5 AAC 34.460 - Kodiak King Crab Management Plan
(a) The Kodiak king
crab fishery must be managed according to the guidelines set forth in this
section.
(b) To the extent possible
individual king crab stocks must be managed as a single unit throughout their
range. The department should avoid as much as possible small area closures that
will leave a portion of a stock open to fishing.
(c) Repealed 6/30/83.
(d) The department shall manage the harvest
during the season described in
5
AAC 34.410(a) (early season) so that
approximately 10 percent of the estimated harvest for each stock will be
retained to provide for a harvest during the season described in
5
AAC 34.410(b) (late
season).
(e) The late season will
open between November 15 and December 15, if a significant portion of the early
season harvest goals have been attained in the Northeast, Southeast, and
Southwest districts. The late season must open no later than December
15.
Notes
Authority:AS 16.05.251
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