Current through August 30, 2024
(a) Unless
otherwise specified by the department, the owner or operator of a commercial
shrimp vessel operating pot gear in Registration Area A shall report by
telephone or in person to a local representative of the department within two
business days of deploying shrimp gear and two business days after ceasing
shrimp fishing in any district or portion of a district with a guideline
harvest level established by the department, including the following
information:
(1) the pounds in whole weight
by species of shrimp on board the vessel taken during the fishing period in any
district or portion of a district;
(2) other information requested by the
department for the purpose of conserving or developing shrimp
resources.
(b) In
addition to the reporting requirements specified in (a) of this section, the
weekly reporting requirements in Registration Area A for vessels commercial
shrimp fishing with pots or beam trawls are as follows:
(1) unless other arrangements have been made
with a local representative of the department, each week an owner or operator
of a shrimp pot catcher-processor vessel, or the owner or operator of a shrimp
pot catcher-seller vessel, operating gear in the waters of Registration Area A
shall contact, by telephone or in person, the ADF&G area office in the area
where shrimp fishing occurs, during time periods announced by the department to
ensure the orderly conduct of the fishery; the following information must be
provided at the time of contact:
(A) the
permit holder's name;
(B) the name
and ADF&G license plate number of the shrimp pot catcher-processor
vessel;
(C) the following
information regarding ADF&G fish tickets:
(i) ADF&G fish ticket number of each fish
ticket used since the last contact;
(ii) date of landing on each fish
ticket;
(iii) district and
statistical area on each fish ticket;
(iv) the number of pot lifts on each fish
ticket;
(v) days that pots soaked
on each fish ticket;
(vi) weight of
spot and coonstripe shrimp per fish ticket specifying whether whole or tail
weight;
(D) date of last
delivery;
(E) logbook information,
as determined by the department, from a catcher-processor vessel in the shrimp
pot fishery under
5
AAC 31.141;
(F) any other information the commissioner
determines is necessary for the conservation and management of the
fishery;
(2) each week
an owner or operator of a shrimp beam trawl catcher-processor vessel operating
gear in the waters of Registration Area A shall contact, by telephone or in
person, the ADF&G office specified by the department before 12:00 noon
Wednesday during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.; the
following information must be provided at the time of contact:
(A) the permit holder's name;
(B) the name and ADF&G license plate
number of the shrimp beam trawl catcher-processor vessel;
(C) the following information regarding
ADF&G fish tickets:
(i) ADF&G fish
ticket number of each fish ticket used since last contact;
(ii) date of landing on each fish
ticket;
(iii) district and
statistical area on each fish ticket;
(iv) total trawling bottom time, for each
district and subdistrict for the preceding week;
(v) total pounds of whole shrimp taken by
species;
(D) date of
last delivery;
(E) any other
information the commissioner determines is necessary for the conservation and
management of the fishery.
(c) The fish ticket requirements for
commercial shrimp pot and beam trawl vessels in Registration Area A are as
follows:
(1) an owner or operator of a shrimp
pot catcher-processor vessel shall complete a separate fish ticket for each day
fished for each district or portion of a district with a guideline harvest
level established by the department, and in which shrimp are harvested and
processed on board the vessel; fish tickets must be submitted to the department
within seven days of closure of a district or portion of a district with a
guideline harvest level; a shrimp pot catcher-processor who has stopped fishing
in a district or portion of a district with a guideline harvest level shall
contact, by telephone or in person, the local ADF&G area office and report
the information specified in this paragraph before fishing in a new district or
portion of a district with a guideline harvest level established by the
department;
(2) an owner or
operator of a shrimp beam trawl catcher-processor vessel shall complete a
separate fish ticket for each day fished for each district or portion of a
district with a guideline harvest level established by the department, and in
which shrimp are harvested and processed on board the vessel; fish tickets must
be submitted to the department not later than seven days after closure of a
district or portion of a district with a guideline harvest level; a shrimp beam
trawl catcher-processor who has stopped fishing in a district or portion of a
district with a guideline harvest level shall contact, by telephone or in
person, the ADF&G office specified by the department and report the
information specified in this paragraph before fishing in a new district or
portion of a district with a guideline harvest level established by the
department.
(d) The
owner or operator of a catcher-seller vessel registered to take shrimp in
Registration Area A shall complete an ADF&G shrimp fish ticket indicating
the weight of the shrimp on board by species before any shrimp are removed from
the vessel.
(e) For the purposes of
this section,
(1) "business day" means a day
other than Saturday, Sunday, or a state holiday;
(2) "catcher-processor" means a commercial
fisherman who catches and either sells or attempts to sell processed shrimp,
and does not purchase or process shrimp caught on another vessel;
(3) "catcher-seller" means a commercial
fisherman who catches and either sells or attempts to sell unprocessed shrimp
to a person not licensed to process shrimp.
For the purposes of the reporting requirements in 5 AAC
31.143(b) and (c), the following are the Registration Area A ADF&G area
office contact telephone numbers: Ketchikan: (907)225-5195; Wrangell:
(907)874-3822; Petersburg: (907)772-3801; Sitka: (907)747-6688; Douglas:
(907)465-4250; Haines: (907)766-2830.
Authority:AS
16.05.251
