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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern Alaska) › 5 AAC 31.128 - Operation of other gear in Registration Area A

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Notwithstanding
				  5 AAC 31.053(d),
				  5 AAC 34.053(2), and
				  5 AAC 35.053(2), a person or vessel may
				  operate commercial king crab or Tanner crab pots during an open pot shrimp
				  season in Registration Area A if a commercial king crab or Tanner crab season
				  is open in Registration Area A at the same time as the commercial pot shrimp
				  season.
(b) In an area open to
				  fishing for shrimp, a vessel operator may not operate more than the number of
				  pots specified in
				  5 AAC 31.124(e), including commercial,
				  sport, personal use, and subsistence shrimp pots.
(c) A vessel owner, or the owner's agent, may
				  not register a vessel for the commercial shrimp pot fishery and the commercial
				  beam trawl shrimp fishery at the same time. A vessel owner, or the owner's
				  agent, may cancel a vessel's registration for a shrimp fishery and register for
				  a different shrimp fishery by contacting a local representative of the
				  department, in person, and providing all requested information.
(d) A vessel owner, or the owner's agent, may
				  not register a vessel for the commercial beam trawl shrimp fishery and the
				  commercial Dungeness crab fishery at the same time. A vessel owner, or the
				  owner's agent, may cancel a vessel's registration for the commercial beam trawl
				  shrimp fishery and register a vessel for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery
				  by contacting a local representative of the department, in person, and
				  providing all requested information.
Authority:
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern Alaska) › 5 AAC 31.136 - Closed waters in Registration Area A

Current through May 31, 2024
Shrimp may not be taken
(1) with trawls in the waters of Lituya Bay
				  enclosed by a line from the easternmost tip of Harbor Point to the southernmost
				  tip of LaChaussee Spit;
(2) with
				  trawls in the waters of Tenakee Inlet enclosed by a line from the northernmost
				  tip of South Passage Point to the easternmost tip of East Point;
(3) in the waters of District 13-B that are
				  in the Sitka Sound Special Use Area, which is the area of Sitka Sound enclosed
				  on the north by lines from Kruzof Island at 57° 20.50' N. lat., 135°
				  45.17' W. long. to Chichagof Island at 57° 22.05' N. lat., 135° 43' W.
				  long., and from Chichagof Island at 57° 22.58' N. lat., 135° 41.30' W.
				  long. to Baranof Island at 57° 22.28' N. lat., 135° 40.95' W. long.,
				  and on the south and west by a line running from the southernmost tip of Sitka
				  Point at 56° 59.38' N. lat., 135° 49.57' W. long. to Hanus Point at
				  56° 51.92' N. lat., 135° 30.50' W. long., to the green day marker in
				  Dorothy Narrows to Baranof Island at 56° 49.28' N. lat., 135° 22.60' W.
				  long.;
(4) in the waters of
				  Twelve-mile Arm west of a line from Prince of Wales Island at 55° 29.07' N.
				  lat., 132° 37.60' W. long., to the northeasternmost tip of Loy Island at
				  55° 29.07' N. lat., 132° 36.70' W. long., to the easternmost tip of Cat
				  Island at 55° 27.80' N. lat., 132° 39.08' W. long., to Prince of Wales
				  Island at 55° 27.80' N. lat., 132° 40.93' W. long., including waters
				  nearest Hollis Anchorage;
(5) in
				  the waters east of a line from Indian Point at 55° 36.85' N. lat., 131°
				  42.02' W. long., to the northeasternmost tip of Betton Island at 55° 31.95'
				  N. lat., 131° 46.37' W. long. to the southeasternmost tip of Betton Island
				  at 55° 29.90' N. lat., 131° 48.18' W. long., to Survey Point at 55°
				  28.07' N. lat., 131° 49.87' W. long.
Authority:
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern Alaska) › 5 AAC 31.140 - Registration Area A shrimp vessel inspection and inspection points

