5 AAC 77.668 - Personal use clam fishery

In the personal use taking of clams

(1) there is no closed season;

(2) there are no daily bag and possession limits for clams, except that for

(A) geoducks, the daily bag and possession limit is six;

(B) razor clams on western Kruzof Island beaches between Cape Edgecumbe and Cape Georgiana, the bag and possession limit is 50 clams; all damaged razor clams are part of the bag limit;

(C) unless opened by emergency order, the Sitka Sound Special Use Area described in 5 AAC 77.674(3) (A)(i) is closed to the harvest of razor clams;

(3) in addition to the gear specified in 5 AAC 77.010(k) (3), geoducks may be taken with a hydraulic clam digger.

Notes

5 AAC 77.668

Eff. 7/1/86, Register 99; am 6/25/89, Register 110; am 4/1/94, Register 129; am 6/19/97, Register 142; am 6/3/2000, Register 154; am 5/11/2012, Register 202

Authority:AS 16.05.060

AS 16.05.251