5 Alaska Admin. Code § 34.116

Current through September 25, 2024
Section 5 AAC 34.116 - Commissioner's permits for king crab in Registration Arca A
(a) Male king crab. seven inches or greater in carapace width. may be taken in Registration Arca A in the exclusive economic zone only under the conditions of a pcnnit issued by the commissioner.
(b) The permit required in this section:
(1) may specify season dates;
(2) may specify pot limits;
(3) may specify areas of fishing operations by district or by geographic location;
(4) may require an onboard observer during all operations;
(5) shall require mandatory completion of logbooks provided by the depa11ment, logbooks described in this section must:
(A) include the date, the specific location ol'harvest by latitude and longitude. the number of pots fished, the average depth of each pot Ii shed, and the time gear is deployed and hauled or each set;
(B) include for the target and each bycatt:h species, the number of fish retained and discarded:
(C) be updated within 24 hours after midnight local time on the day of operation;
(D) be nrnde available to a local representative of the dcpm1ment upon request:
(E) be submitted with the fish ticket documenting the landing;
(6) may set other conditions deemed necessary by the commissioner for conservation and management purposes.
(c) A person may not make a false entry in the logbooks described in this section.

5 AAC 34.116

Eff. 6/17/2018,Register 226, July 2018

Authority:AS 16.05.251