Current through May 31, 2024
(a)
				  Unless required under (b) of this section, a vessel fishing for shrimp in
				  Registration Area A is not required to undergo an inspection, as specified in
				  5 AAC 31.030.
(b) The commissioner, by announcement, may
				  require that vessels fishing for shrimp in Registration Area A be inspected as
				  specified in
				  5 AAC 31.030.
(c) If the commissioner requires a vessel
				  inspection under (b) of this section, the inspection points for Registration
				  Area A are at Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Sitka, and Juneau, and at other
				  locations that may be specified by the commissioner.
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern Alaska) › 5 AAC 31.141 - Logbooks

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In Registration Area A, an owner or
				  operator of a shrimp pot catcher-processor vessel shall complete a logbook
				  provided by the department at the conclus ion of each day fi shed for each
				  district or portion of a di strict with a guideline harvest level establi shed
				  by the department, and in which shrim are harvested and processed on board the
				  vessel. A logbook must be submitted to the department not later than seven days
				  after closure of a district or portion of a district with a guideline harvest
				  level.
(b) Logbooks described in
				  (a) of this section must include any information the commissioner determines
				  necessary for management purposes, including
(1) date of landing;
(2) district and statistical area;
(3) the number of pot lifts each day;
				  and
(4) weight or box count of each
				  size class of whole shrimp that were sorted for sale.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern Alaska) › 5 AAC 31.143 - Reporting requirements for commercial shrimp vessels in Registration Area A

Current through May 31, 2024
(a)
				  Unless otherwise specified by the department, the owner or operator of a
				  commercial shrimp vessel operating pot gear in Registration Area A shall report
				  by telephone or in person to a local representative of the department within
				  two business days of deploying shrimp gear and two business days after ceasing
				  shrimp fishing in any district or portion of a district with a guideline
				  harvest level established by the department, including the following
				  information:
(1) the pounds in whole weight
				  by species of shrimp on board the vessel taken during the fishing period in any
				  district or portion of a district;
(2) other information requested by the
				  department for the purpose of conserving or developing shrimp
				  resources.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern Alaska) › 5 AAC 31.144 - Permit requirements for shrimp floating processor vessels in Registration Area A

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The vessel owner or operator of a
				  floating processor used in the processing of shrimp shall obtain a permit from
				  the department before starting processing operations and comply with all
				  requirements and reporting procedures specified in this section.
(b) The vessel owner or operator of a
				  floating processor shall report to the department
(1) the vessel location and any changes in
				  location, by latitude and longitude;
(2) the projected dates that processing will
				  commence, conclude, and resume;
(3)
				  at least once per day, for the preceding 24 hours, the commercial fishing
				  vessel license number of vessels delivering to the floating
				  processor;
(4) the number of
				  vessels making deliveries, the number of deliveries, and the pounds, in whole
				  weight and by species, of shrimp purchased;
(5) at least 24 hours before beginning to
				  unload processed shrimp, the time and place that it will be unloaded;
				  and
(6) any other information
				  required by the department for the purpose of conserving and developing shrimp
				  resources.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern Alaska) › 5 AAC 31.145 - Southeastern Alaska Area Pot Shrimp Fishery Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The purpose of
				  the management plan under this section is to provide the department with
				  direction for the management of the spot shrimp (
Pandalus
				  platyceros
) and coonstripe shrimp (
Pandalus
				  hypsinotus
) stocks in Registration Area A (Southeastern Alaska). The
				  department shall manage the spot and coonstripe shrimp stocks for sustained
				  yield according to the principles specified in the management plan under this
				  section.
(b) The department shall
				  manage
(1) all the districts or portions of
				  districts, in Registration Area A based on the harvest of spot shrimp, except
				  that
(A) District 11 shall be managed based
				  on the harvest of spot and coonstripe shrimp; and
(B) Districts 15 and 16 shall be managed
				  based on the harvest of coonstripe shrimp;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 31.150 - Description of Registration Area D

Current through May 31, 2024
Registration Area D (Yakutat) has as its western boundary
					 the longitude of Cape Suckling (144º W. long.) and as its southern
					 boundary a line running southwest from the westernmost tip of Cape
					 Fairweather.
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 31.155 - Description of Registration Area D districts

