Alaska Administrative Code

(a) A CFEC permit holder who holds two Yakutat Area set gillnet permits may operate two units of set gillnet gear as described in 5 AAC 30.331, 5 AAC 30.334, 5 AAC 30.335, 5 AAC 30.340, and this section. (b) Before operating two units of set gillnet gear under this section, the h…

(a) Salmon may not be taken in the following waters: (1) Alsek River: upstream starting at three miles below the southern end of "basin"; (2) Situk River: upstream of a line from the ADF&G regulatory marker located on the western bank of the Situk River mouth near the Yakutat Sea…

(a) The purpose of the management plan in this section is to provide for the biological escapement goal requirements of spawning king salmon to the Situk-Ahrnklin River systems. This management plan provides guidelines to the department in an effort to preclude allocation conflic…

(a) The heads of all adipose-fin-clipped king salmon must remain attached to the fish until sold. (b) A CFEC setnet salmon permit holder may take but may not sell king salmon during periods established by emergency order. The caudal (tail) fin of all king salmon retained must be …

The heads of all adipose-fin-clipped coho salmon must remain attached to the fish until sold. Notes 5 AAC 30.393 In effect before 1986; am 4/18/86, Register 98; am 10/1/98, Register 147 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions…

Notes 5 AAC 30.395 Eff. 5/26/2006, Register 178; repealed 7/13/2012, Register 203 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features wil…

Notes 5 AAC 30.410 Repealed 7/30/89. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…

Notes 5 AAC 30.460 Eff. 6/25/89, Register 110; repealed 8/27/2016, Register 219, October 2016 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison …

Unless otherwise specified, the requirements set out in this chapter apply only to commercial fishing for shrimp. Subsistence, personal use, and sport fishing regulations that affect commercial shrimp fishing vessels or activity are set out in the subsistence fishing regulations …

(a) Shrimp registration areas and code letters are: Code Letter A - Southeastern Alaska Area (5 AAC 31.100) D - Yakutat Area (5 AAC 31.150) E - Prince William Sound Area (5 AAC 31.200) H - Cook Inlet Area (5 AAC 31.300) G - Outer Cook Inlet Area (5 AAC 31.400) J - Westward Area (…

(a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the regulations in this chapter that apply to a shrimp registration area also apply to the waters of the exclusive economic zone that are adjacent to the shrimp registration area. (b) The commissioner may suspend the application of …

(a) In addition to the requirements of 5 AAC 39.120 and unless otherwise specified in this chapter, a vessel owner, or the owner's agent, shall (1) validly register all fishing gear to be used to take shrimp; and (2) register a vessel to fish for shrimp (A) for a nonexclusive reg…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section and unless otherwise specified in this chapter, a person may not fish for shrimp with a trawl using a vessel that is registered to fish in a shrimp registration area, district, or section unless that vessel has been inspected by a loc…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a shrimp vessel may not land shrimp at a location that is not within the registration area, district, or section for which it is then validly registered. (b) The owner, or the owner's agent, of a vessel validly registered to fish for…

(a) A vessel used to tender shrimp for a vessel that is validly registered to take shrimp (1) may not have shrimp gear or equipment on board; and (2) may not be used to fish for shrimp. (b) Before taking shrimp on board the tendering vessel, the operator of the vessel shall regis…

(a) The commissioner shall monitor the condition of shrimp in all registration areas by using the data and information that are practically available. (b) When the commissioner finds that continued shrimp fishing would jeopardize the health of shrimp stock within a registration a…

(a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, shrimp may be taken by pots and trawls. (b) Each tunnel eye opening of a shrimp pot may not be larger than 15 inches (38 cm) in perimeter. (c) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, shrimp pots may be longlined. If shrimp pots …

Each shrimp pot must have at least one buoy. At least one buoy on a shrimp pot must be legibly marked with the permanent ADF&G vessel license plate number of the vessel operating the gear. The buoy must show only that number. The number must be in symbols at least one and one-hal…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, unless otherwise specified in this chapter, during the closed season for fishing for shrimp with pots in a shrimp registration area, a person may not allow the person's shrimp pots to remain in the water in the registration area. (b)…

(a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the provisions of this section apply to persons and vessels used in a commercial shrimp fishery. (b) A person may not participate in a commercial shrimp fishery in a shrimp registration area if the person (1) operated commercial, su…

The owner or operator of a vessel used in the processing of shrimp must obtain a permit from the department before starting processing operations. The permit must contain the following requirements: (1) reporting of vessel location to the department; (2) reporting of harvesting o…

Notes 5 AAC 31.070 In effect before 1988; repealed 5/8/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added…

Notes 5 AAC 31.071 Repealed 6/28/75. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…

(a) Each shrimp fisherman shall indicate on the fish ticket at the time of landing any shrimp harvested which are not purchased by the processor or buyer, or which have been dumped at sea. (b) Each buyer of shrimp shall indicate on the fish ticket the gross weight of shrimp not p…

