Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries
Chapter 02 - Subsistence Shellfish Fishery
Article 3 - Prince William Sound Area
5 AAC 02.207 - Lawful gear for subsistence king and Tanner crab fisheries
Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 02.207
Current through August 30, 2024
In the Prince William Sound Area,
(1) king and Tanner crab may be taken only with pots, ring nets, dip nets, diving gear, hooked or hookless hand lines, and by hand;
(2) a pot used to take king or Tanner crab
(A) must have a minimum
of two escape rings that are at least four and three-eighths inches inside
diameter; and
(B) may not have any
portion of the line attaching the pot to a buoy floating on the surface of the
water at any time, except for that portion of the line connecting the main buoy
to any auxiliary buoy or buoys;
(3) no more than two pots per person with a maximum of two pots per vessel may be used to take king or Tanner crab.
Authority:AS 16.05.251
AS 16.05.258
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