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Yakataga
				  District: waters between the longitude of Cape Suckling (144º W. long.)
				  and the longitude of Icy Cape (141º 42' W. long.).
(b) Yakutat District: waters between the
				  longitude of Icy Cape (141º 42' W. long.) and a line running southwest
				  from the westernmost tip of Cape Fairweather.
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 31.156 - Area D registration

Current through May 31, 2024
Registration Area D is a nonexclusive 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 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 31.160 - Shrimp pot fishing seasons for Registration Area D

Current through May 31, 2024
In Registration Area D, shrimp may be taken by pots only as
					 follows:
(1) except the waters
				  described in (2) of this section, in the waters of Yakutat Bay that are east of
				  a line running from the westernmost tip of Ocean Cape to the westernmost tip of
				  Point Manby, from 12:00 noon May 1 through February 28;
(2) in the waters of Yakutat Bay that are
				  east of a line running from the northernmost point of Khantaak Island to Logan
				  Bluff at 59º 47' N. lat., 139º 35' W. long., and the waters east of a
				  line running from the northernmost point of Khantaak Island to the northernmost
				  point of Doggie Island, from 12:00 noon October 1 through February
				  28;
(3) in other waters of
				  Registration Area D, from January 1 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 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 31.161 - Shrimp trawl fishing seasons and logbook requirements for Registration Area D

Current through May 31, 2024
In Registration Area D, a person may take shrimp with a
					 trawl in Icy Bay only from June 21 through February 14. A person taking shrimp
					 with a trawl under this section may take shrimp only after contacting the
					 department and obtaining from the department a logbook. The person taking the
					 shrimp shall complete the logbook and attach the completed logbook to the
					 corresponding shrimp fish tickets.
Authority:
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 31.165 - Shrimp pot guideline harvest levels for Registration Area D

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The guideline
				  harvest level for the taking of shrimp with pots in the waters described in
				  5 AAC 31.160(1) is 1,000 pounds for
				  each month that the season is open. Any portion of a month's guideline harvest
				  level of shrimp that is not taken during the month may not be added to another
				  month's guideline harvest level.
(b) The guideline harvest level for the
				  taking of shrimp with pots in the waters described in
				  5 AAC 31.160(2) is 2,000 pounds for
				  each month that the season is open. Any portion of a month's guideline harvest
				  level of shrimp that is not taken during the month may not be added to another
				  month's guideline harvest level.
Authority:
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 31.166 - Shrimp trawl guideline harvest range for Registration Area D

Current through May 31, 2024
The guideline harvest range for the taking of shrimp with
					 trawls in Icy Bay is from 50,000 to 350,000 pounds for the entire fishing
					 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 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 31.170 - Lawful gear for Registration Area D

Current through May 31, 2024
In Registration Area D, shrimp may be taken only by pots,
					 beam trawls, and otter trawls as follows:
(1) the maximum number of pots in the
				  aggregate that may be operated from a registered shrimp fishing vessel
				  operating in the waters of Yakutat Bay east of a line from the westernmost tip
				  of Ocean Cape to the westernmost tip of Point Manby is 30 pots; a person or
				  vessel registered to fish shrimp may not fish both shrimp pots and any other
				  type of commercial, sport, or personal use pots at the same time;
(2) all shrimp pots left unattended in
				  saltwater longer than a two-week period must have all bait and bait containers
				  removed and all doors secured fully open;
(3) each shrimp pot operated in the waters of
				  Yakutat Bay east of a line from the southernmost tip of Ocean Cape to the
				  westernmost tip of Point Manby must be entirely covered with net webbing or
				  rigid mesh; at least two opposing sides of the pot must have a webbed panel of
				  a minimum stretch mesh of one and one-half inches; the net webbing must be hung
				  to allow the passage of a wooden dowel that is three-quarter inch in diameter
				  and 12 inches; upon insertion in the web or rigid mesh, the dowel must drop
				  completely through by its own weight, without force, except that
(A) the mesh on the top and bottom of a pot
				  utilizing a drawstring closure is not required to allow the passage of a wooden
				  dowel that is three-quarter inch in diameter;
(B) the webbing used in the pot tunnel is not
				  required to allow the passage of a wooden dowel that is three-quarter inch in
				  diameter; and
(C) in addition to
				  the requirement of (3) of this section, pots that do not have a definable side,
				  including round pots, must have net webbing or rigid mesh panels covering a
				  minimum of 50 percent of the vertical or near-vertical surfaces of the
				  pots;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 31.175 - Closed waters in Registration Area D

