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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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.107 - Description of golden king crab fishing areas within Registration Area A

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Northern Area: all waters of Section
				  11-A, Section 13-C, and Section 13-A in Peril Strait east of Point Kakul at
				  57° 21.83' N. lat., 135° 41.42' W. long., and all waters of Districts
				  12 and 15.
(b) Icy Straits Area:
				  all waters of District 14.
(c)
				  North Stephens Passage Area: all waters of Sections 11-B and 11-C.
(d) East Central Area: all waters of Section
				  11-D, District 10, and District 9 east of a line from Kingsmill Point at
				  56° 50.00' N. lat., 134° 25.17' W. long. to Point Gardner at 57°
				  01.00' N. lat., 134° 37.00' W. long., all waters of District 8 north of the
				  latitude of Blaquiere Point at 56° 35.00' N. lat., all waters of Section
				  6-A, and all waters of District 5 north of the latitude of Point Baker at
				  56° 21.53' N. lat.
(e)
				  Mid-Chatham Strait Area: all waters of District 9 north of the latitude of
				  Point Ellis at 56° 33.67' N. lat. and west of a line from Kingsmill Point
				  to Point Gardner.
(f) Lower Chatham
				  Strait Area: all waters of District 9 south of the latitude of Point Ellis at
				  56° 33.67' N. lat., and that portion of District 13-B south of the latitude
				  of Redfish Cape at 56° 18.67' N. lat.
(g) Southern Area: all waters of District 1
				  and District 2, all waters of District 6 south of a line from Point Colpoys at
				  56° 20.18' N. lat., 133° 11.90' W. long., to Macnamara Point at 56°
				  20.18' N. lat., 133° 03.54' W. long., and all waters of District 7 south of
				  the latitude of Point Warde at 56° 10.43' N. lat.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.251
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.108 - Description of blue king crab fishing areas within Registration Area A

Current through May 31, 2024
(a)
				  Repealed 2/22/2015.
(b) The waters
				  of District 11 in
(1) Taku Inlet: all waters
				  north of the latitude of Point Bishop at 58° 12.05' N. lat.;
(2) Port Snettisham: all waters east of a
				  line from Point Styleman at 57° 58.44' N. lat., 133° 53.88' W. long. to
				  Point Anmer at 57° 56.08' N. lat., 133° 51.01' W. long.; and
(3) Holkham Bay: all waters east of a line
				  from Point Coke at 57° 47.33' N. lat., 133° 41.43' W. long. to Point
				  Astley at 57°42.59' N. lat., 133° 39.07' W. long.
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.109 - Area A registration

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Registration Area A is an exclusive
				  registration area.
(b)
				  Notwithstanding
				  5 AAC 34.005(b) and
				  5 AAC 34.020(e), a vessel registered
				  for Registration Area A may also be used to take king crab in Registration Area
				  D if the vessel owner, or the owner's agent, has had the registration for
				  Registration Area A invalidated and has registered the vessel in Registration
				  Area D. A vessel registered for Registration Area D may also be used to take
				  king crab in Registration Area A if the vessel owner, or the owner's agent, has
				  had the registration for Registration Area D invalidated and has registered the
				  vessel in Registration Area A.
(c)
				  In Registration Area A, a king crab registration remains valid throughout the
				  registration year unless it is invalidated under (b) of this section or another
				  provision of this chapter.
(d) In
				  Registration Area A, the vessel registration under
				  5 AAC 34.020 must be completed no later than 30 days
				  before the scheduled opening date of the commercial king crab season.
(e) Before a vessel that is registered to
				  fish for both golden king crab and Tanner crab in Registration Area A may be
				  used to fish for golden king crab in a portion of Registration Area A that is
				  closed to commercial Tanner crab fishing, all Tanner crab must be removed from
				  the vessel and the vessel owner, or the owner's agent, must have the vessel's
				  Tanner crab registration invalidated by the department. Once the vessel's
				  Tanner crab registration is invalidated, Tanner crab may not be retained on or
				  sold from that vessel.
(f) Before a
				  vessel that is registered to fish for only golden king crab in Registration
				  Area A may be registered to fish for Tanner crab in Registration Area A, the
				  vessel owner, or the owner's agent, must remove all gear operated from that
				  vessel from the waters of that portion of Registration Area A that is closed to
				  commercial Tanner crab fishing.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.251
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.110 - Fishing seasons for Registration Area A

