Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries
Chapter 06 - Bristol Bay Area
Article 3 - Salmon Fishery
5 AAC 06.341 - Vessel specifications and operations
Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 06.341
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) No vessel registered for salmon net fishing may be more than 32 feet in overall length. An anchor roller may not extend more than eight inches beyond the 32-foot overall length, and any portion that extends beyond the 32-foot overall length may not be more than eight inches in width or height.
(b) For the purposes of this section,
(1) "anchor roller" means a device used
solely in aid of deploying and retrieving anchor gear, and does not provide any
additional flotation, planing surface, or structural support to the
vessel;
(2) "fish drop-out basket"
means a device used solely to prevent the loss of fish from a gillnet after the
fish leaves the water and before it is brought on board the vessel; a "fish
drop-out basket" does not provide any additional flotation, planing surface, or
structural support to the vessel;
(3) "gillnet roller" means a device used
solely in aid of deploying and retrieving drift gillnet gear; a "gillnet
roller" does not provide any additional flotation or planing surface to the
vessel;
(4) "outdrive" means part
of the propulsion system of a vessel used for either steering or thrust; an
"outdrive" does not provide any additional flotation or planing surface to the
vessel;
(5) "outdrive guard" means
a device of skeletal construction used solely to protect the outdrive unit of a
vessel; an "outdrive guard" does not provide any additional flotation or
planing surface and is not used for any other purpose such as a bench,
platform, or storage area;
(6)
"overall length" means the straight-line measurement between the extremities of
the vessel, but does not include fish drop-out baskets, anchor rollers, gillnet
rollers, trim tabs, outdrives, or outdrive guards;
(7) "trim tabs" means an extension of the
bottom of a vessel, at the transom, which is no more than 18 inches long at its
longest point; "trim tabs" do not provide any increased flotation, and their
sole function is to provide trim to a vessel while underway.
Authority:AS 16.05.251
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