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Repealed 4/15/94.
(b) Shrimp may not be taken by trawls in the
				  contiguous waters of Yakutat Bay east of a line from westernmost tip of Ocean
				  Cape to the westernmost tip of Point Manby, including the waters of Russell and
				  Nunatak Fjords.
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 6 - Registration Area D (Yakutat) › 5 AAC 31.180 - Registration Area D shrimp vessel inspections and inspection points

Current through May 31, 2024
(a)
				  Unless required by the commissioner under (b) of this section, shrimp vessel
				  inspections, as specified in
				  5 AAC 31.030, are not required in Registration Area
				  D.
(b) In Registration Area D, by
				  public announcement, the commissioner may require that vessels fishing for
				  shrimp be inspected as specified in
				  5 AAC 31.030.
(c) If an inspection is required under (b) of
				  this section, inspection points will be at Yakutat and at other locations that
				  may be specified by the commissioner.
Authority:
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.200 - 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 148º 50.25' W. long.,
					 south to the latitude of Cape Douglas at 58º 51.10' N. lat., then west to
					 149º W. long., then south along 149º W. long., and as its eastern
					 boundary the longitude of Cape Suckling at 144º W. long.
Authority:
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.205 - Description of Registration Area E districts and sections

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Inside
				  District: all waters in the Prince William Sound Area enclosed by lines from
				  Point Whitshed to Point Bentinck, from Cape Hinchinbrook to Zaikof Point, and
				  from Cape Cleare to Cape Puget. The Inside District sections are as follows:
(1) Central Section: waters of the Inside
				  District east of 147º 30.00' W. long.;
(2) Wells Section: waters of the Inside
				  District enclosed by a line from a point at 60º 45.80' N. lat., 148º
				  13.56' W. long. on the mainland, to a point at 60º 45.49' N. lat.,
				  148º 12.00' W. long. on the north side of Culross Island, and west of a
				  line from Culross Light located on Culross Island at 60º 44.80' N. lat.,
				  148º 06.80' W. long. to Esther Light on Esther Island at 60º 47.10'
				  N. lat., 148º 06.00' W. long., and west of a line from the northwestern
				  tip of Esther Island at 60º 55.66' N. lat., 148º 04.33' W. long., to
				  a point on the mainland at 60º 55.90' N. lat., 148º 03.95' W. long.,
				  including Cochrane and Blackstone Bays;
(3) Northwest Section: the remaining waters
				  of the Inside District west of 147º 30.00' W. long. and north of 60º
				  30.00' N. lat. that are not in the Wells Section described in (2) of this
				  subsection;
(4) Southwest Section:
				  waters of the Inside District west of 147º 20.00' W. long. and south of
				  60º 30.00' N. lat.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.206 - Area E registration

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Registration Area E is a nonexclusive
				  registration area for vessels fishing for shrimp with trawl gear.
(b) Registration Area E is an exclusive
				  registration area for vessels fishing for shrimp with pot gear. A vessel
				  participating in the Registration Area E shrimp pot fishery must be registered
				  with the department by 5:00 p.m. April 1.
(c) A person may register only one vessel to
				  patiicipate in the Registration Area E shrimp pot fishery during a registration
				  year.
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.210 - Shrimp pot fishing seasons for Registration Area E

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In the waters
				  of the Inside District west of a line from Middle Point at 60° 20.00' N.
				  lat., 147° W. long., north to a point at 60° 40.00' N. lat., 147°
				  W. long., then northeast to the Coast Guard marker light on Goose Island at
				  60° 42.78' N. lat., 146° 43.63' W. long., to a point on Knowles head at
				  60° 41.00' N. lat., 146° 37.50' W. long., shrimp may be taken from
				  April 15 through September 15, as established by emergency order. Fishing in
				  this area will be rotated on a tri-annual basis between the following waters:
(1) the waters north of 60° 40.00' N.
				  lat. and east of 148° W. long.;
(2) the waters south of those waters
				  described in (1) of this subsection and north and west of a line from 60°
				  30.00' N. lat., 147° 57.70' W. long to 147° W. long., including those
				  waters south of 60° 30.00' N. lat., in Kings Bay and Port Nellie
				  Juan;
(3) the waters south of
				  60° 30.00' N. lat., excluding those waters in Kings Bay and Port Nellie
				  Juan.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.211 - Shrimp trawl fishing seasons for Registration Area E

