Alaska Administrative Code

(a) Tanner crab may be taken only with Tanner crab pots as specified in 5 AAC 35.050 Tanner crab taken by other means must be returned to the water without further harm. (b) Repealed 7/22/2017. (c) Each Tanner crab pot must have no less than four escape rings of no less than four…

(a) In addition to the requirements of 5 AAC 35.051, in Registration Area E, 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) Cone or pyramid Tanner crab pots with all bait and bait containers removed and all doors not secured closed, and rectangular Tanner crab pots with all bait and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open, may be stored in the water only from 30 days before the sc…

A person or vessel that operates subsistence, sport, or personal use pots during the 30 days immediately before the scheduled opening date of the commercial Tanner crab season in Registration Area E may not participate in that commercial Tanner crab fishery. Notes 5 AAC 35.328 Ef…

Notes 5 AAC 35.340 In effect before 1981; am 6/28/81, Register 78; am 9/29/96, Register 139; repealed 7/22/2017,Register 222, July 2017 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the…

The commissioner may, by emergency order, require that vessels fishing for Tanner crab in Registration Area E be inspected within 24 hours before the scheduled opening date of the commercial Tanner crab season in Registration Area E or at any time during the open season by a loca…

(a) An operator of a vessel registered for the commercial Tanner crab fishery shall complete log sheets provided by the department. (b) Log sheets described in this section shall be (1) updated daily; and (2) submitted to the primary processor or buyer after each trip with the co…

An owner or operator of a vessel registered to fish in the commercial Tanner crab fishery must report each day to the department as specified on registration: (1) the number of pot lifts; (2) the number of crab retained for the 24-hour fishing period preceding the report; and (3)…

Registration Area H has as its eastern boundary the longitude of Cape Fairfield 148° 50.25' W. long.; and as its southern boundary the latitude of Cape Douglas (58° 51.10' N. lat.). Notes 5 AAC 35.400 In effect before 1988; am 9/29/96, Register 139; am 3/11/2001, Register 157 Aut…

Registration Area H districts are described in 5 AAC 21.200. Notes 5 AAC 35.405 In effect before 1988; 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 recent …

(a) Registration Area H is a superexclusive registration area. (b) In Registration Area H, for the Tanner crab fishery, the vessel registration deadline for the registration year is 5:00 p.m. January 10. Notes 5 AAC 35.406 Eff. 9/29/96, Register 139; am 8/24/2002, Register 163 Au…

(a) The provisions of this section establish abundance thresholds for the Tanner crab fisheries in the Southern, Kamishak, and Barren Island Districts of Cook Inlet. (b) In the Southern District, the minimum stock threshold for the commercial fishery is 1,000,000 legal male Tanne…

(a) In the Southern District, male Tanner crab may be taken only during periods established by emergency order within the period of January 15 through March 31. The orders must be based on weather factors that affect crab mortality, such as forecasted wind speed and air temperatu…

Notes 5 AAC 35.415 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 four and one-half inches or greater in width of shell may be taken or possessed. Notes 5 AAC 35.420 Eff.7/22/2017,Register 222, July 2017 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a com…

(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) Each Tanner crab pot must have no less than four escape rings of no less than four and three-quarters inches inside diam…

(a) In addition to the requirements of 5 AAC 35.051, in Registration Area H, 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 with 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 Kamishak District and in those w…

A person or vessel that operates commercial, subsistence, sport, or personal use pots or ring nets, other than shrimp pots or Dungeness crab pots, during the 14 days immediately before the scheduled opening date of the commercial Tanner crab season in Registration Area H may not …

Notes 5 AAC 35.435 Repealed 7/23/88. 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…

Registration Area H initial inspection points are located at Homer, Seldovia, and Seward. Reinspection points are located at Homer, Seldovia, Seward, and Kodiak or at other locations specified by the department. Notes 5 AAC 35.440 In effect before 1988; am 9/29/96, Register 139 A…

Within 24 hours before the scheduled opening date of the commercial Tanner crab season in Registration Area H or at any time during the open season, a Tanner crab vessel registered for Registration Area H must have all holds, live tanks, and freezers inspected by a local represen…

Registration Area J includes all Pacific Ocean waters south of the latitude of Cape Douglas (58° 51.10' N. lat.), and west of 149° W. long., and all Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean waters east of the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as that line is described in the text of and depic…

(a) Kodiak District: all Pacific Ocean waters south of the latitude of Cape Douglas (58° 51.10' N. la!.), west of 149° W. long., and east of a line extending south from Cape Kumlik along 157° 27.00' W. long. (1) Northeast Section: all waters of the Kodiak District northeast of a …

(a) Registration Area J is a nonexclusive registration area, except the Kodiak and Chignik Districts are super exclusive registration districts. (b) Notwithstanding (c) and (g) of this section, a Chignik Tanner crab permit holder may register a vessel to take Tanner crab in the S…

