Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries
Chapter 28 - Groundfish Fishery
Article 5 - Prince William Sound Area (Registration Area E)
5 AAC 28.220 - Permits for Prince William Sound Area

Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 28.220

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) Repealed 3/14/2009.

(b) Repealed 3/14/2009.

(c) Except when taken as allowable bycatch in a directed fishery, a person may take miscellaneous groundfish on an experimental basis in the Prince William Sound Area only under the conditions of a permit issued by the commissioner necessary for conservation or management purposes. In consideration of whether to issue a permit under this section, the commissioner may consider whether the harvested fish can be fully utilized. In the permit, the commissioner may

(1) specify the depth of fishing gear;

(2) specify the fishing season and periods of fishing;

(3) specify the area for fishing;

(4) establish the allowable size of harvested fish;

(5) specify the type and configuration of gear;

(6) require the completion of logbooks provided by the department and require that the logbooks be attached to a fish ticket at the time of landing; and

(7) require other other conditions that the commissioner determines are necessary for conservation or management purposes.

(d) For the purpose of this section, "miscellaneous groundfish" are those species of groundfish that are not specified in 5 AAC 28.200 - 5 AAC 28.271.

Authority:AS 16.05.251

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