Current through May 31, 2024
In Registration Area E, shrimp may be taken with trawls
					 only from April 15 through August 15 and from October 1 through December
					 31.
Authority:
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.214 - Shrimp pot guideline harvest level for Registration Area E

Current through May 31, 2024
The estimated total allowable harvest for the waters
					 described in
					 5 AAC 31.210(a) must be more than
					 110,000 pounds of spot shrimp by round weight before a commercial shrimp pot
					 fishery may be opened. The guideline harvest level for the commercial pot gear
					 fishery in the waters described in
					 5 AAC 31.210(a) is 40 percent of the
					 total allowable harvest for the area. The department will, to the extent
					 practicable, manage the fishery to allow no more than 50 percent of the
					 guideline harvest level to be taken from any one statistical area. The
					 commissioner will open and close fishing seasons by emergency order, during
					 which pot limits, time, or area may be adjusted to achieve the 50 percent
					 statistical area harvest target.
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.215 - Shrimp pot guideline harvest ranges for Registration Area E (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.223 - Lawful shrimp pot gear for Registration Area E

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In Registration
				  Area E, shrimp may be taken with pots only as specified in this
				  section.
(b) A shrimp pot may not
				  have
(1) more than one bottom;
(2) a vertical height of more than 24
				  inches;
(3) more than four tunnel
				  eye openings, which individually do not exceed 15 inches in
				  perimeter;
(4) a bottom perimeter
				  exceeding 124 inches.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.225 - Lawful shrimp trawl gear for Registration Area E

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In Registration
				  Area E, a shrimp trawl must
(1) have a cod
				  end composed completely of one and seven-eighths inch stretched mesh hung so
				  that the bars of the mesh are horizontal and perpendicular to the mouth of the
				  trawl; mesh size is determined by averaging 10 consecutive meshes beginning
				  inside the knot of the first mesh and including the knot of the last;
				  and
(2) be equipped with a finfish
				  excluder device (FED); the FED must consist of a rigid grate with parallel bars
				  spaced not more than two and one-half inches apart to exclude all fish and
				  other objects, except those that are small enough to pass between its bars into
				  the cod end of the trawl specified in this section; the FED in a shrimp trawl
				  must be secured forward of the cod end in such a manner that it precludes the
				  passage of fish or other objects into the cod end without the fish or objects
				  having to first pass between the bars of the FED; the trawl must have an outlet
				  to allow the escape of fish or other objects that are too large to pass between
				  the bars of the grate; the posterior edge of this escape outlet must be at
				  least as wide as the maximum width of the grate; the escape outlet must extend
				  forward of the grate toward the mouth of the net.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.226 - Shrimp pot marking requirements for Registration Area E

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If required by
				  the department, in addition to the requirements of
				  5 AAC 31.051, each shrimp pot must have one
				  identification tag issued by the department attached to the pot. If required by
				  the department under this section, identification tags will be issued before
				  the fishing season, uniquely numbered for that registration year, and issued at
				  the time of vessel registration for that vessel only. The vessel owner, or the
				  owner's agent, shall apply for identification tags at a department office
				  designated to issue tags. Replacement of tags lost during the season is
				  permitted if the vessel operator submits a sworn statement or affidavit
				  describing how the tags were lost and listing the numbers of the lost
				  tags.
(b) All shrimp pots on board
				  a registered shrimp vessel must be marked as specified in (a) of this
				  section.
(c) Shrimp pots deployed
				  on a longline, consisting of more than five pots, must have at least one buoy
				  attached to each end of the longline. The buoys must be properly marked as
				  specified in
				  5 AAC 31.051, and the pots must be marked as required
				  under (a) of this section.
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.227 - Operation of other pot gear

