5 AAC 31.050 - Lawful gear for shrimp; operating requirements

(a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, shrimp may be taken by pots and trawls.

(b) Each tunnel eye opening of a shrimp pot may not be larger than 15 inches (38 cm) in perimeter.

(c) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, shrimp pots may be longlined. If shrimp pots are longlined, a buoy is not required for each pot, but at least one buoy must be attached to the longline, and the buoy must be marked as required in 5 AAC 31.051.

(d) A vessel fishing for shrimp with trawl gear is considered to have ceased fishing when either the trawl's net opening control device commonly referred to as otter doors or its trawl beam is visible at the surface of the water. When the vessel's trawl net opening control device, or otter doors, or its trawl beam is not visible at the surface or is not aboard the vessel, the vessel is considered to be fishing.

Notes

5 AAC 31.050

In effect before 1983; am 6/30/83, Register 86; am 7/12/86, Register 99; am 7/30/89, Register 111; am 9/19/90, Register 115; am 7/23/94, Register 131; am 5/8/98, Register 146

Authority:AS 16.05.251