Section 5 AAC 77.614 - Personal use king crab fisheryIn the personal use taking of king crab
(1) red and blue king crab may be taken only from July 1 through March 31;(2) the daily bag and possession limit is two male king crab; only male king crab seven inches or greater in width of shell may be taken or possessed; male king crab less than the minimum legal; size and female king crab that have been taken must be immediately returned to the water unharmed;(3) an operator of a commercially licensed and registered king crab fishing vessel shall obtain a permit from the department before taking king crab for personal use purposes in waters of Yakutat Bay enclosed by a line from the westernmost tip of Ocean Cape to the easternmost tip of Point Manby during the open commercial king crab fishing season; the department may set out requirements in the permit for the conservation of the king crab resource and to ensure compliance with other applicable fishing laws;(4) a pot used to take king crab under this section must have at least two escape rings on opposing vertical or sloping sides of the pot that each are not less than six and one-quarter inches inside diameter;(5) no more than 10 ring nets per person, with a maximum of 20 ring nets per vessel, may be used to take king crab;(6) a person may not utilize a live holding facility to accumulate or pool multiple bag limits of king crab.Eff. 7/1/86, Register 99; am 8/14/2005, Register 175; am 7/29/2009, Register 191; am 5/11/2012, Register 202; am 5/9/2015, Register 214, July 2015