Alaska Administrative Code

(a) In accordance with 5 AAC 34.080, the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery shall be managed based on the following harvest strategy: (1) the threshold level of abundance is 8,400,000 mature female red king crab and 14,500,000 pounds of effective spawning biomass; the Bristol Bay …

(a) Male red king crab six and one-half inches or greater in width of shell may be taken or possessed. (b) Repealed 8/24/2002. (c) Only male golden king crab five and one-half inches or greater in width of shell may be taken or possessed. Notes 5 AAC 34.820 In effect before 1981;…

(a) King crab may be taken only with king crab pots. King crab taken by other means must be returned to the water without further harm. (b) Each king crab pot must have at least one-third of one vertical surface of the pot composed of not less than nine-inch stretched mesh webbin…

Notes 5 AAC 34.826 Eff. 11/6/96, Register 140; repealed 9/12/2008, Register 187 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available.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) In addition to the provisions of 5 AAC 34.052, in Registration Area T, king crab pots may be stored in waters north of 57º N. lat., south of 58º N. lat., east of 166º W. long., and west of 164º W. long. during the closed commercial king crab season. (b) Repealed 8/14/2005. (c…

Notes 5 AAC 34.828 Eff. 9/19/99, Register 151; em am 9/1/99 - 12/29/99, Register 152; am 8/31/2000, Register 155; am 8/24/2002, Register 163; repealed 8/14/2005, Register 175 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison …

(a) Registration Area T inspection points are located at Dutch Harbor or at other locations specified by the department. (b) Notwithstanding 5 AAC 34.030, in Registration Area T within 30 hours before a season opening or at any time during the open season before taking or process…

(a) Notwithstanding 5 AAC 34.031(e) (3), following the closure of Registration Area T to the taking of a specified species of king crab, a vessel validly registered for that area may not have that species of king crab on board the vessel in waters subject to the jurisdiction of t…

If requested by the department, the operator of a vessel registered to take king crab in Registration Area T may report up to every 12 hours to a local representative of the department information that the department has determined is useful for the purpose of managing the harves…

Registration Area Q has as its southern boundary a line from 54° 36' N. lat., 168° W. long., to 54° 36' N. lat., 171° W. long., to 55° 30' N. lat., 171° W. long., to 55° 30' N. lat., 173° 30' E. long., as its northern boundary the latitude of Point Hope (68° 21' N. lat.), as its …

(a) Repealed 6/14/80. (b) Pribilof District: waters of Registration Area Q south of the latitude of Cape Newenham (58º 39' N. lat.). (c) Northern District: waters of Registration Area Q north of the latitude of Cape Newenham (58º 39' N. lat.). (1) Norton Sound Section: waters, no…

(a) Registration Area Q is a nonexclusive registration area, except that the Norton Sound Section of the Northern District is a superexclusive registration area. (b) In the Pribil of District and the St. Matthew Island Section of the Northern District, (1) for the red and blue ki…

(a) After an opening time and date for taking king crab set forth in (b) - (d) of this section, no person may possess or transport aboard any registered king crab vessel or any tender, any species of king crab until the vessel has complied with the inspection provisions of 5 AAC …

(a)The department shall manage the summer and winter commercial seasons of the Norton Sound Section red king crab fishery in accordance with 5 AAC 34.080 and 5 AAC 34.910, as follows: (1) the threshold level of abundance of legal male red king crab biomass is 1.25 million pounds;…

(a) In the Saint Matthew Island Section, the conunissioner may, by emergency order, open the blue king crab fishery only if the department's preseason survey estimate of mature male blue king crab equals at least 50 percent of the 1978 - 2012 average survey estimate of mature mal…

(a) Notwithstanding 5 AAC 34.910(b) (1), in the Pribilof District, the commercial blue king crab fishery will open only if the department's analysis of preseason survey data indicates that the population of blue king crab (1) contains an estimated spawning biomass of at least 13.…

(a) In the Pribilof District, only male red and blue king crab six and one-half inches or greater, and male golden king crab five and one-half inches or greater, in width of shell, may be taken or possessed. (b) In the Saint Matthew Island Section, only male blue and golden king …

(a) King crab may be taken only with king crab pots, except that during the winter season for king crab in the Norton Sound Section, king crab may be taken through the ice with jigging gear as described in 5 AAC 02.010(a)(2). Jigging gear must be marked as described in 5 AAC 02.0…

(a) Except during the winter through-the-ice commercial king crab season described in 5 AAC 34.910(d)(2), in Registration Area Q, the main buoy or trailer buoy must display one current identification tag and no other tags issued under 5 AAC 34.051. (b) In Registration Area Q, exc…

(a) Notwithstanding 5 AAC 34.052, in the Norton Sound Section of Registration Area Q, rectangular king crab pots with all bait and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open, and cone or pyramid king crab pots with all bait and bait containers removed and all doors …

(a) Except as provided in 5 AAC 34.915(a)(6), all waters of the Norton Sound Section enclosed by a line from 64° 24.00' N. lat., 166° 15.00' W. long., to 64° 15.00' N. lat., 166° 15.00' W. long., to 64° 15.00' N. lat., 163° 30.00' W. long., to 64° 10.00' N. lat., 163° 30.00' W. l…

(a) Registration Area Q inspection points are located at Dutch Harbor, or at other locations specified by the department. (b) Notwithstanding 5 AAC 34.030, for the Saint Matthew Island Section of Registration Area Q, a registered king crab vessel must, when required by the depart…

(a) Notwithstanding 5 AAC 34.031(e), following the closure of any district in Registration Area Q to the taking of a specified species of king crab, a vessel validly registered for that district may not have that species of king crab on board the vessel in waters subject to the j…

