20 AAC 05 — Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (Article 1 to 19)

(a) Past Participation.The commission will award one point to an applicant for past participation in the fishery during any year 1980 - 1986. (b) The commission will award one point for economic dependence on the fishery to an applicant who can demonstrate income from past partic…

(a) The commission designates the priority classification two as the classification of applicants for the Prince William Sound herring spawn on kelp pound fishery who would suffer significant economic hardship by exclusion from the fishery, and who will receive entry permits as r…

(a) The commission finds that circumstances exist that require the use of the point systems in 20 AAC 05.722 - 20 AAC 05.742. (b) A point scale of 0 - 100 is established for the Norton Sound herring gillnet fishery, the Norton Sound herring beach seine fishery, the Cape Romanzof …

(a) Participation Points Restrictions.An applicant will not receive (1) both crewmember participation points and captain participation points in the same fishery for the same season; (2) both crewmember participation points and extraordinary circumstances points in the same fishe…

(a) Past Participation Points.A maximum of 90 points will be awarded to an applicant for past participation in the Cape Romanzof herring gillnet fishery. (1) Captain participation points. (A) Captain participation points may be claimed for the 1984 - 1986 seasons, as shown on the…

(a) Past Participation Points.A maximum of 90 points will be awarded to an applicant for past participation in the Norton Sound herring gillnet fishery. (1) Captain participation points. (A) Captain participation points may be claimed for the 1984 - 1986 seasons, as shown on the …

(a) Past Participation Points.A maximum of 90 points will be awarded to an applicant for past participation in the Norton Sound herring beach seine fishery. (1) Captain participation points. (A) Captain participation points may be claimed for the 1984 - 1986 sessions, as shown on…

(a) Past Participation Points.A maximum of 90 points will be awarded to an applicant for past participation in the Nelson Island herring gillnet fishery. (1) Captain participation points.Captain participation points may be claimed for the 1985 and 1986 seasons, as shown on the fo…

(a) Past Participation Points.A maximum of 90 points will be awarded to an applicant for past participation in the Nunivak Island herring gillnet fishery. (1) Captain participation points.Captain participation points may be claimed for the 1985 - 1987 seasons, as shown on the fol…

(a) The commission designates the priority classifications 74 - 100 as classifications of applicants for the Norton Sound herring gillnet fishery who would suffer significant economic hardship by exclusion from the fishery, and who will receive entry permits as required by AS 16.…

In 20 AAC 05.722 - 20 AAC 05.742, unless otherwise specified, (1) "captain" means a gear operator who (A) was physically present on the vessel and who was in control or joint control of the commercial fishing operation; (B) used a vessel that was validly licensed as a commercial …

To be eligible to apply for an entry permit for the fishery, an individual must have commercially harvested the fishery resource while participating in the fishery as a holder of an interim-use permit issued under AS 16.43.210(a) during at least one of the years 1985 - 1988. Note…

(a) The commission finds that special circumstances exist requiring the use of the point system in 20 AAC 05.748 for the Bristol Bay (Togiak) herring spawn on kelp fishery. (b) A point scale of 0 - 12 is established for the Bristol Bay (Togiak) herring spawn on kelp fishery. Note…

(a) The commission will award points to an applicant for past participation in and economic dependence on the Bristol Bay (Togiak) herring spawn on kelp fishery as shown on the following schedule: Season Available Points 1988 5 1987 4 1986 3 (b) In this section, "past participati…

(a) The commission designates the priority classifications 7 - 12 as the classifications of applicants for the Bristol Bay (Togiak) herring spawn on kelp fishery who would suffer significant economic hardship by exclusion from the fishery, and who will receive entry permits as re…

To be eligible to apply for an entry permit in either the Cook Inlet Dungeness crab pot fishery or ring net fishery, an individual must have commercially harvested the fishery resource while participating in the relevant fishery as a holder of an interim-use permit issued under A…

(a) The commission finds that special circumstances exist requiring the use of the point systems in 20 AAC 05.757 - 20 AAC 05.758 for the Cook Inlet Dungeness crab pot fishery and the Cook Inlet Dungeness crab ring net fishery. (b) A point scale of 0 - 21 is established for the C…

