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 02.225 - Subsistence king crab fishery
Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 02.225
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) Except for golden king crab as described in (b) of this section, the subsistence taking of king crab in the Prince William Sound Area is closed until the king crab stocks recover enough to provide a harvestable surplus and regulations are adopted by the Board of Fisheries that reopen the fishery.
(b) In the Prince William Sound Area, in the subsistence taking of golden king crab,
(1)
golden king crab may be taken only from October 1 through March 31;
(2) golden king crab may be taken only in the
waters west of 147º 20.00' W. long.;
(3) only male golden king crab seven inches
or greater in width of shell may be taken or possessed;
(4) an annual limit per household is three
male golden king crab.
Authority:AS 16.05.251
AS 16.05.258
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