Alaska Administrative Code

(a) In Registration Area A, an owner or operator of a shrimp pot catcher-processor vessel shall complete a logbook provided by the department at the conclus ion of each day fi shed for each district or portion of a di strict with a guideline harvest level establi shed by the depa…

(a) Unless otherwise specified by the department, the owner or operator of a commercial shrimp vessel operating pot gear in Registration Area A shall report by telephone or in person to a local representative of the department within two business days of deploying shrimp gear and…

(a) The vessel owner or operator of a floating processor used in the processing of shrimp shall obtain a permit from the department before starting processing operations and comply with all requirements and reporting procedures specified in this section. (b) The vessel owner or o…

(a) The purpose of the management plan under this section is to provide the department with direction for the management of the spot shrimp (Pandalus platyceros) and coonstripe shrimp (Pandalus hypsinotus) stocks in Registration Area A (Southeastern Alaska). The department shall …

Registration Area D (Yakutat) has as its western boundary the longitude of Cape Suckling (144º W. long.) and as its southern boundary a line running southwest from the westernmost tip of Cape Fairweather. Notes 5 AAC 31.150 Eff. 12/14/86, Register 100; am 7/30/89, Register 111; a…

(a) Yakataga District: waters between the longitude of Cape Suckling (144º W. long.) and the longitude of Icy Cape (141º 42' W. long.). (b) Yakutat District: waters between the longitude of Icy Cape (141º 42' W. long.) and a line running southwest from the westernmost tip of Cape…

Registration Area D is a nonexclusive registration area. Notes 5 AAC 31.156 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…

In Registration Area D, shrimp may be taken by pots only as follows: (1) except the waters described in (2) of this section, in the waters of Yakutat Bay that are east of a line running from the westernmost tip of Ocean Cape to the westernmost tip of Point Manby, from 12:00 noon …

In Registration Area D, a person may take shrimp with a trawl in Icy Bay only from June 21 through February 14. A person taking shrimp with a trawl under this section may take shrimp only after contacting the department and obtaining from the department a logbook. The person taki…

(a) The guideline harvest level for the taking of shrimp with pots in the waters described in 5 AAC 31.160(1) is 1,000 pounds for each month that the season is open. Any portion of a month's guideline harvest level of shrimp that is not taken during the month may not be added to …

The guideline harvest range for the taking of shrimp with trawls in Icy Bay is from 50,000 to 350,000 pounds for the entire fishing season. Notes 5 AAC 31.166 Eff. 5/8/98, Register 146 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions …

In Registration Area D, shrimp may be taken only by pots, beam trawls, and otter trawls as follows: (1) the maximum number of pots in the aggregate that may be operated from a registered shrimp fishing vessel operating in the waters of Yakutat Bay east of a line from the westernm…

(a) Repealed 4/15/94. (b) Shrimp may not be taken by trawls in the contiguous waters of Yakutat Bay east of a line from westernmost tip of Ocean Cape to the westernmost tip of Point Manby, including the waters of Russell and Nunatak Fjords. Notes 5 AAC 31.175 Eff. 12/14/86, Regis…

(a) Unless required by the commissioner under (b) of this section, shrimp vessel inspections, as specified in 5 AAC 31.030, are not required in Registration Area D. (b) In Registration Area D, by public announcement, the commissioner may require that vessels fishing for shrimp be…

Registration Area E has as its western boundary a line running along the longitude of Cape Fairfield at 148º 50.25' W. long., south to the latitude of Cape Douglas at 58º 51.10' N. lat., then west to 149º W. long., then south along 149º W. long., and as its eastern boundary the l…

(a) Inside District: all waters in the Prince William Sound Area enclosed by lines from Point Whitshed to Point Bentinck, from Cape Hinchinbrook to Zaikof Point, and from Cape Cleare to Cape Puget. The Inside District sections are as follows: (1) Central Section: waters of the In…

(a) Registration Area E is a nonexclusive registration area for vessels fishing for shrimp with trawl gear. (b) Registration Area E is an exclusive registration area for vessels fishing for shrimp with pot gear. A vessel participating in the Registration Area E shrimp pot fishery…

(a) In the waters of the Inside District west of a line from Middle Point at 60° 20.00' N. lat., 147° W. long., north to a point at 60° 40.00' N. lat., 147° W. long., then northeast to the Coast Guard marker light on Goose Island at 60° 42.78' N. lat., 146° 43.63' W. long., to a …

In Registration Area E, shrimp may be taken with trawls only from April 15 through August 15 and from October 1 through December 31. Notes 5 AAC 31.211 Eff. 5/8/98, Register 146 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions availab…

The estimated total allowable harvest for the waters described in 5 AAC 31.210(a) must be more than 110,000 pounds of spot shrimp by round weight before a commercial shrimp pot fishery may be opened. The guideline harvest level for the commercial pot gear fishery in the waters de…

Notes 5 AAC 31.215 Eff. 6/28/81, Register 78; am 7/25/82, Register 83; am 12/29/84, Register 92; am 7/23/94, Register 131; am 5/8/98, Register 146; repealed 7/5/2000, Register 155 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a compar…

