Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries
Chapter 35 - Tanner Crab Fishery
Article 10 - Registration Area J (Westward)
5 AAC 35.527 - Tanner crab pot storage requirements for Registration Area J

(1) Western Aleutian District, pots may be stored in waters of not more than 30 fathoms deep from January 1 through December 31;

(2) Eastern Aleutian District, pots may be stored in waters of not more than 25 fathoms deep only from 30 days before the scheduled opening date of the commercial Tanner crab season through seven days after the closure of the commercial Tanner crab season, except that pots may not be stored in the waters of

(3) South Peninsula and Chignik Districts, pots may be stored in the water only from the scheduled opening date of the commercial red and blue king crab season until seven days after the closure of the commercial Tanner crab season;

(4) Bering Sea District, pots may be stored in

(5) Kodiak and Chignik Districts, rectangular pots with all bait and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open, and cone or pyramid pots with all bait and bait containers removed and all doors not secured closed may be stored in waters more than 25 fathoms for seven days following the season closure for Tanner crab in any section of the Kodiak and Chignik Districts;

(6) Kodiak, Chignik, and South Peninsula Districts, or a section of those districts, if the commissioner, by emergency order, closes the commercial Tanner crab fishing season with less than six-hours notice in a daily period, except when the closure is announced preseason, baited pot gear may be stored in waters deeper than 25 fathoms for up to three days following the closure.