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Male red king crab may be taken only from
				  12:00 noon November 1 through January 24.
(b) Male golden king crab may be taken only
				  from 12:00 noon on the date with the smallest Juneau tidal range betvveen
				  February 10 and February 17, as announced by emergency order, through December
				  1.
(c) Repealed 6/30/83.
(d) Repealed 8/14/2005.
(e) Male blue king crab may be taken only
				  during the open red and golden king crab and Tanner crab seasons.
(f) A season opening may be delayed if the
				  National Weather Service forecast for the major fishing areas in the Southeast
				  Region contains gale force wind warnings of 35 knots and higher on the 4:00
				  a.m. forecast for the day preceding the start date and the following day, in
				  which case the season opening in all sections of Registration Area A eligible
				  for a season opening will be delayed 24 hours and announcement of this delay
				  will be issued 24 hours before the start of the fishery. If after the initial
				  delay gale warnings continue regionwide, the season opening in all eligible
				  sections may be delayed an additional 24 hours. A season opening delay may
				  continue on a rolling 24-hour basis. For the purposes of this subsection, the
				  corresponding National Weather Service forecast areas considered within the
				  Southeast Region are as follows:
(1) Southern
				  Lynn Canal;
(2) Northern Chatham
				  Strait;
(3) Stephens
				  Passage;
(4) Frederick
				  Sound.
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.111 - Section 11-A Red and Blue King Crab Management and Allocation Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The Board
				  of Fisheries (board) find that there exists strong competing demands between
				  the personal use and commercial user groups for red and blue king crab in
				  Section 11-A of the Southeastern Alaska Area. The board finds that personal use
				  of red and blue king crab in the Juneau area is a historical use, that this use
				  has grown in recent years concurrent with the growth of the king crab
				  population in Section 11-A, and that there are both summer and winter
				  components to the personal use fishery. The board also finds that the
				  commercial use of red and blue king crab in Section 11-A is historical,
				  economically important, and should be maintained.
(b) When managing red and blue king crab in
				  Section 11-A, the board authorizes the department to conduct the personal use
				  and commercial fisheries according to the following allocation plan:
(1) personal use fishery from July 1 through
				  September 30 (summer season) - 50 percent of the red king crab guideline
				  harvest level;
(2) personal use
				  fishery from October 1 through March 31 (winter season) - 10 percent of the red
				  king crab guideline harvest level;
(3) commercial fishery - 40 percent of the
				  red king crab guideline harvest level when the general season is open under
				  5 AAC 34.110;
(4) repealed 7/29/2009.
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.112 - Harvest of parasitized king crab