(a) In Registration Area E, shrimp may be taken with pots only as specified in this section. (b) A shrimp pot may not have (1) more than one bottom; (2) a vertical height of more than 24 inches; (3) more than four tunnel eye openings, which individually do not exceed 15 inches in…

Notes 5 AAC 31.224 Eff. 5/8/98, Register 146; repealed 7/5/2000, Register 155 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…

(a) In Registration Area E, a shrimp trawl must (1) have a cod end composed completely of one and seven-eighths inch stretched mesh hung so that the bars of the mesh are horizontal and perpendicular to the mouth of the trawl; mesh size is determined by averaging 10 consecutive me…

(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 person participating in the commercial shrimp fishery in Registration Area E may not, during the commercial fishery season, also participate in subsistence, sport, or personal use fishing for shrimp unless the person removes all commercial shrimp pots from the water, ceases com…

Notes 5 AAC 31.230 Eff. 7/23/94, Register 131; repealed 3/14/2009, Register 189 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 …

(a) The following waters are closed to the taking of shrimp with trawl gear: (1) waters enclosed by a line from Point Whitshed to Point Bentinck, a line from Cape Hinchinbrook Light to Seal Rocks Light to Zaikof Point at 60° 18.48' N. lat., 146° 55.10' W. long., and by a line fro…

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

(a) No more than 40 percent, by weight, of the shrimp brought on board a vessel during a trip may be pink shrimp and no more than five percent may be other pandalid species of shrimp. (b) Within the 24 hours after the completion of a trip, a CFEC permit holder must report the har…

(a) A CFEC permit holder that participates in the Prince William Sound commercial shrimp pot fishery shall obtain and complete, daily, a logbook provided by the department. It is unlawful to falsify a logbook entry. The CFEC permit holder must (1) have the logbook on board the ve…

(a) The vessel owner or operator of a floating processor used in the processing of shrimp shall obtain a permit from the department before starting processing operations and comply with all requirements and reporting procedures specified in this section. (b) The vessel owner or o…

Notes 5 AAC 31.260 Eff. 12/29/84, Register 92; am 9/19/90, Register 115; am 7/5/2000, Register 155; am 7/31/2003, Register 167; repealed 8/23/2009, Register 191 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our mo…

Registration Area H has as its southern boundary the latitude of Cape Douglas (58º 51.10' N. lat.), and as its eastern boundary a line running from 58º 51.10' N. lat., 151º 53.13' W. long. to the westernmost tip of Cape Elizabeth, and ending at the westernmost tip of Point Adam. …

Districts shall be as described in 5 AAC 21.200(a), (b), and (d) - (f). Notes 5 AAC 31.305 In effect before 1988 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…

(a) Area H is (1) an exclusive registration area for vessels fishing for shrimp with trawl gear; and (2) a nonexclusive registration area for vessels fishing for shrimp with pots. (b) A vessel fishing for shrimp with trawl gear that is validly registered for Registration Area H m…

There is no open fishing season for shrimp in the Cook Inlet Area. Notes 5 AAC 31.310 In effect before 1985; am 7/15/85, Register 95; am 9/19/90, Register 115; am 7/23/94, Register 131; am 9/12/97, Register 143 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we cu…

Notes 5 AAC 31.315 Repealed 9/19/90. 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 31.320 In effect before 1988; repealed 9/12/97, Register 143 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 adde…

The taking of shrimp by trawls is prohibited (1) northeast of a line extending from the tip of Coal Point to the northeast tip of Glacier Spit; and (2) in waters south and east of a line from Anisom Point (59º 32.10' N. lat., 151º 27.92' W. long.), to the northernmost tip of Yuko…

The inspection and reinspection point is located at Homer. Notes 5 AAC 31.340 In effect before 1988 Authority:AS 16.05.251(a) State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior qua…

Notes 5 AAC 31.390 Eff. 9/12/97, Register 143; am 7/31/2003, Register 167; repealed 8/23/2009, Register 191 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. Mo…

Registration Area G has as its western boundary a line running from the westernmost tip of Point Adam to the westernmost tip of Cape Elizabeth, and ending at 58º 51.10' N. lat., 151º 53.13' W. long., and has as its eastern boundary the longitude of Cape Fairfield (148º 50.25' W. …

Notes 5 AAC 31.405 Repealed 7/17/77. 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) Registration Area G is a nonexclusive registration area. (b) A vessel validly registered to fish for shrimp with trawl gear in Registration Areas H or J may fish for shrimp with trawl gear in Registration Area G without registering for that registration area. Notes 5 AAC 31.4…

There is no open fishing season for shrimp in the Outer Cook Inlet Area. Notes 5 AAC 31.410 In effect before 1980; am 6/14/80, Register 74; am 7/14/85, Register 95; am 7/23/94, Register 131; am 9/12/97, Register 143 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; …

Notes 5 AAC 31.415 Repealed 7/17/77. 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 31.425 Repealed 7/17/77. 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 shrimp pot must have at least two adjacent vertical sides, or near-vertical sides, excluding tunnels, completely composed of uncovered, rigid mesh. A shrimp pot that does not have a definable side, including round pots, must have rigid mesh panels covering a minimum of 50 perce…

Notes 5 AAC 31.435 Repealed 7/17/77. 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…