Current through May 31, 2024
A person participating in the commercial shrimp fishery in
					 Registration Area E may not, during the commercial fishery season, also
					 participate in subsistence, sport, or personal use fishing for shrimp unless
					 the person removes all commercial shrimp pots from the water, ceases commercial
					 fishing, and the commercial registration for the vessel used by the person is
					 canceled by the department. A vessel registered for the commercial shrimp
					 fishery in Registration Area E may not be used during the commercial fishery
					 season for subsistence, sport, or personal use fishing for shrimp unless the
					 vessel's commercial registration has been canceled by the department and all
					 commercial shrimp pots operated from the vessel have been removed from the
					 water. The requirements of this section are in addition to the requirements of
					 5 AAC 31.053.
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.230 - Permits for shrimp trawling in Registration Area E (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.235 - Closed waters in Registration Area E

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The following waters are closed to the
				  taking of shrimp with trawl gear:
(1) waters
				  enclosed by a line from Point Whitshed to Point Bentinck, a line from Cape
				  Hinchinbrook Light to Seal Rocks Light to Zaikof Point at 60° 18.48' N.
				  lat., 146° 55.10' W. long., and by a line from a point at 60° 11.00' N.
				  lat., 147° 20.00' W. long. on the northwest side of Montague Island, north
				  to a point at 60° 30.00' N. lat., 147° 20.00' W. long., then east to a
				  point at 60° 30.00' N. lat., 147° 00.00' W. long., then northeast to
				  Knowles Head at 60° 41.00' N. lat., 146° 37.50' W. long.;
(2) the waters east of a line from Porcupine
				  Point at 60° 44.60' N. lat., 146° 42.10' W. long. in Port Fidalgo to
				  the southernmost tip of Bligh Island at 60° 48.30' N. lat., 146° 47.90'
				  W. long. to the northernmost tip of Bligh Island at 60° 52.90' N. lat.,
				  146° 46.00' W. long. to Rocky Point at 60° 57.00' N. lat., 146°
				  46.20' W. long.;
(3) waters of Port
				  Gravina north of a line from Gravina Point at 60° 37.37' N, lat., 147°
				  15.22' W. long, to Red Head at 60° 40.25' N. lat., 146° 30.22' W.
				  long.;
(4) waters of Port Valdez
				  north of 61° 01.00' N. lat.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.240 - Registration Area E shrimp vessel inspection and inspection points

Current through May 31, 2024
(a)
				  Unless required by the commissioner under (b) of this section, a vessel fishing
				  for shrimp in Registration Area E is not required to undergo an inspection, as
				  specified in
				  5 AAC 31.030.
(b) The commissioner may, by public
				  announcement, require that vessels fishing for shrimp in Registration Area E be
				  inspected as described in
				  5 AAC 31.030 before fishing. If the commissioner
				  requires a vessel inspection, a vessel operator must make arrangements with a
				  local representative of the department for an inspection at the inspection
				  point for Registration Area E in Cordova, Valdez, Whittier, or
				  Seward.
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.243 - Trawl shrimp harvest and reporting requirements in Registration Area E

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) No
				  more than 40 percent, by weight, of the shrimp brought on board a vessel during
				  a trip may be pink shrimp and no more than five percent may be other pandalid
				  species of shrimp.
(b) Within the
				  24 hours after the completion of a trip, a CFEC permit holder must report the
				  harvest for the trip, including discards, by species, to the department by
				  telephone at a telephone number specified on the registration form at the time
				  of registration. Discards of pandalid species of shrimp arc reported as
				  deadloss at the time of delivery on an ADF&G fish ticket and will be
				  counted towards the guideline harvest level by section.
(c) The department will issue log sheets and
				  shrimp catch sampling forms that must be completed and returned with each fish
				  ticket to the department office in Homer, Anchorage, or Cordova at the address
				  specified on the log sheet. Log sheets must have entries for each tow, and
				  catch sampling forms must be completed at least once per day in each section
				  fished.
(d) The commissioner may
				  require an onboard observer on a vessel during fishing operations.
(e) The department may require reporting of
				  any other information the commissioner determines is necessary for the
				  conservation and management of the fishery.
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.245 - Reporting requirements for Registration Area E

