Alaska Administrative Code

Notes 5 AAC 35.096 In effect before 1988; repealed 9/29/96, Register 139 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available.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…

Notes 5 AAC 35.097 In effect before 1988; repealed 9/29/96, Register 139 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available.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…

Notes 5 AAC 35.098 In effect before 1988; repealed 9/29/96, Register 139 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available.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…

Notes 5 AAC 35.099 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 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 the seaward limit of…

Registration Area A districts are described in 5 AAC 33.200. Notes 5 AAC 35.105 Eff. 12/14/86, Register 100; am 9/29/96, Register 139 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most r…

(a) Registration Area A is a superexclusive registration area. (b) A Tanner crab vessel may not be registered in Registration Area A simultaneously as both a pot and ring net vessel. A vessel's registration may be changed during the open Tanner crab season if the owner, or the ow…

(a) Male Tanner crab may only be taken from 10:00 a.m. on the date following the largest Juneau tidal range between February 10 and February 17, as announced by emergency order, through May 1. (b) A season opening may be delayed if the National Weather Service forecast for the ma…

Notes 5 AAC 35.111 Repealed 6/24/93. 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) Male Tanner crab of the species Chionoecetes tanneriand Chionoecetes angulatusmay be taken in Registration Area A only under the conditions of a permit issued by the commissioner. (b) C. tanneriand C. angulatusTanner crab may be taken only with pots as follows: (1) no more th…

(a) In Registration Area A, the minimum stock threshold for a commercial Tanner crab fishery is 2, 300,000 pounds of mature male Tanner crab, measured by one-half of the long-term average (1997 - 2007) of mature male abundance. If the estimated abundance of mature male Tanner cra…

Notes 5 AAC 35.115 In effect before 1982; am 7/25/82, Register 83; am 6/30/84, Register 90; am 7/12/86, Register 99; am 12/14/86, Register 100; am 9/29/96, Register 139; am 8/8/99, Register 151; repealed 7/29/2009, Register 191 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currentl…

The Registration Area A Tanner crab fishery is to be regulated in a manner that will result in no less than 96 percent of the Tanner crab catch being taken by the pot fishery and no more than four percent by the ring net fishery. This is a long-term management goal and does not r…

(a) The department shall manage Tanner crab stocks in Registration Area A to minimize the spread, and to reduce the incidence, of bitter crab syndrome (BCS). The department shall identify areas of significant infection by BCS, in which the following restrictions apply: (1) a pers…

(a) Tanner crab may be taken only with Tanner crab pots or ring nets. Tanner crab taken by other means must be returned to the water without further harm. (b) The following Tanner crab gear limits are in effect in Registration Area A: (1) no more than 80 Tanner crab pots may be o…

(a) In addition to the requirements of 5 AAC 35.051, in Registration Area A, in locations where a Tanner crab pot limit is in effect, each Tanner crab pot must have one identification tag issued by the department placed on the main buoy or on the trailer buoy if more than one buo…

(a) Rectangular Tanner crab pots with all bait and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open, and cone or pyramid Tanner crab pots with all bait and bait containers removed and all doors not secured closed, may be stored in the water only (1) for seven days followi…

(a) A person or vessel that operates commercial, subsistence, sport, or personal use pots or ring nets, other than commercial shrimp pots or Dungeness crab pots, during the 30 days immediately before the scheduled opening date of the commercial Tanner crab season in Registration …

(a) In Registration Area A, an operator of a vessel registered to fish using pot gear in the commercial Tanner crab fishery shall complete logbooks provided by the department. (b) Logbooks described in (a) of this section shall be (1) updated daily; (2) sealed in envelopes provid…

Registration Area A inspection points are located at Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, and Juneau or at other locations specified by the department. Notes 5 AAC 35.140 In effect before 1986; am 12/14/86, Register 100; am 9/29/96, Register 139 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulatio…

In addition to the reporting requirements in 5 AAC 39.130 and 5 AAC 35.075, the commissioner may require an owner or operator of a vessel registered to fish in the commercial Tanner crab fishery in Registration Area A to report to a local representative of the department the foll…

Notes 5 AAC 35.145 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…

Notes 5 AAC 35.150 Repealed 7/25/82. 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 35.151 Eff. 6/30/83, Register 86; am 12/14/86, Register 100; am 9/29/96, Register 139; am 8/8/99, Register 151; repealed 8/24/2002, Register 163 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most r…