(a) The commission will award a maximum of 21 points to an applicant for past participation in, and economic dependence on, the Cook Inlet Dungeness crab pot fishery as follows: (1) Applicants who harvested and sold at least 1,000 pounds of Dungeness crab from the fishery over th…

(a) The commission will award a maximum of 14 points to an applicant for past participation in, and economic dependence on, the Cook Inlet Dungeness crab ring net fishery. Applicants who harvested and sold Dungeness crab from the fishery over the 1988 - 1992 time period will be a…

(a) The commission designates the priority classifications 9 - 21 as the classifications of applicants for the Cook Inlet Dungeness crab pot fishery who would suffer significant economic hardship by exclusion from the fishery, and who will receive entry permits as required by AS …

(a) To be eligible to apply for an entry permit in the Southeastern Alaska Dungeness crab pot, ring net, or diving gear fisheries, an individual must have commercially harvested the fishery resource while participating in the relevant fishery as a holder of an interim-use permit …

(a) Interim use permits issued under AS 16.43.210 and entry permits for the Southeastern Alaska Dungeness crab pot fishery will have restrictions on the number of pots that the permit holder can use in the fishery. These restrictions will be based upon the participation of the ap…

Joint Operators. If two or more individuals acted as joint operators on the same vessel during a season, the commission will allocate the joint operation's pounds landed for that vessel among the joint operators, regardless of whether all joint operators apply for an entry permit…

In 20 AAC 05.762 - 20 AAC 05.771, unless otherwise specified, (1) "board's maximum" means the maximum amount of Dungeness crab pots that the Board of Fisheries allows to be used from a vessel in Southeastern Alaska under 5 AAC 32.125 or any other board regulations; (2) "joint ope…

(a) The commission finds that special circumstances exist requiring the use of the point systems in 20 AAC 05.768 - 20 AAC 05.770 for the Southeastern Alaska Dungeness crab pot, ring net, and diving gear fisheries. (b) A point scale of (1) 0 - 66 is established for the Southeaste…

(a) Past Participation and Economic Dependence. The commission will award a maximum of 36 points to an applicant for participation in, and economic dependence on, the Southeastern Alaska Dungeness crab pot fishery. Applicants who harvested and sold Dungeness crab from the fishery…

The commission will award a maximum of 12 points to an applicant for past participation in, and economic dependence on, the Southeastern Alaska ring net fishery. Applicants who harvested and sold Dungeness crab from the fishery over the January 1, 1988 - January 2, 1992 time peri…

The commission will award a maximum of 12 points to an applicant for past participation in, and economic dependence on, the Southeastern Alaska diving gear fishery. Applicants who harvested and sold Dungeness crab from the fishery over the January 1, 1988 - January 2, 1992 time p…

(a) The commission designates the priority classifications 46 - 66 as classifications of applicants for the Southeastern Alaska Dungeness crab pot fishery who would suffer significant economic hardship by exclusion from the fishery, and who will receive entry permits as required …

(a) To be eligible to apply for an entry permit in the Southeastern Alaska shrimp pot fishery, an individual must have commercially harvested the fishery resource while participating in the relevant fishery as a holder of an interim-use permit issued under AS 16.43.210 during at …

(a) The commission finds that special circumstances exist requiring the use of the point system in 20 AAC 05.774 for the Southeastern Alaska shrimp pot fishery. (b) A point scale of 0 - 58 is established for the Southeastern Alaska shrimp pot fishery. Notes 20 AAC 05.773 Eff. 12/…

(a) Past Participation and Economic Dependence. The commission will award a maximum of 36 points to an applicant for participation in, and economic dependence on, the Southeastern Alaska shrimp pot fishery as follows: (1) the commission will award a maximum of 30 points to applic…

(a) The commission designates the priority classifications 38 - 58 as classifications of applicants for the Southeastern Alaska shrimp pot fishery who would suffer significant economic hardship if they do not get a permit from the state, and who will receive entry permits as requ…