Notes 5 AAC 34.945 Repealed 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 compar…

(a) Vessel and gear registered for Registration Area Q must also be registered for the Northern District before fishing in that district. Vessels and gear registered for the Northern District may not be used to fish in any other district. The registration district shall be indica…

(a) From November 15 through May 15, the following regulations in this chapter do not apply in the Norton Sound and Kotzebue Sound Sections: (1)5 AAC 34.020; (2)5 AAC 34.030; (3)5 AAC 34.031; (4)5 AAC 34.033; (5)5 AAC 34.040(b) and (c); (6)5 AAC 34.052; (7)5 AAC 34.910(a); (8)5 A…

Requirements set out in this chapter apply only to commercial fishing for Tanner crab, unless otherwise specified. Subsistence, personal use, and sport fishing regulations affecting commercial Tanner crab fishing vessels or affecting any other commercial Tanner crab fishing activ…

(a) The following are Tanner crab registration areas and their code letters: Code Letter A - Southeastern Alaska Area (5 AAC 35.100) D - Yakutat Area (5 AAC 35.160) E - Prince William Sound Area (5 AAC 35.300) H - Cook Inlet Area (5 AAC 35.400) J - Westward Area (5 AAC 35.500) (b…

(a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the regulations in this chapter applicable to a Tanner crab registration area also apply to the adjacent waters of the exclusive economic zone. (b) The commissioner may suspend the application of this section to all or a portion of …

(a) A person may use a vessel to take Tanner crab in a Tanner crab registration area and the exclusive economic zone adjacent to the registration area only if the vessel owner, or the owner's agent, has validly registered the vessel with the department for that Tanner crab regist…

By announcement, the commissioner may require a registered Tanner crab vessel to have all holds, live tanks, and freezers inspected before or during an open Tanner crab fishing season. Notes 5 AAC 35.030 In effect before 1981; am 6/28/81, Register 78; em am 1/11/93 - 5/10/93, Reg…

(a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter and except as provided in (b) of this section, a Tanner crab vessel shall land all Tanner crab in the registration area for which it is validly registered at the time of the landing. (b) The owner, or the owner's agent, of a Tanner c…

(a) A vessel used to tender Tanner crab for a vessel validly registered to take Tanner crab may not have Tanner crab gear or equipment on board the tendering vessel and may not use that vessel to take Tanner crab. (b) Before engaging in a tendering operation, the operator of a te…

Within five days after the closure of a Tanner crab registration area or portion of a registration area, the owner, or the owner's agent, of a Tanner crab vessel that was validly registered for that area may formally request, in writing, that the commissioner reopen the area. The…

Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, (1) Tanner crab may be taken only with Tanner crab pots and ring nets; Tanner crab taken by other means must be returned to the water without further harm; (2) a Tanner crab pot is a pot that is no more than 10 feet long by 10 feet wide…

At least one buoy on each Tanner crab pot or ring net must be legibly marked with the permanent ADF&G vessel license plate number of the Tanner crab vessel operating the gear. The buoy must bear only the number of the vessel used in operating the gear. The number shall be painted…

(a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, during the closed season for Tanner crab in a registration area, Tanner crab pots must be removed from the water, except rectangular Tanner crab pots with all bait and bait containers removed and with all doors secured fully open, a…

Unless otherwise specified in 5 AAC 31 - 5 AAC 38, (a) in a Tanner crab registration area, or with respect to Registration Area J, in a district of Registration Area J, (1) a person or vessel that operates commercial, subsistence, sport, or personal use pots, during the 14 days i…

The owner or operator of a vessel used in the processing of Tanner crab shall 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 harves…

(a) The department may issue, under the provisions of this section, a permit for the Bering Sea, Eastern Aleutian, and Western Aleutian Districts of Registration Area J to a person or vessel to recover (1) lost Tanner crab pot gear belonging to another vessel or person; or (2) Ta…

(a) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, male Tanner crab of the species Chionoecetes bairdifive and one-half inches or greater in width of shell may be taken or possessed. (b) Width measurement of Tanner crab shall be the greatest straight-line distance across the carapace…

Male Tanner crab less than minimum size and female Tanner crab may not be taken or possessed. Such Tanner crab which have been taken must be immediately returned unharmed to the sea. Notes 5 AAC 35.065 In effect before 1981; am 6/28/81, Register 78 Authority:AS 16.05.251(a) State…

Notes 5 AAC 35.067 Repealed 6/14/80. 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) Repealed 9/29/96. (b) Repealed 4/13/80. (c) Repealed 4/13/80. Notes 5 AAC 35.070 In effect before 1988; repealed 9/29/96, Register 139 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and …

Notes 5 AAC 35.071 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 Tanner crab fisherman shall indicate on the fish ticket at the time of landing any Tanner crab harvested which are not purchased by the processor or buyer, or which have been dumped at sea. (b) Each buyer of Tanner crab shall indicate on the fish ticket any Tanner crab w…

The department shall establish an annual harvest strategy for each Tanner crab stock that is consistent with the board's Policy on King and Tanner Crab Resource Management(90-04-FB, March 23, 1990), adopted by this reference. If adequate data are available, the department shall e…

In this chapter, "rigid," as applied to Tanner crab pot tunnel eye openings, means that after placing 20 pounds of pressure, in any direction, anywhere around the perimeter of the tunnel eye opening, the opening is no larger than a maximum dimension allowed under this chapter. No…

Notes 5 AAC 35.082 Eff. 7/23/88, Register 107; am 6/15/95, Register 134; repealed 8/14/96, Register 139 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 c…

Notes 5 AAC 35.085 In effect before 1988; repealed 9/29/96, Register 139 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…