5 AAC 77.660 - Personal use shrimp fishery
In the personal use taking of shrimp
(1) shrimp may only be taken from May 1
through February 28; except as provided in (7) and (8) of this section, there
are no bag and possession limits;
(2) a commercially licensed and registered
shrimp fishing vessel may not be used to take shrimp in Districts 6 - 8 and 10
from February 15 through April 30;
(3) shrimp may be taken only with pots, ring
nets, or trawls;
(4) unless
otherwise provided for in this chapter, pots operated to take shrimp may be
longlined; a buoy is not required for each pot, but at least one buoy on the
longline must be marked as required in
5
AAC 77.010(d);
(5) a pot used to take shrimp under this
chapter must have
(A) no more than four
tunnel eye openings; no tunnel eye opening may exceed 15 inches in
perimeter;
(B) a bottom perimeter
of no more than 153 inches; and
(C)
a volume of no more than 25 cubic feet;
(6) before using a trawl to take shrimp, a
person must first obtain a personal use fishing permit from the department; the
permit will include the following conditions:
(A) the area where the fishing will
occur;
(B) the dates that the
fishing will occur;
(C) the type of
trawl to be used;
(D) the length of
the beam if a beam trawl is used;
(E) the length of the footrope if an otter
trawl is used;
(F) any other
pertinent gear specifications if a trawl other than a beam trawl or otter trawl
is used;
(G) the total poundage by
species of all shrimp taken;
(7) in the waters described in
5
AAC 33.200 as Section 11-A,
(A) spot shrimp may be taken with pots and
ring nets;
(B) the bag and
possession limit for spot shrimp is one gallon of spot shrimp, whether whole or
de-headed.
(8) in the
waters of Section 13-C east of the longitude of Point Elizabeth at 57°
30.60' N. lat., 135° 17.57' W. long.,
(A)
spot shrimp may be taken with pots and ring nets;
(B) the bag and possession limit for spot
shrimp is ten gallons of spot shrimp, whether vvhole or de-headed;
(C) the bag and possession limits specified
in this subsection are not in addition to those allowed under subsistence or
sport fishing regulation;
(9) shrimp may only be taken under the
authority of a permit issued under
5
AAC 77.015; only one permit may be issued to a
household each year.
Notes
Authority: AS 16.05.251
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In the personal use taking of shrimp
(1) except as provided in (7) and (8) of this section, there is no closed season and no bag and possession limits;
(2) a commercially licensed and registered shrimp fishing vessel may not be used to take shrimp in Districts 6 - 8 and 10 from February 15 through April 30;
(3) shrimp may be taken only with pots, ring nets, or trawls;
(4) unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, pots operated to take shrimp may be longlined; a buoy is not required for each pot, but at least one buoy on the longline must be marked as required in 5 AAC 77.010(d);
(5) a pot used to take shrimp under this chapter must have
(A) no more than four tunnel eye openings; no tunnel eye opening may exceed 15 inches in perimeter;
(B) a bottom perimeter of no more than 153 inches; and
(C) a volume of no more than 25 cubic feet;
(6) before using a trawl to take shrimp, a person must first obtain a personal use fishing permit from the department; the permit will include the following conditions:
(A) the area where the fishing will occur;
(B) the dates that the fishing will occur;
(C) the type of trawl to be used;
(D) the length of the beam if a beam trawl is used;
(E) the length of the footrope if an otter trawl is used;
(F) any other pertinent gear specifications if a trawl other than a beam trawl or otter trawl is used;
(G) the total poundage by species of all shrimp taken;
(7) in the waters described in 5 AAC 33.200 as Section 11-A,
(A) spot shrimp may be taken with pots and ring nets;
(B) the bag and possession limit for spot shrimp is one gallon of spot shrimp, whether whole or de-headed.
(8) in the waters of Section 13-C east of the longitude of Point Elizabeth at 57° 30.60' N. lat., 135° 17.57' W. long.,
(A) spot shrimp may be taken with pots and ring nets;
(B) the bag and possession limit for spot shrimp is ten gallons of spot shrimp, whether vvhole or de-headed;
(C) the bag and possession limits specified in this subsection are not in addition to those allowed under subsistence or sport fishing regulation;
(9) shrimp may only be taken under the authority of a permit issued under 5 AAC 77 .015; only one permit may be issued to a household each year.
Notes
Authority:AS 16.05.251