In 20 AAC 05.772 - 20 AAC 05.775, unless otherwise specified, (1) "commercially harvested" means the lawful taking and selling of shrimp caught with pot gear by an interim-use permit holder from a vessel registered for the Southeastern Alaska shrimp pot fishery under 5 AAC 31.020…

(a) To be eligible to apply for an entry permit in the Prince William Sound sablefish fixed gear, pot gear, or net gear fisheries, an individual must have legally harvested the fishery resource while participating in the relevant fishery as a holder of an interim-use permit issue…

(a) Interim-use permits and entry permits issued for the Prince William Sound fixed gear, pot gear, and net gear sablefish fisheries will restrict the maximum overall length of a vessel that a permit holder can use. These restrictions placed upon a permit for a particular Prince …

Notes 20 AAC 05.780 Eff. 12/15/95, Register 136; repealed 7/26/97, Register 143 As of Register 143, Oct. 1997, the substance of former 20 AAC 05.780 appears in 20 AAC 05.786. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison …

(a) The commission finds that special circumstances exist requiring the use of the point systems in 20 AAC 05.782 - 20 AAC 05.784 for the Prince William Sound sablefish fixed gear, pot gear, and net gear fisheries. (b) A point scale of (1) zero through 12 is established for the P…

The commission will award a maximum of 12 points to an applicant for past participation in, and economic dependence on, the Prince William Sound sablefish fixed gear fishery. Applicants who legally harvested sablefish from the fishery over the 1991 - 1994 time period will be awar…

The commission will award a maximum of nine points to an applicant for past participation in, and economic dependence on, the Prince William Sound sablefish pot gear fishery. Applicants who legally harvested sablefish from the fishery over the 1991 - 1994 time period will be awar…

The commission will award a maximum of nine points to an applicant for past participation in, and economic dependence on, the Prince William Sound sablefish net gear fishery. Applicants who legally harvested sablefish from the fishery over the 1991 - 1994 time period will be awar…

(a) The commission designates the priority classifications 11 - 12 as classifications of applicants for the Prince William Sound sablefish fixed gear fishery who would suffer significant economic hardship by exclusion from the fishery, and who will receive entry permits as requir…

In 20 AAC 05.778 - 20 AAC 05.786, unless otherwise specified, (1) "joint operation" means a partnership or any other agreement by which two or more individuals function as joint operators; (2) "joint operators" means a partner or other party to an agreement by which two or more i…

(a) To be eligible to apply for an entry permit in the Southeastern Alaska shrimp beam trawl or shrimp otter trawl fisheries, an individual must have commercially harvested the fishery resource while participating in the relevant fishery as a holder of an interim-use permit issue…

(a) The commission finds that special circumstances exist requiring the use of the point system in 20 AAC 05.787 - 20 AAC 05.792. (b) The commission establishes a point scale of (1) zero through 46 for the Southeastern Alaska shrimp beam trawl fishery; and (2) zero through 39 for…

(a) Past participation. The commission will award a maximum of 12 points to an applicant for past participation in the Southeastern Alaska shrimp beam trawl fishery. An applicant who commercially harvested shrimp with beam trawl gear during the period 1993 - 1996 will be awarded …

(a) Past participation. The commission will award a maximum of 18 points to an applicant for past participation in the Southeastern Alaska shrimp otter trawl fishery. An applicant who commercially harvested shrimp with otter trawl gear during the period 1993 - 1996 will be awarde…

(a) The commission designates the priority classifications 35 - 46 as classifications of applicants for the Southeastern Alaska shrimp beam trawl fishery who would suffer significant economic hardship if they do not get a permit from the state, and who will receive entry permits …

In 20 AAC 05.787 - 20 AAC 05.792, unless otherwise specified, (1) "commercially harvested" means the lawful taking and selling of shrimp caught with the applicable trawl gear by an interim-use permit holder from a vessel registered for the Southeastern Alaska shrimp beam trawl or…

(a) The commission finds that special circumstances exist requiring the use of the point system in 20 AAC 05.794 - 20 AAC 05.799. (b) A point scale of (1) zero through 100 is established for the Northern Southeast herring spawn-on-kelp pound fishery; and (2) zero through 50 is es…