Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries
Chapter 32 - Dungeness Crab Fishery
Article 2 - General Specifications and Restrictions
5 AAC 32.050 - Lawful gear for Dungeness crab
Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 32.050
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, a person may fish for Dungeness crab only with ring nets, diving gear, and Dungeness crab pots.
(b) A Dungeness crab pot must have
(1) permanent
and rigid tunnel eye openings that individually do not exceed 30 inches (76 mm)
in perimeter; and
(2) two circular
escape rings of four and three-eighths inches (11 cm) minimum inside diameter;
the rings must be on opposite sides of the pot and must be on the upper half of
the vertical plane of the pot.
Authority:AS 16.05.251
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