioner determines are necessary for the conservation and management of the resource.In effect before 1981; am 6/28/81, Register 78; am 7/25/82, Register 83; am 12/29/84, Register 92; am 7/14/85, Register 95; am 7/12/86, Register 99; am 9/19/90, Register 115; am 7/23/94, Register 131; am 9/12/97, Register 143; am 5/8/98, Register 146; am 7/5/2000, Register 155; am 8/23/2009, Register 191; am 5/24/2015, Register 214, July 2015; am 9/25/2022, Register 243, October 2022Authority:AS 16.05.060
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