5 AAC 28.270 - Possession requirements for Prince William Sound Area
(a) Lingcod
retained must measure at least 35 inches from the tip of the snout to the tip
of the tail, or 28 inches from the front of the dorsal fin to the tip of the
tail. Undersized lingcod shall be returned to the water immediately without
further injury. No person may mutilate or otherwise disfigure a lingcod in a
manner that prevents determination of the minimum size before delivery for
sale.
(b) Walleye pollock taken
with mechanical jigging machines and hand troll gear during a state-waters
season for Pacific cod described in
5
AAC 28.267 may be retained.
(c) If the commissioner determines it
necessary for biological sampling purposes, the commissioner may, by emergency
order, close a fishing season for lingcod and immediately reopen the season
with a requirement that all lingcod be delivered with the head on and with the
vent and external area one inch forward of the vent unmutilated, as evidence of
gender.
Notes
Authority:AS 16.05.060
AS 16.05.251
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