Current through May 31, 2024
Notwithstanding the provisions of
					 5 AAC 34.060 and
					 5 AAC 34.065, all king crab, male, female, and
					 sub-legal, that have the barnacle parasite
Briarosaccus
					 callosus
or a scar of the parasite under the flap, may be taken for
					 commercial sale during open commercial fishing seasons. The external
					 reproductive organ of the parasite must be removed from all crab before the
					 crab is placed in a live tank and must be retained on board the vessel, out of
					 contact with sea water, and transferred to the processor for
					 disposal.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.251
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.113 - Southeast Alaska Red King Crab Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The Southeast
				  Alaska red king crab fishery shall be managed consistently with the board's
				  "Policy on King and Tanner Crab Resource Management" (90-04-FB, March 23,
				  1990), adopted by this reference, and according to the principles set out in
				  this section.
(b) The department
				  shall close an area if the abundance of various sizes of male and female crabs
				  is inadequate to provide for a sustained harvest, or when potentially high
				  effort precludes an orderly fishery.
(c) The department shall close the fishery if
				  the department's estimate of the available harvest is below the minimum
				  threshold of 200,000 pounds of legal male red king crab.
(d) The department shall determine an
				  appropriate harvest rate before the opening of the fishery. The harvest rate is
				  the percentage of the legal males that can be harvested while providing for the
				  long-term reproductive viability of red king crab stocks. The department shall
				  base the harvest rate on estimates of abundance of the various size classes of
				  male and female crabs, and on factors affecting the reproductive viability of
				  the stock.
(e) The department shall
				  determine the guideline harvest level before each fishing season. The guideline
				  harvest level is the sum of the estimates of sustainable harvest for each
				  fishing district. If stock assessment data are not available, the guideline
				  harvest level will be based on historical fishery performance, catch, and
				  population information. A lack of adequate information will result in
				  conservative management.
Copies of the board policy adopted by reference in
						5 AAC 34.113 are available at regional offices of the
						Department of Fish and Game and from the department's Juneau office, P.O. Box
						115526, Juneau, AK 99811-5526.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.251
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.114 - Southeast Alaska Golden King Crab Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The Southeast
				  Alaska golden king crab fishery shall be managed consistently with the board's
Policy on King and Tanner Crab Resource Management
(90-04-FB,
				  March 23, 1990), adopted by this reference, and according to the principles set
				  out in this section.
(b) To the
				  extent possible, golden king crab shall be managed as a separate stock in each
				  defined fishing area. The department shall close an area if the abundance of
				  various sizes of male crabs is inadequate to provide for a sustained harvest,
				  or when potentially high effort precludes an orderly fishery.
(c) The department shall base management on
				  historical fishery performance, catch, and population structure information. A
				  lack of adequate information will result in conservative management.
Copies of the board policy adopted by reference in
						5 AAC 34.114 are available at regional offices of the
						Department of Fish and Game and from the department's Juneau office, P.O. Box
						115526, Juneau, AK 99811-5526.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.251
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.115 - Guideline harvest ranges for Registration Area A

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Repealed
				  6/24/93.
(b) In Registration Area
				  A, the guideline harvest ranges for the taking of golden king crab in the
				  following areas are:
(1) Northern Area: 0 to
				  145,000 pounds;
(2) Icy Strait
				  Area: 0 - 55,000 pounds;
(3) North
				  Stephens Passage Area: 0 to 25,000 pounds;
(4) East Central Area: 0 to 225,000
				  pounds;
(5) Mid-Chatham Strait
				  Area: 0 to 150,000 pounds;
(6)
				  Lower Chatham Strait Area: 0 to 50,000 pounds;
(7) Southern Area: 0 to 25,000
				  pounds.
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.116 - Commissioner's permits for king crab in Registration Arca A

Current through May 31, 2024
(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.
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.120 - Size limits for Registration Area A

Current through May 31, 2024
In Registration Area A, only male king crab seven inches or
					 greater in width of shell may be taken or possessed, except that
(1) male king crab less than seven inches in
				  width of shell may be transported through or into the registration area for the
				  purpose of delivery to a processor; king crab may not be taken in the
				  registration area until after delivery of king crab taken in areas with minimum
				  sizes of less than seven inches;
(2) repealed 12/26/97;
(3) repealed 5/9/2015;
(4) male golden king crab six and one-half
				  inches or greater in width of shell may be taken or possessed in the Lower
				  Chatham Strait and Southern Areas only during periods established by emergency
				  order.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.060
AS
						16.05.251
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.125 - Lawful gear for Registration Area A

