(a) In the Southern District,
(1) no more than an aggregate of 150
Dungeness crab pots may be operated from a vessel registered to take Dungeness
crab;
(2) no more than 50 of the
150 pots described in (1) of this subsection may be operated in Subdistrict 1
from a vessel registered to take Dungeness crab; only a pot with a buoy tag
number of 1 - 50 may be operated in Subdistrict 1;
(3) the buoy for each Dungeness crab pot must
have an identification tag issued by the department, as follows:
(A) the identification tag must be placed on
a buoy that is marked with the ADF&G number of the vessel operating the
gear, as required by
5
AAC 32.051;
(B) new identification tags must be obtained
annually, before each fishing season;
(C) the department shall issue identification
tags before each fishing season; the tags must be uniquely numbered for each
registration year;
(D) except as
provided in (E) of this paragraph, the department may issue identification tags
only to a person who is registering a vessel under
5
AAC 32.020 and only at the time of vessel
registration; a person registering a vessel shall apply for identification tags
at the department office designated to issue tags; a person who wishes to apply
for identification tags may register only one vessel;
(E) the department may issue replacement tags
for identification tags lost during the season if the vessel operator submits a
sworn statement or affidavit describing how the tags were lost and listing the
number of the lost tags;
(4) all crab pot buoys operated under a
single ADF&G number must be identically marked and the color and design
must be registered with the department before fishing.
(c) No portion of the line attaching a pot or
ring net buoy or buoys to the trap or ring may float on the surface of the
water at any time, except for that portion of the line connecting the main buoy
to any auxiliary buoy or buoys.
Effective July 23, 1994, 5 AAC 32.325(a) was amended; the
amendments were published in Register 131 (October 1994). The amended language
of 5 AAC 32.325(a) (1) and (2) subsequently was reworded in accordance with a
September 26, 1994 memorandum from the regulations attorney, to clarify the
provisions to more accurately reflect the intent of the Board of Fisheries. The
regulations attorney's reworded language first appeared in the section in
Register 132, January 1995; the section's history note does not reflect that
rewording.
