Section 5 AAC 34.616 - Adak District red king crab harvest strategy(a) In the Adak District, based on the best scientific information available, if the department determines that there is a harvestable surplus of (1) red king crab available in the waters of Alaska in the Adak District, the commissioner may, open, by emergency order, a commercial red king crab lishery only in the waters of Alaska in the Adak District under 5 AAC 34.610(a)(1);(2) at least 250,000 pounds of red king crab in the Adak District, the commissioner may open, by emergency order, a commercial red king crab fishery in the entire Adak District under 5 AAC 34.610(a)(1).(b) In the Adak District, during a season opened under 5 AAC 34.610(a)(1), the operator of a validly registered king crab fishing vessel shall (1) report each clay to the department (A) the number of pot lifts; (B) the number of crab retained for the 24-hour fishing period preceding the report; and(C) any other information the commissioner determines is necessary for the management and conservation of the fishery, as specified in the vessel registration certificate issued under 5 AAC 34.020; and (2) complete and submit a logbook as prescribed and provided by the department.Eff. 6/27/2014, Register 210, July 2014.Authority:AS 16.05.060
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