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) King crab may be taken only by king crab
				  pots, except that golden king crab taken in Tanner crab pots as described in
				  5 AAC 35.125(f) may be retained if the CFEC
				  permit holder fishing for Tanner crab is also registered to fish for golden
				  king crab and both crab fisheries are open at the same time. King crab taken by
				  other means must be returned to the water without further harm.
(b) The following king crab pot limits are in
				  effect in Registration Area A:
(1) during the
				  commercial red king crab season, the maximum number of king crab pots that may
				  be operated from a vessel registered to fish for king crab is as follows:
(A) no more than 20 king crab pots when the
				  guideline harvest level is at least 200,000 but not more than 399, 999
				  pounds;
(B) no more than 30 king
				  crab pots when the guideline harvest level is at least 400,000 but not more
				  than 499, 999 pounds;
(C) no more
				  than 40 king crab pots when the guideline harvest level is at least 500,000 but
				  not more than 599, 999 pounds;
(D)
				  no more than 50 king crab pots when the guideline harvest level is 600,000
				  pounds or more;
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.126 - King crab pot marking requirements for Registration Area A

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Notwithsta nd
				  ing 5 AAC 34.051(c),
				  identification tags wi ll he issued to the ' FEC permit hold er, instead of the
				  vessel owner, at the time of vessel registration. The permit holder, or the
				  permit holder's agent, shall applv for identification tags at a department
				  office designated to issue tags. Replacement of lost tags during the season is
				  permitted if the permit holder and at least one ercwmcmber submit sworn
				  statements or affidavits, in person, at a cleparl1m:nt ofticc in Registration
				  Arca A, describing how the tags were lost and listing the numbers of the lost
				  tags.
(b) If multiple CFEC permit
				  holders are registered to fish from a vessel simultaneously for the golden king
				  crab and Tanner crab fi heries, the tags are issued to the vessel for the
				  duration of the fishing seasons.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.251
AS
						16.05.632
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.127 - King crab pot storage requirements for Registration Area A

Current through May 31, 2024
Notwithstanding
					 5 AAC 34.052, king crab pots with all bait and bait
					 containers removed and all doors secured fully open may be stored in the water
					 only
(1) for seven days following the
				  season closure for king crab in Registration Area A;
(2) for five days following the season
				  closure for king crab in any portion of Registration Area A;
(3) during the 10 days before the scheduled
				  opening of the commercial king and Tanner crab seasons in Registration Area A,
				  only under the following conditions:
(A) a
				  pot may not be stored in waters deeper than 10 fathoms at mean low tide;
				  and
(B) buoys must be attached to
				  stored pots and must be marked as specified in
				  5 AAC 34.051, except that a stack of stored king crab
				  pots may be marked with a single buoy.
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.128 - Operation of other gear in Registration Area A

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person or
				  vessel that operates commercial, subsistence, personal use, or sport pots or
				  ring nets, other than commercial shrimp pots or Dungeness crab pots, during the
				  30 days immediately before the scheduled opening date of the commercial king
				  crab season in Registration Area A may not participate in that king crab
				  fishery.
(b) Notwithstanding
				  5 AAC 31.053(d),
				  5 AAC 32.053(d), and
				  5 AAC 34.053(2), a person or vessel may
				  operate commercial shrimp pots or Dungeness crab pots during an open king crab
				  season in Registration Area A if the commercial shrimp or Dungeness crab season
				  is open in Registration Area A at the same time as the commercial king crab
				  season.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.251
AS
						16.05.258
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.130 - Logbooks

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In Registration Area A, during a king
				  crab season, an operator of a vessel registered to fish in the commercial king
				  crab fishery shall complete logbooks provided by the department.
(b) Logbooks described in (a) of this section
				  shall be
(1) updated daily;
(2) sealed in envelopes provided by the
				  department to maintain confidentiality; and
(3) submitted to the primary processor or
				  buyer for attachment to the fish ticket; the processor or buyer shall forward
				  fish tickets with the attached, sealed envelopes containing logbooks to the
				  department in accordance with
				  5 AAC 39.130.
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.140 - Registration Area A inspections and inspection points

