Alaska Administrative Code
Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions
Chapter 05 - Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission
Article 6 - Priority Classification Point System
20 AAC 05.786 - Definitions

(1) "joint operation" means a partnership or any other agreement by which two or more individuals function as joint operators;

(2) "joint operators" means a partner or other party to an agreement by which two or more individuals are physically present on, and participate from, the same vessel and are in control or joint control of the commercial fishing operation;

(3) "legally harvest sablefish" means the commercial harvest and sale of sablefish from the Prince William Sound Area as a CFEC interim-use permit holder during fishing seasons established by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game under 5 AAC 28.210, using a vessel that had a valid State of Alaska vessel license as required by AS 16.05.490 and a vessel that had an Alaska Department of Fish and Game Prince William Sound sablefish permit as required by 5 AAC 28.220, using gear that were legal for the harvest of Prince William Sound sablefish under 5 AAC 28.050, 5 AAC 28.230, and 5 AAC 39.165, and while complying with all other applicable commercial fishing laws and regulations, and where the sablefish sales were in accordance with regulations governing the sale or use of commercially caught sablefish applicable at the sale, including regulations regarding proper completion of reports required of processors, buyers, and fishers;

(4) "overall length" means the horizontal distance between the outboard side of the foremost part of the stem and the outboard side of the aftermost part of the stern, excluding rudders, outboard motor brackets, and other similar fittings and attachments.