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A CFEC permit
				  holder that participates in the Prince William Sound commercial shrimp pot
				  fishery shall obtain and complete, daily, a logbook provided by the department.
				  It is unlawful to falsify a logbook entry. The CFEC permit holder must
(1) have the logbook on board the vessel at
				  all times;
(2) make the logbook
				  available upon request to a local representative of the department or peace
				  officer of the state; and
(3)
				  submit to the department the completed logbook pages with each corresponding
				  ADF&G fish ticket.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.250 - Permitting and reporting requirements for shrimp processing vessels in Registration Area E

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The vessel owner or operator of a
				  floating processor used in the processing of shrimp shall obtain a permit from
				  the department before starting processing operations and comply with all
				  requirements and reporting procedures specified in this section.
(b) The vessel owner or operator of a
				  floating processor shall report to the department
(1) the vessel location and any changes in location, by reporting
				  the latitude and longitude of vessel;
(2) the projected dates that processing will commence, conclude,
				  and resume;
(3) at least once per
				  day, for the preceding 24 hours, the permanent ADF&G vessel license plate
				  numbers of all vessels delivering to the floating processor;
(4) the number of vessels that made
				  deliveries for the preceding 24 hours, the number of deliveries, and the pounds
				  in whole weight by species of shrimp purchased for each statistical
				  area;
(5) at least 24 hours before
				  beginning to unload processed shrimp, the time and place that it will be
				  unloaded; and
(6) any other
				  information required by the department for the purpose of conserving and
				  developing shrimp resources.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 7 - Registration Area E (Prince William Sound) › 5 AAC 31.260 - Prince William Sound Pot Shrimp Fishery Management Plan (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 8 - Registration Area H (Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 31.300 - Description of Registration Area H

Current through May 31, 2024
Registration Area H has as its southern boundary the
					 latitude of Cape Douglas (58º 51.10' N. lat.), and as its eastern boundary
					 a line running from 58º 51.10' N. lat., 151º 53.13' W. long. to the
					 westernmost tip of Cape Elizabeth, and ending at the westernmost tip of Point
					 Adam.
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 8 - Registration Area H (Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 31.305 - Description of Registration Area H districts

Current through May 31, 2024
Districts shall be as described in
					 5 AAC 21.200(a), (b), and (d) -
					 (f).
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 8 - Registration Area H (Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 31.306 - Area H registration

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Area H is
(1) an exclusive registration area for
				  vessels fishing for shrimp with trawl gear; and
(2) a nonexclusive registration area for
				  vessels fishing for shrimp with pots.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 8 - Registration Area H (Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 31.310 - Fishing seasons for Registration Area H

Current through May 31, 2024
There is no open fishing season for shrimp in the Cook
					 Inlet Area.
Authority:
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 8 - Registration Area H (Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 31.335 - Closed waters in Registration Area H

Current through May 31, 2024
The taking of shrimp by trawls is prohibited
(1) northeast of a line extending from the
				  tip of Coal Point to the northeast tip of Glacier Spit; and
(2) in waters south and east of a line from
				  Anisom Point (59º 32.10' N. lat., 151º 27.92' W. long.), to the
				  northernmost tip of Yukon Island, to the westernmost tip of Hesketh Island, to
				  Nubble Point (59º 29.25' N. lat., 151º 34' W. long.).
Authority:
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 8 - Registration Area H (Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 31.340 - Registration Area H shrimp vessel inspection point

Current through May 31, 2024
The inspection and reinspection point is located at
					 Homer.
Authority:
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						16.05.251(a)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 8 - Registration Area H (Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 31.390 - Cook Inlet Area Shrimp Fisheries Management Plan (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 9 - Registration Area G (Outer Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 31.400 - Description of Registration Area G

Current through May 31, 2024
Registration Area G has as its western boundary a line
					 running from the westernmost tip of Point Adam to the westernmost tip of Cape
					 Elizabeth, and ending at 58º 51.10' N. lat., 151º 53.13' W. long.,
					 and has as its eastern boundary the longitude of Cape Fairfield (148º
					 50.25' W. long.).
Authority:
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 9 - Registration Area G (Outer Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 31.406 - Area G registration

