Or. Admin. Code § 635-005-0475 - Dungeness Crab Gear Specifications

It is unlawful for commercial purposes to:

(1) Take crab by any means other than crab pots or crab rings as defined in OAR 635-005-0240.

(2) Possess on a vessel, use, control, or operate any crab pot which is greater than thirteen cubic feet in volume, calculated using external dimensions.

(3) Possess on a vessel, use, control, or operate any crab pot which does not include a minimum of two circular escape ports of at least 4-1/4 inches inside diameter, located on the top or side of the crab pot. If escape ports are placed on the side of the crab pot, they shall be located in the upper half of the pot.

(4) Possess on a vessel, use, control, or operate any crab pot which does not have a release mechanism. Acceptable release mechanisms are:

(a) A single loop of untreated cotton not heavier than 120 thread size between crab pot lid tiedown hooks and the tiedown straps; or

(b) Any modification of the wire mesh on the top or upper half of the side of the crab pot, secured with a single strand of untreated cotton not heavier than 120 thread size, which, when removed, will create a minimum opening of at least 5 inches in diameter and will meet the following:

(A) The minimum opening may have not more than a single wire mesh (described as a "V") that protrudes into the opening provided that mesh extends into the opening a distance of not more than 2.5 inches, as measured from the perimeter of the opening along either edge of the protruding wire mesh, to serve as an anchor for the securing cotton. The panel containing the opening and the wire mesh acting as an anchor for the securing cotton must be constructed of a single wire no greater than 0.050inches in diameter.

(B) Cotton must not be wrapped multiple times around wire mesh and may use no more than one knot securing the wire mesh at each end.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 635-005-0475

FC 246, f. 5-5-72, ef. 5-15-72; FC 285(74-20), f. 11-27-74, ef. 12-25-74, Renumbered from 625-010-0160; FWC 49-1978, f. & ef. 9-27-78, Renumbered from 635-036-0130; FWC 56-1982, f. & ef. 8-27-82; FWC 81-1982, f. & ef. 11-4-82; FWC 82-1982(Temp), f. & ef. 11-9-82; FWC 13-1983, f. & ef. 3-24-83; FWC 11-1984, f. 3-30-84, ef. 9-16-84, except section (5) per FWC 45-1984, f. & ef. 8-30-84; FWC 72-1984, f. & ef. 10-22-84; FWC 30-1985, f. 6-27-85, ef. 7-1-85; FWC 78-1986 (Temp), f. & ef. 12-1-86; FWC 97-1987(Temp), f. & ef. 11-17-87; FWC 102-1988, f. 11-29-88, cert. ef. 12-29-88; FWC 107-1990, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-90; FWC 70-1993, f. 11-9-93, cert. ef. 11-11-93; FWC 84-1994, f. 10-31-94, cert. ef. 12-1-94; FWC 68-1996(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 12-5-96; FWC 2-1997, f. 1-27-97, cert. ef. 2-1-97; DFW 45-2006, f. 6-20-06, cert. ef. 12-1-06; DWF 96-2006(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-8-06 thru 3-6-07; DFW 97-2006(Temp), f. 9-8-06, cert. ef. 9-9-06 thru 3-7-07;DFW 123-2006(Temp), f. 11-28-06, cert. ef. 12-1-06 thru 3-7-06; DFW 135-2006(Temp), f. & cert. ef.12-26-06 thru 6-15-07; DFW 11-2007, f. & cert. ef. 2-14-07; DFW 41-2007, f. & cert. ef. 6-8-07; DFW 82-2007(Temp), f. 8-31-07, cert .ef. 9-1-07 thru 10-31-07; DFW 113-2007, f. & cert. ef. 10-25-07; DFW 127-2007(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 12-11-07 thru 6-7-08; DFW 129-2007(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 12-14-07 thru 6-7-08; DFW 29-2008(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-25-08 thru 8-31-08; DFW 59-2008(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 6-11-08 thru 8-28-08; DFW 98-2008(Temp), f. 8-19-08, cert. ef. 8-29-08 thru 10-31-08; Administrative correction 11-18-08; DFW 142-2008, f. & cert. ef. 11-21-08; DFW 145-2008(Temp), f. 11-24-08, cert. ef. 12-1-08 thru 5-29-09; DFW 54-2009(Temp), f. 5-19-09, cert. ef. 5-29-09 thru 8-28-09; DFW 101-2009(Temp), f. 8-27-09, cert. ef. 8-29-09 thru 10-31-09; DFW 126-2009, f. & cert. ef. 10-7-09; DFW 114-2010, f. & cert. ef. 8-10-10; DFW 21-2011(Temp), f. 3-14-11, cert. ef. 3-15-11 thru 4-15-11; Administrative correction, 4-25-11; DFW 154-2011(Temp), f. 11-18-11, cert. ef. 12-1-11 thru 5-28-12; DFW 37-2012, f. 4-24-12, cert. ef. 5-1-12; Renumbered from 635-005-0055, DFW 76-2012, f. 6-28-12, cert. ef. 7-1-12

Stat. Auth.: ORS 506.036, 506.109, 506.119 & 506.129

Stats. Implemented: ORS 506.109, 506.129 & 506.306