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If an
				  inspection is required under (c) of this section, Registration Area A
				  inspection points are located at Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Sitka, and
				  Juneau or at other locations specified by the department.
(b) Unless required under (c) of this
				  section, king crab vessel inspections, as specified in
				  5 AAC 34.030, are not required in Registration Area
				  A.
(c) In Registration Area A, by
				  announcement, the commissioner may require king crab vessel inspections as
				  specified in
				  5 AAC 34.030.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.251
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.143 - Reporting requirements for king crab in Registration Area A

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to the reporting requirements in
					 5 AAC 39.130 and
					 5 AAC 34.075, the commissioner may require an owner or
					 operator of a vessel validly registered to fish in the commercial king crab
					 fishery in Registration Area A to report to a local representative of the
					 department the following catch information:
(1) the number of legal king crab on board
				  the vessel and the number of pot lifts conducted during the fishing period in
				  any fishing area, district, or portion of a district; and
(2) any other information that the
				  commissioner determines is necessary for the conservation and management of the
				  resource; the board directs the commissioner to consult with the fishing
				  industry in developing reporting requirements under this paragraph.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.251
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.150 - Closed waters in Registration Area A

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The following waters of Section 11-A are
				  closed to the taking of red king crab:
(1)
				  the waters north of a line from Marmion Island Light to the easternmost tip of
				  Point Salisbury at 58º 12.50' N. lat., 134º 13.75' W. long., and
				  enclosed by a line from Outer Point on Douglas Island at 58º 18.20' N.
				  lat., 134º 41.30' W. long., across Stephens Passage to the mouth of Bear
				  Creek on Admiralty Island at 58º 16.80' N. lat., 134º 46.50' W.
				  long., along the shoreline of Admiralty Island in a northerly direction to
				  Symonds Point at 58º 20.60' N. lat., 134º 50.20' W. long., across
				  Saginaw Channel to the southeasternmost tip of Shelter Island at 58º
				  22.30' N. lat., 134º 48.60' W. long., along the shoreline of Shelter
				  Island to the southernmost tip of Halibut Cove at 58º 27.70' N. lat.,
				  134º 53.30' W. long., across Favorite Channel to the southernmost entrance
				  of Amalga Harbor at 58º 29.30' N. lat., 134º 47.30' W. long.;
				  and
(2) the waters of Barlow Cove
				  south of the latitude of Barlow Point at 58º 22.80' N. lat., 134º
				  53.70' W. long.
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 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern) › 5 AAC 34.155 - Registration Area A closures

Current through May 31, 2024
Within 24 hours following the closure of Registration Area
					 A to the taking of a specified species of king crab, all vessels with that
					 species on board must arrive at a processing facility and remain until
					 offloading of crab is complete, unless the vessel is otherwise in compliance
					 with 5 AAC 34.031(e).
Authority:
AS
						16.05.251
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 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 34.160 - Description of Registration Area D

Current through May 31, 2024
Registration Area D has as its western boundary the
					 longitude of Cape Suckling (144° W. long.), and as its southern boundary a
					 line extending seaward from the western tip of Cape Fairweather at 58°
					 47.89' N. lat., 137° 56.68' W. long. to the intersection with the seaward
					 limit of the exclu ive economic zone at 56° 07.31' N. lat., 141° 44.74'
					 W. long..
Authority:
AS
						16.05.251
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 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 34.165 - Description of Registration Area D districts

Current through May 31, 2024
Registration Area D districts are described in
					 5 AAC 30.200.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.251
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 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 34.166 - Area D registration