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Registration Area G is a nonexclusive
				  registration area.
(b) A vessel
				  validly registered to fish for shrimp with trawl gear in Registration Areas H
				  or J may fish for shrimp with trawl gear in Registration Area G without
				  registering for that registration area.
Authority:
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						16.05.251
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 9 - Registration Area G (Outer Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 31.410 - Fishing seasons for Registration Area G

Current through May 31, 2024
There is no open fishing season for shrimp in the Outer
					 Cook Inlet Area.
Authority:
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						16.05.251
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 9 - Registration Area G (Outer Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 31.426 - Lawful gear for Registration Area G

Current through May 31, 2024
A shrimp pot must have at least two adjacent vertical
					 sides, or near-vertical sides, excluding tunnels, completely composed of
					 uncovered, rigid mesh. A shrimp pot that does not have a definable side,
					 including round pots, must have rigid mesh panels covering a minimum of 50
					 percent of the vertical or near-vertical surface area of the pot. The rigid
					 mesh on a shrimp pot must be large enough to allow the unaided passage of a
					 maximum 12 inch long, seven-eighths inch diameter round, wooden peg without
					 deforming the opening, except for the selvage.
Authority:
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						16.05.251
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 9 - Registration Area G (Outer Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 31.440 - Registration Area G shrimp vessel inspection

Current through May 31, 2024
In Registration Area G, inspection points are located at
					 Homer, Seward, and Kodiak, and at other locations that may be specified by the
					 commissioner.
Authority:
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						16.05.251
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 9 - Registration Area G (Outer Cook Inlet) › 5 AAC 31.490 - Outer Cook Inlet Area Shrimp Fisheries Management Plan (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 10 - Registration Area J (Westward) › 5 AAC 31.500 - Description of Registration Area J

Current through May 31, 2024
Registration Area J consists of the Pacific Ocean waters
					 that are south of the latitude of Cape Douglas at 58º 51.10' N. lat., and
					 west of 149º W. long., and the Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean waters that
					 are east of the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as that line is described in
					 the text of and depicted in the annex to the Maritime Boundary Agreement
					 between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signed in
					 Washington, June 1, 1990, and as that Maritime Boundary Agreement Line is
					 depicted on
NOAA Chart #513
(7th Edition, June 2004) and
NOAA Chart #514
(7th Edition, January 2004). These charts are
					 adopted by reference.
Copies of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
						Administration (NOAA) charts adopted by reference in
						5 AAC 31.500 can be viewed, downloaded, and purchased at
						NOAA's website at
http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/staff/chartspubs.htm
.
						In addition, the charts are available for inspection at the Lieutenant
						Governor's Office, Juneau, Alaska.
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 10 - Registration Area J (Westward) › 5 AAC 31.506 - Area J registration

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Registration Area J is a nonexclusive
				  registration area.
(b) A vessel
				  validly registered to fish for shrimp with trawl gear in Registration Area J
				  may fish for shrimp with trawl gear in Registration Area G without registering
				  for that registration area.
(c) In
				  Registration Area J, a vessel owner, or the owner's agent, shall register the
				  vessel for the district in which the vessel will fish. A shrimp fishing vessel
				  may not be registered to take shrimp in more than one district at a time. The
				  department may require check-in and check-out procedures on the vessel
				  registration form for fishing in specified sections within the registration
				  district.
Authority:
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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery › Article 10 - Registration Area J (Westward) › 5 AAC 31.510 - Fishing seasons for Registration Area J

Current through May 31, 2024
In Registration Area J, shrimp may only be taken from June
					 1 through February 28 and only under the terms of a permit issued by the
					 department. In the permit, the department may specify
(1) fishing area;
(2) logbook requirements;
(3) biological sample collection
				  requirements;
(4) reporting
				  requirements;
(5) time-period
				  specific harvest limits (trip limits); and
(6) any other conditions that the department
				  determines are necessary for the conservation or management of the
				  fishery.
Authority:
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						16.05.060
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