Within 24 hours following closure of Registration Area A to the taking of Tanner crab, all vessels with Tanner crab on board must arrive at a processing facility and remain until offloading of crab is complete, unless the vessel is otherwise in compliance with 5 AAC 35.031(c). No…

Registration Area D has as its western boundary the longitude of Cape Suckling (144° W. long.), and as its southern 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 the seaward limit of…

Registration Area D districts are described in 5 AAC 30.200. Notes 5 AAC 35.165 Eff. 12/14/86, Register 100; am 9/29/96, Register 139 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most r…

(a) Registration Area D is a nonexclusive registration area. (b) A Tanner crab vessel may not be registered in Registration Area D simultaneously as both a pot and ring net vessel. A vessel's registration may be changed during the open Tanner crab season if the vessel owner, or t…

Male Tanner crab may be taken only from 12:00 noon January 15 through May 1. Notes 5 AAC 35.170 Eff. 12/14/86, Register 100; am 9/29/96, Register 139 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison be…

(a) Male Tanner crab of the species Chionoecetes tanneriand Chionoecetes angulatusmay be taken in Registration Area D only under the conditions of a permit issued by the commissioner. (b) C. tanneriand C. angulatusTanner crab may be taken only with pots as follows: (1) no more th…

The maximum annual allowable harvest for Tanner crab is 1,000,000 pounds. Notes 5 AAC 35.175 Eff. 12/14/86, Register 100; am 9/29/96, Register 139 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison betwe…

(a) 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. (b) The following Tanner crab gear limits are in effect in Registration Area D: (1) no more than 40 Tanner crab pots may be …

(a) In addition to the requirements of 5 AAC 35.051, in Registration Area D, in locations where a Tanner crab pot limit is in effect, each Tanner crab pot must have one identification tag issued by the department placed on the main buoy or on the trailer buoy if more than one buo…

(a) Rectangular Tanner crab pots with all bait and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open, and cone or pyramid Tanner crab pots with all bait and bait containers removed and all doors not secured closed, may be stored in the water only for (1) seven days followi…

(a) A person or vessel that operates commercial, subsistence, sport, or personal use pots or ring nets, other than commercial shrimp pots or Dungeness crab pots, during the 14 days immediately before the scheduled opening date of the commercial Tanner crab season in Registration …

Registration Area D inspection points are located at Yakutat or at other locations specified by the department. Notes 5 AAC 35.185 Eff. 12/14/86, Register 100; am 9/29/96, Register 139 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions …

(a) In Registration Area D, during a Tanner crab season, an operator of a vessel registered to fish using pot gear in the commercial Tanner crab fishery shall complete logbooks provided by the department. (b) Logbooks described in (a) of this section shall be (1) updated daily; (…

In addition to the reporting requirements in 5 AAC 35.075, 5 AAC 35.190, and 5 AAC 39.130, the commissioner may require an owner or operator of a vessel registered to fish in the commercial Tanner crab fishery in Registration Area D to report to a local representative of the depa…

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

(a) Northeastern District: all waters north of a line at 60" 30' N. lat., from a point on Hawkins Island at 146° 19.50' W. long., west to 147° 40' W. long., and east of 147° 40' W. long., and south of 60° 48.50' N. lat., and including waters south of a line from the southeastern …

(a) Registration Area E is an exclusive registration area. (b) A Tanner crab vessel must be registered under 5 AAC 35.020 no later than 15 days before the scheduled opening date of the commercial Tanner crab season. Notes 5 AAC 35.306 Eff. 9/29/96, Register 139; am 7/22/2017, Reg…

Notes 5 AAC 35.308 Eff. 7/22/2017, Register 222, July 2017; am 3/27/2022, Register 241, April 2022; repealed 6/7/2025, Register 254, July 2025 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version …

(a) In Registration Area E, male Tanner crab may be taken only from January 15 until April 15, during periods established by emergency order. (b) If the opening day National Weather Service forecast for the following 48 hours for Prince William Sound, as defined by the National W…

Notes 5 AAC 35.311 Eff. 7/22/2017, Register 222, July 2017; repealed 3/27/2022, Register 241, April 2022 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 q…

Notes 5 AAC 35.312 Eff. 3/27/2022, Register 241, April 2022; repealed 6/7/2025, Register 254, July 2025 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 35.315 Repealed 6/30/83. 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…

Only male Tanner crab five inches or greater in width of shell may be taken or possessed. Notes 5 AAC 35.320 In effect before 1981; am 6/28/81, Register 78; am 9/29/96, Register 139; am 7/1/2006, Register 178; am 7/22/2017,Register 223, October 2017 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State r…