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Registration Area D is an exclusive
				  registration area.
(b)
				  Notwithstanding
				  5 AAC 34.005(b) and
				  5 AAC 34.020(e), a vessel registered
				  for Registration Area D may also be used to take king crab in Registration Area
				  A if the vessel owner, or the owner's agent, has had the registration for
				  Registration Area D invalidated and has registered the vessel in Registration
				  Area A. A vessel registered for Registration Area A may also be used to take
				  king crab in Registration Area D if the vessel owner, or the owner's agent, has
				  had the registration for Registration Area A invalidated and has registered the
				  vessel in Registration Area D.
(c)
				  In Registration Area D, a king crab registration remains valid throughout the
				  registration year unless it is invalidated under (b) of this section or another
				  provision of this chapter.
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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 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 34.170 - Fishing seasons for Registration Area D

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Male red king crab may be taken only from
				  12:00 noon October 24 through December 31.
(b) Male golden king crab may be taken only
				  under the conditions of a permit issued bv the commissioner.
(c) Male blue king crab may be taken only
				  from 12:00 noon October 24 through December 31.
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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 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 34.175 - Guideline harvest range for Registration Area D

Current through May 31, 2024
In Registration Area D, the guideline harvest range for the
					 taking of red and blue king crab is 0 - 20,000 pounds.
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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 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 34.180 - Size limits for Registration Area D

Current through May 31, 2024
The size limits for king crab in Registration Area D are
					 the same as those described for king crab in Registration Area A in
					 5 AAC 34.120.
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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 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 34.185 - Lawful gear for Registration Area D

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) King crab may be taken only with king
				  crab pots. King crab taken by other means must be returned to the water without
				  further harm.
(b) During an open
				  commercial king crab season in those waters north and east of a line from Point
				  Manby to Ocean Cape,
(1) no more than 40 king
				  crab pots may be operated from a vessel registered to fish for king
				  crab;
(2) when the commercial king
				  crab and Tanner crab seasons are open in Registration Area D at the same time,
				  an aggregate of no more than 40 king or Tanner crab pots may be operated from a
				  vessel registered to fish for both king and Tanner crab.
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 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 34.186 - King crab pot marking requirements for Registration Area D

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to the requirements of
					 5 AAC 34.051, in Registration Area D, replacement of
					 identification tags lost during the season is permitted if the vessel operator
					 and at least one crew member submit sworn statements or affidavits, in person,
					 at a department office in Registration Area D, describing how the tags were
					 lost and listing the numbers of the lost tags.
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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 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 34.187 - King crab pot storage requirements for Registration Area D

Current through May 31, 2024
Notwithstanding
					 5 AAC 34.052, king crab pots with all bait and bait
					 containers removed and all doors secured fully open may be stored in the water
					 only
(1) for seven days following the
				  season closure for king crab in Registration Area D;
(2) for 72 hours following the season closure
				  for king crab in any portion of Registration Area D;
(3) at any time in the waters of Russell
				  Fiord (first bay south of Cape Stoss) in waters no deeper than 10
				  fathoms.
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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 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 34.188 - Operation of other gear in Registration Area D

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person or
				  vessel that operates commercial, subsistence, personal use, or sport pots or
				  ring nets, other than commercial shrimp pots or Dungeness crab pots, during the
				  14 days immediately before the scheduled opening date of the commercial king
				  crab season in Registration Area D may not participate in that king crab
				  fishery.
(b) Notwithstanding
				  5 AAC 31.053(d),
				  5 AAC 32.053(d), and
				  5 AAC 34.053(2), a person or vessel may
				  operate commercial shrimp pots or Dungeness crab pots during an open king crab
				  season in Registration Area D if the commercial shrimp or Dungeness crab season
				  is open in Registration D at the same time as the commercial king crab
				  season.
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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 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 34.189 - Logbooks

