5 AAC 06.334 - Identification of gear
(a) Each drift gillnet in operation must have
(1) at each end, except an end attached to
the vessel operating the gear, a red keg, buoy, or cluster of floats plainly
and legibly marked with the permanent vessel license plate (ADF&G) number
of the vessel operating the gear in permanent symbols at least four inches high
with lines at least one-half inch wide in a color that contrasts with the
background; and
(2) at least one
cork every 10 fathoms along the cork line that is plainly and legibly marked
with the permanent vessel license plate (ADF&G) number of the vessel
operating the gear.
(b)
Repealed 4/30/91.
(c) The operator
of a set gillnet that employs an anchor, peg, stake, or other device to fasten
the net at its outermost extremity shall mark the location of the device with a
red buoy and a white buoy at all times from June 1 through August 31. From
September 1 through September 30, the marking requirements need to be complied
with only while the set gillnet is in operation. The buoys must be plainly and
legibly marked with the operator's five-digit CFEC permit number. From the
mouth of Pile Driver Creek at approximately 58° 54.00' N. lat., 158°
29.75' W. long., south to the cannery dock at Clark's Point, set gillnet
anchoring devices do not need to be marked unless the set gillnet is in
operation. Each set gillnet in operation must have at least one cork every 10
fathoms along the cork line that is plainly and legibly marked with the
operator's five-digit CFEC permit number.
Notes
Authority:AS 16.05.251
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