Notes 5 AAC 31.085 In effect before 1988; repealed 5/8/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added…

Notes 5 AAC 31.090 In effect before 1988; repealed 5/8/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added…

Notes 5 AAC 31.091 In effect before 1988; repealed 5/8/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added…

Notes 5 AAC 31.096 In effect before 1988; repealed 5/8/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added…

Notes 5 AAC 31.097 In effect before 1988; repealed 5/8/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added…

Notes 5 AAC 31.098 In effect before 1988; repealed 5/8/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added…

Notes 5 AAC 31.099 6/30/79. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare. No pri…

Registration Area A (Southeastern Alaska) has as its southern boundary the International Boundary at Dixon Entrance and as its northern boundary a line extending seaward from the western tip of Cape Fairweather at 58° 47.89' N. lat., 137° 56.68' W. long., to the intersection with…

Registration Area A districts and sections are described in 5 AAC 33.200. Notes 5 AAC 31.105 In effect before 1986; am 12/14/86, Register 100; am 5/8/98, Register 146; am 10/12/2000, Register 156; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 6/17/2018, Register 226, July 2018; am 9/19/2019, Re…

Registration Area A is a nonexclusive registration area. Notes 5 AAC 31.106 Eff. 5/8/98, Register 146 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quar…

Except as provided in 5 AAC 31.145(d), in Registration Area A, shrimp may be taken by pots only from May 15 through July 31, unless closed earlier by emergency order. Notes 5 AAC 31.110 In effect before 1981; am 6/28/81, Register 78; am 7/25/82, Register 83; am 6/30/83, Register …

(a) In Registration Area A, a person may take shrimp by beam trawls only after contacting the department and obtaining a logbool ; the logbook must be completed and attached to the corre ponding hrimp fish tickets; a person may not knowinglv make a fa! c entry in the logbook. Shr…

(a) Sidestripe shrimp may be taken by beam trawl in Registration Area A only during fishing seasons and periods and in areas established by the commissioner by emergency order. (b) If the commissioner opens a beam trawl fishery under (a) of this section, the following conditions …

(a) The following are the guideline harvest ranges for the taking of shrimp by pots in Registration Area A: (1) District 1: 0 - 164,000 pounds of spot shrimp; (2) District 2: 0 - 120,000 pounds of spot shrimp; (3) District 3: (A) Section 3-A: 0 - 264,000 pounds of spot shrimp; (B…

(a) The following are guideline harvest ranges for the taking of shrimp by beam trawls in Registration Area A: (1) District 3: 25,000 - 100,000 pounds for the entire fishing season specified in 5 AAC 31.111(a) (3); (2) District 5: 25,000 - 100,000 pounds for the entire fishing se…

(a) In Registration Area A, shrimp taken by beam trawl gear must be at least 150 count per pound. (b) To determine the average count per pound required in (a) of this section, one sample must be taken from each 500 to 1,000 pounds of shrimp, up to a maximum of 20 samples. The sam…

(a) Shrimp may be taken with pots in Registration Area A only as specified in this section. (b) A shrimp pot (1) other than a shrimp pot described in (2) of this subsection, may not have(A) more than one bottom; (B) a vertical height of more than 24 inches; (C) more than four tun…

(a) Shrimp may be taken with beam trawls in Registration Area A only as specified in this section. (b) The minimum mesh size for a beam trawl shall be determined by measuring a series of 10 consecutive meshes when the web is wet, from selvage to selvage, with the knots pulled tog…

(a) If required by the department, in addition to the requirements of 5 AAC 31.051, each shrimp pot must have one identification tag issued by the department attached to the pot. If required by the department under this section, identification tags will be issued before the fishi…

(a) Notwithstanding 5 AAC 31.053(d), 5 AAC 34.053(2), and 5 AAC 35.053(2), a person or vessel may operate commercial king crab or Tanner crab pots during an open pot shrimp season in Registration Area A if a commercial king crab or Tanner crab season is open in Registration Area …

Notes 5 AAC 31.135 Eff. 6/28/81, Register 78; am 7/25/82, Register 83; am 7/14/85, Register 95; am 12/14/86, Register 100; repealed 4/15/94, Register 130 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most rece…

Shrimp may not be taken (1) with trawls in the waters of Lituya Bay enclosed by a line from the easternmost tip of Harbor Point to the southernmost tip of LaChaussee Spit; (2) with trawls in the waters of Tenakee Inlet enclosed by a line from the northernmost tip of South Passage…

(a) Unless required under (b) of this section, a vessel fishing for shrimp in Registration Area A is not required to undergo an inspection, as specified in 5 AAC 31.030. (b) The commissioner, by announcement, may require that vessels fishing for shrimp in Registration Area A be i…