Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 34 - King Crab Fishery › Article 1 - Registration Areas › 5 AAC 34.031 - Landing requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this
				  section, a king crab vessel must land all king crab in the registration area
				  for which it is validly registered at the time of the landing.
(b) The owner, or the owner's agent, of a
				  king crab vessel validly registered for a registration area that intends to
				  land king crab in another registration area shall contact by radio or telephone
				  a local representative of the department for authorization before leaving the
				  registration area for which that vessel is registered and shall submit to an
				  inspection at a location specified by the representative. The vessel owner, or
				  the owner's agent, shall contact the representative located in the registration
				  area for which that vessel is validly registered at the time of the contact. A
				  vessel landing king crab under an authorization granted under this subsection
				  may not, at the time of landing its catch, have more king crab on board than
				  were present at the time of the inspection. If the local representative of the
				  department does not require an inspection under this subsection, the vessel
				  owner, or the owner's agent, making radio or telephone contact shall state to
				  the representative the amount of king crab on board at the time of the contact.
				  A vessel authorized to land king crab in another registration area without an
				  inspection may not land 10 percent more or less king crab than the amount
				  stated at the time of the contact with the representative.
(c) When a king crab vessel lands king crab
				  in another registration area under an authorization granted under (b) of this
				  section, the registration under which the vessel is operating becomes invalid.
				  In order to again become validly registered for an area, the vessel must comply
				  with 5 AAC 34.030 or the inspection
				  requirements for a specific registration area otherwise specified in this
				  chapter.
(d) The commissioner may
				  suspend any or all of the requirements of (b) and (c) of this section for a
				  specific registration area if the commissioner determines that to do so would
				  be in the public interest.
(e)
				  Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, after 24 hours following the
				  closure of any registration area for specified species of king crab, a king
				  crab vessel registered for that area may not have that species of king crab on
				  board in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the state unless
(1) the vessel is otherwise in compliance
				  with 5 AAC 34.020 and
				  5 AAC 34.030;
(2) except in Registration Areas O, T, and Q,
				  the vessel owner, or the owner's agent, has contacted, in person or by radio or
				  telephone, a local representative of the department at a landing port or
				  inspection point specified in this chapter or by the department, and the
				  representative has authorized the extended possession of king crab; contact
				  with the representative must be made within the 24-hour period following the
				  season closure for that species of king crab in the registration
				  area;
(3) the vessel owner, or the
				  owner's agent, who catches and processes king crab has complied with the pot
				  storage requirements in
				  5 AAC 34.052(a) (1), the landing
				  requirements specified in this subsection or for a specific registration area
				  otherwise specified in this chapter, and has contacted a local representative
				  of the department within the times specified in this subsection or for a
				  specific registration area otherwise specified in this chapter, and the
				  representative has authorized extended possession of king crab for purposes of
				  processing or transportation;
(4)
				  if the king crab are processed, no more than 90 days have passed since the
				  closure of the registration area, and the vessel is carrying a department
				  approved onboard observer for the entire period; during the 90-day period the
				  department may waive the requirement of
				  5 AAC 34.030 prohibiting the presence of king crab on
				  board a vessel during tank inspection.