5 AAC 28.271 - Landing requirements for Prince William Sound Area
(a) After 24 hours
following the closure of any directed groundfish season within the Prince
William Sound Area, a vessel that participated in that fishery may not have
that species of groundfish on board unless
(1)
that species has been designated as bycatch for another directed fishery and
the amount on board is permissible under retained bycatch restrictions
specified in regulation; or
(2) the
vessel has been delayed due to extraordinary circumstances beyond the control
of the vessel operator, and the vessel operator has contacted a local
representative of the department within 24 hours following the closure of the
season and the representative has granted a reasonable amount of time for the
vessel to reach the port of delivery or processing location; any amount of
additional time shall be determined under the assumption that the vessel
departed the fishing grounds immediately after the closure and proceeded
directly to the port of delivery or processing location.
(b) At least six hours before landing
lingcod, an operator of a vessel participating in the Prince William Sound Area
directed lingcod fishery must notify the department by telephone, to a
telephone number specified in writing by the department on the registration
forms at the time of registration, the following information:
(1) vessel name and ADF&G
number;
(2) date and location of
landing, and estimated time of arrival;
(3) name of fish buyer or processor;
(4) estimated number of pounds of lingcod on
board the vessel.
Notes
Authority:AS 16.05.251
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