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In Registration Area D, during a king
				  crab season, an operator of a vessel registered to fi sh in the commercial king
				  crab fishery shall complete logbooks provided by the department.
(b) Logbooks described in (a) of this section
				  shall be
(1) updated daily;
(2) sealed in envelopes provided by the
				  department to maintain confidentiality; and
(3) submitted to the primary processor or
				  buyer for attachment to the fi sh ticket; the processor or buyer shall forward
				  fish tickets with the attached, sealed envelopes containing logbooks to the
				  department in accordance with 5 AAC 39. 130.
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 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 34.190 - Registration Area D inspections and inspection points

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If an
				  inspection is required under (c) of this section, Registration Area D
				  inspection points are located at Yakutat or at other locations specified by the
				  department.
(b) Unless required
				  under (c) of this section, king crab vessel inspections, as specified in
				  5 AAC 34.030, are not required in Registration Area
				  D.
(c) In Registration Area D, by
				  announcement, the commissioner may require king crab vessel inspections as
				  specified in
				  5 AAC 34.030.
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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 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 34.193 - Reporting requirements for king crab in Registration Area D

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to the reporting requirements in
					 5 AAC 34.075,
					 5 AAC 34.189, and
					 5 AAC 39.130, the commissioner may require an owner or
					 operator of a vessel validly registered to fish in the commercial king crab
					 fishery in Registration Area D to report to a local representative of the
					 department the following catch infomrntion:
(1) the number of legal king crab on board
				  the vessel and the number of pot lifts conducted during the fishing period in
				  any fishing area, district, or portion of a district; and
(2) any other information that the
				  commissioner determines is necessary for the conservation and management of the
				  resource; the board directs the commissioner to consult with the fishing
				  industry in developing reporting requirements under this paragraph.
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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 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 34.200 - Description of Registration Area E

Current through May 31, 2024
Registration Area E has as its western boundary a line
					 running along the longitude of Cape Fairfield at 148° 50.25' W. long.,
					 south to the latitude of Cape Douglas at 58° 51.10' N. lat.. then west to
					 149° W. long., then south along 149° W. long., and as its eastern
					 boundary the longitude of Cape Suckling at 144° W. long.
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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 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 34.206 - Area E registration

Current through May 31, 2024
Registration Area E is a superexclusive registration
					 area.
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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 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 34.210 - Fishing seasons for Registration Area E

Current through May 31, 2024
The commercial taking of king crab in Registration Area E
					 is closed until the king crab stocks have recovered enough for a harvest
					 strategy to be developed by the department and adopted by the Board of
					 Fisheries.
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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 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 34.217 - Guideline harvest range for Registration Area E

Current through May 31, 2024
The guideline harvest range for golden king crab is 0 -
					 60,000 pounds.
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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 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 34.220 - Size limits for Registration Area E

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Only male red and golden king crab seven
				  inches or greater in width of shell may be taken or possessed.
(b) Only male blue king crab 5.9 inches or
				  greater in width of shell may be taken or possessed.
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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 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 34.225 - Lawful gear for Registration Area E

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) King crab may be taken only with king
				  crab pots. King crab taken by other means must be returned to the water without
				  further harm.
(b) Trawls with a
				  ground line not exceeding 60 feet may be used for taking bait.
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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 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 34.227 - King crab pot storage requirements for Registration Area E

Current through May 31, 2024
Notwithstanding
					 5 AAC 34.052, cone or pyramid king crab pots with all
					 bait and bait containers removed and all doors not secured closed may be stored
					 in the water only from 30 days before the scheduled opening date of the
					 commercial king crab season in Registration Area E, until 30 days following the
					 closure of that season.
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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 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 34.240 - Registration Area E inspection points

Current through May 31, 2024
Registration Area E initial inspection points are located
					 at Cordova and Valdez or at other locations specified by the department.
					 Reinspection points are located at Cordova, Valdez, Seward or at other
					 locations specified by the department.
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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 8 - Registration Area H (Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 34.300 - Description of Registration Area H