(a) In the Kodiak, Chignik, and South Peninsula Districts, a commercial C. bairdi Tanner crab fishery may open only if analysis of preseason survey data indicates that the subject population (1) in the Chignik District or a section of the South Peninsula District is sufficient to…

(a) In the Bering Sea District, the department shall establish a separate C. bairdi Tanner crab total allowable catch level for that portion of the Bering Sea District that is east of 166° W. long., and for that portion that is west of 166° W. long., as described in (b) and (c) o…

(a) In the Eastern Aleutian District, a commercial Tanner crab fishery shall be managed by the department in accordance with 5 AAC 35.080 and may open only if (1) analysis of preseason survey data indicates that the estimated population at the time of the survey is at or above 50…

(a) In the Kodiak District, (1) in the Northeast, Eastside, Southeast, Southwest, Westside, North Mainland, and South Mainland Sections, pots may be operated to take Tanner crab only from 8:00 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., with a soak time of 14 hours from 6:00 p.m. to 7:59 a.m., from 12:00…

(a) Male Tanner crab of the species Chionoecetes tanneriand Chionoecetes angulatusmay be taken in Registration Area J 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) in the Kod…

Notes 5 AAC 35.515 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…

(a) In the Bering Sea District, the commercial C. opilioTanner crab fishery may open only if the department's analysis of preseason survey data indicates the population of C. opilioTanner crab (1) contains an estimated spawning biomass of at least 25 percent of Bmsy; (2) repealed…

(a) Only male Tanner crab of the species Chionoecetes opilio3.1 inches or greater in width of shell may be taken or possessed. (b) In the Bering Sea District, Tanner crab size limits are as follows: (1) male C. bairdiTanner crab, or hybrid Tanner crab conforming to the identifica…

(a) In the Bering Sea District, a Tanner crab with both eyes completely red in color and the margin of the upper lip (labrum) notched at two points with angular V-shaped cuts forming an 'M' shape is considered to be a C. bairdiTanner crab. (b) In the Bering Sea District, a Tanner…

(a) Tanner crab may be taken only with Tanner crab pots. Tanner crab taken by other means must be returned to the water without further harm. (b) The following Tanner crab pot requirements are in effect in Registration Area J: (1) to permit the escapement of undersize C. bairdi T…

(a) In addition to the requirements of 5 AAC 35.051, in Registration Area J, 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…

The Tanner crab pot storage requirements in 5 AAC 35.052(a) (2) apply, except in the (1) Western Aleutian District, pots may be stored in waters of not more than 30 fathoms deep from January 1 through December 31; (2) Eastern Aleutian District, pots may be stored in waters of not…

In the Kodiak District, a person or vessel that participated in the commercial Tanner crab fishery may participate in the subsistence Tanner crab fishery in a section of the Kodiak District that is closed to commercial Tanner crab fishing after the person is no longer participati…

The waters of Alaska surrounding St. Matthew Island, Hall Island, and Pinnacle Island are closed to the taking of Tanner crab. Notes 5 AAC 35.535 Eff. 8/24/2002, Register 163 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available.…

Registration Area J inspection points are located at Kodiak and Dutch Harbor or at other locations specified by the department. Notes 5 AAC 35.540 In effect before 1988; em am 8/27/91 - 12/24/91, Register 119; am 1/11/92, Register 121; am 9/29/96, Register 139 Authority:AS 16.05.…

Notes 5 AAC 35.550 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…

(a) Except in the Kodiak, Chignik, and South Peninsula Districts, during the 24 hours before the scheduled opening date of the commercial Tanner crab season in Registration Area J, or a portion of Registration Area J, must, when required by the department or at any time during th…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, the landing provisions of 5 AAC 35.031 apply to all districts within Registration Area J. (b) The landing provisions of 5 AAC 35.031(c) (2) do not apply to the Bering Sea, Western Aleutian, and Eastern Aleutian Districts of Area J. (…

In the Eastern Aleutian District, a validly registered Tanner crab vessel must report each day to the department (1) the number of pot lifts; (2) the number of crab retained for the 24-hour fishing period preceding the report; and (3) any other information that the commissioner d…

(a) In the Eastern Aleutian District, in the waters of Unalaska Bay enclosed by a line from Cape Cheerful (54º N. lat., 166º 40.33' W. long.) to Priest Rock (54º N. lat., 166º 22.50' W. long.), Tanner crab may not be taken by vessels over 50 feet, United States Coast Guard regist…

The International Water Area includes all waters outside the exclusive economic zone. For the purpose of this section, "exclusive economic zone" means all waters seaward to a boundary line drawn in such a manner that each point on the line is 200 nautical miles from the baseline …

Notes 5 AAC 36.020 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…

It is unlawful to transport through the Pacific Ocean waters of the state, or to have in possession in this state, any salmon taken by any type of net or longline in international waters of the Pacific Ocean or within the territorial waters of this state or of another state or co…

Notes 5 AAC 36.040 Repealed 6/15/74. 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 36.050 Repealed 1/29/72. 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…