Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries
Chapter 31 - Shrimp Fishery
Article 5 - Registration Area A (Southeastern Alaska)
5 AAC 31.112 - Sidestripe shrimp beam trawl fishing in Registration Area A
Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 31.112
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) Sidestripe shrimp may be taken by beam trawl in Registration Area A only during fishing seasons and periods and in areas established by the commissioner by emergency order.
(b) If the commissioner opens a beam trawl fishery under (a) of this section, the following conditions will apply:
(1) all shrimp trawl webbing must
be at least one and seven-eighths inch measure, and must be hung with no more
than 13 meshes per foot; the head rope may not be longer than the length of the
beam plus 10 percent;
(2) except as
provided in
5
AAC 31.116(c) and (d), the incidental
cumulative catch of the other species of pandalid shrimp may not exceed 10
percent, by weight, of all shrimp taken and landed;
(3) a person may take shrimp only after
contacting the department and obtaining a logbook; the logbook must be
completed, including the record of bycatch of fish and shellfish, other than
shrimp, and attached to the corresponding fish ticket;
(4) a vessel participating in the fishery may
not participate, at the same time, in a directed pink shrimp fishery;
(5) a permit holder shall notify a local
representative of the department at least two hours before landing shrimp to
provide an opportunity for the department to obtain biological samples from the
landing;
(6) no more than a total
of 50,000 pounds of sidestripe shrimp may be taken by beam trawl from any
district or section during a season;
(7) the commissioner may require an onboard
observer on a vessel during fishing operations.
Authority:AS 16.05.251
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