Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Division 5 - COMMERCIAL SHELLFISH AND MARINE INVERTEBRATE FISHERIES
Section 635-005-0560 - Tanner Crab Notification of Activity

(1) All Tanner crab fishers must provide, to Department offices and processing plants on the list provided by the Marine Resources Program office in Newport, a Notice of Intent to set gear at least one week in advance of any gear being set. A Notice of Intent to set gear must include: the vessel name; general area of expected fishing activity; and dates of expected fishing activity.

(2) Once fishing gear has been placed in the water, all Tanner crab fishers must provide to Department offices and processing plants on the list provided by the Marine Resources Program office in Newport, a Notice of Location of set gear within 24 hours. A Notice of Location of set gear must include: the vessel name; exact location of gear (depth and latitude/longitude or loran); and dates of intended fishing activity. If individual strings of gear are more than one mile from each other, the ends of each string must be identified. If individual strings of gear are less than one mile from each other, the block of gear may be identified. If gear is moved more than 5 miles, a new Notice of Location of set gear must be distributed.

(3) If more than 5 pots are lost in any one location, a Notice of Lost Gear must be sent to the Department's Marine Resources Program office in Newport within 24 hours. A Notice of Lost Gear must include: the vessel name; a best estimate of location of lost gear (depth, latitude and longitude or loran); and the amount of gear lost.