Current through May 31, 2024
Registration Area H has as its eastern boundary the
					 longitude of Cape Fairfield (148º 50.25' W. long.), and as its southern
					 boundary the latitude of Cape Douglas (58º 51.10' N.
					 lat.).
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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 8 - Registration Area H (Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 34.305 - Description of Registration Area H districts

Current through May 31, 2024
Registration Area H districts are described in
					 5 AAC 21.200.
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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 8 - Registration Area H (Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 34.306 - Area H registration

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Registration Area H is a superexclusive
				  registration area.
(b) A king crab
				  vessel must be registered for Registration Area H before the scheduled opening
				  date of the commercial king crab season.
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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 8 - Registration Area H (Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 34.310 - Fishing seasons for Registration Area H

Current through May 31, 2024
The commercial taking of king crab in Registration Area H
					 is closed until the king crab stocks have recovered enough for a harvest
					 strategy to be developed by the department and adopted by the Board of
					 Fisheries.
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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 8 - Registration Area H (Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 34.320 - Size limits for Registration Area H

Current through May 31, 2024
Only male king crab seven inches or greater in width of
					 shell may be taken or possessed, except that
(1) repealed 8/24/2002;
(2) male king crab less than seven inches in
				  width of shell may be transported through or into the registration area for the
				  purpose of delivery to a processor; king crab may not be taken in the
				  registration area until after delivery of king crab taken in areas with minimum
				  legal sizes of less than seven inches in shell width.
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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 8 - Registration Area H (Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 34.325 - Lawful gear for Registration Area H

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Notwithstanding
				  5 AAC 34.050, king crab may be taken only with king crab
				  pots and ring nets. King crab taken by other means must be returned to the
				  water without further harm.
(b)
				  During the commercial king crab season in Registration Area H, an aggregate of
				  no more than 75 king and Tanner crab pots may be operated from a vessel
				  registered to fish for king crab, except that if the projected guideline
				  harvest level for king crab is less than 1,500,000 pounds, an aggregate of no
				  more than 40 pots may be operated from a vessel registered to fish for king
				  crab.
(c) During the commercial
				  Tanner crab season in the Southern District, an aggregate of no more than 75
				  king and Tanner crab pots may be operated from a vessel registered to fish for
				  king and Tanner crab, except that if the projected guideline harvest level for
				  Tanner crab is less than 800,000 pounds, an aggregate of no more than 40 pots
				  may be operated from a vessel registered to fish for king and Tanner
				  crab.
(d) A vessel engaged in
				  taking or transporting king crab may not have on board an otter trawl with a
				  ground line or headline longer than 60 feet.
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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 8 - Registration Area H (Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 34.326 - King crab pot marking requirements for Registration Area H

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to the requirements of
					 5 AAC 34.051, in Registration Area H, replacement of
					 identification tags lost during the season is permitted if the vessel operator
					 submits a sworn statement or affidavit, in person, at a department office in
					 Registration Area H, describing how the tags were lost and listing the numbers
					 of the lost tags.
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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 8 - Registration Area H (Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 34.327 - King crab pot storage requirements for Registration Area H

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Notwithstanding
				  5 AAC 34.052, rectangular king crab pots with all bait
				  and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open, and cone or
				  pyramid king crab pots with all bait and bait containers removed and with all
				  doors not secured closed, may be stored in the Kamishak Bay District and in
				  those waters of the Southern District west of a line from Coal Point to
				  Sixty-foot Rock to Anisom Point only in waters no deeper than 15 fathoms. In
				  all remaining waters of the Southern District, rectangular king crab pots with
				  all bait and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open and cone
				  or pyramid king crab pots with all bait and bait containers removed and all
				  doors not secured closed may be stored only in waters of not more than 10
				  fathoms deep.
(b) Cone or pyramid
				  pots with all bait and bait containers removed and all doors not secured closed
				  may be stored in the water only from 30 days before the scheduled opening date
				  of the commercial king crab season in Registration Area H, until 30 days
				  following the closure of that season.
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