Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 35 - Tanner Crab Fishery › Article 1 - Registration Areas › 5 AAC 35.031 - Tanner crab landing requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Unless
				  otherwise specified in this chapter and except as provided in (b) of this
				  section, a Tanner crab vessel shall land all Tanner crab in the registration
				  area for which it is validly registered at the time of the landing.
(b) The owner, or the owner's agent, of a
				  Tanner crab vessel validly registered for a registration area that intends to
				  land Tanner crab in another registration area shall contact, by radio or
				  telephone, a local representative of the department for an authorization before
				  leaving the registration area for which that vessel is registered and shall
				  submit to an inspection at a location specified by the representative. The
				  vessel owner, or the owner's agent, shall contact the representative located in
				  the registration area for which that vessel is validly registered at the time
				  of the contact. A vessel landing Tanner crab in another registration area under
				  an authorization granted under this subsection may not, at the time of landing,
				  have more Tanner crab on board than were present at the time of the inspection.
				  If the local representative of the department does not require an inspection
				  under this subsection, the vessel owner, or the owner's agent, making radio or
				  telephone contact shall state to the representative the amount of Tanner crab
				  on board the vessel at the time of the contact. A vessel authorized to land
				  Tanner crab in another registration area without an inspection may not land 10
				  percent more or less Tanner crab than the amount stated at the time of the
				  contact with the representative.
(c) Unless otherwise specified in this
				  chapter, after 24 hours following the closure of a Tanner crab registration
				  area, a Tanner crab vessel registered for that area may not have Tanner crab on
				  board while it is in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the state
(1) unless the vessel is otherwise in
				  compliance with
				  5 AAC 35.020, and
				  5 AAC 35.030 if applicable;
(2) unless the vessel owner, or the owner's
				  agent, has contacted in person or by radio or telephone a local representative
				  of the department at a landing port or inspection point specified in this
				  chapter or by the department, and the representative has authorized the
				  extended possession of Tanner crab; contact with the representative must be
				  made within the 24-hour period following the season closure for the
				  registration area;
(3) unless the
				  vessel owner, or the owner's agent, that catches and processes Tanner crab has
				  complied with the gear storage requirements in
				  5 AAC 35.052(a) (1), and the landing
				  requirements specified in this section or specified for a specific registration
				  area, and has contacted a local representative of the department within the
				  times specified in this subsection, and the representative has authorized
				  extended possession of Tanner crab for purposes of processing or
				  transportation;
(4) unless, if the
				  Tanner crab are processed, no more than 90 days have passed since the closure
				  of the registration area or district, and the vessel is carrying a
				  department-approved onboard observer for the entire 90-day period.