Section 20.05.220. Gear codes.

	(a)  A number code from the following schedule will be used to indicate the specific type of gear for which an interim-use or entry permit is issued:  
Code
01           purse seine (hand or power)
1 (A - D)    herring gillnet and seine, combined fishery, with vessel
             restrictions++
02           beach seine
03           drift gillnet
04           set gillnet
05           hand troll
06           longline (registered vessel length under 60 feet)
07           otter trawl
7 (A - D)    trawl with vessel restrictions++
7 (F - I)    trawl gear for miscellaneous saltwater finfish fishery+++
08           fish wheel
 9           pot gear (Area A king and Tanner crab fisheries)
09           pot gear (registered vessel length under 60 feet)
9 (A - D)    pot gear with permit restrictions++
10           ring nets
11           diving gear
12           hand picking**
15           power troll
17           beam trawl
18           shovel
21           pound*
2 (A - B)    scallop dredge (A is for vessels with an overall length of more
             than 80 feet, and B is for vessels with an overall length of 80
             feet or less)
23           mechanical or hydraulic digger
25           dinglebar troll gear
26           power-driven mechanical jigging machine
31           herring gillnet and purse seine, combined permit
34           herring gillnet
37           pair trawl
4 (A - D)    net gear with vessel restrictions (includes trawl or any other
             gear authorized by the Board of Fisheries that catches fish with
             nets and, as specified under 5 AAC 28.230, pot gear)++
5 (A - D)    fixed gear with permit restrictions (includes longline or any
             other gear authorized by the Board of Fisheries that catches
             fish with fishing hooks and, as specified under 5 AAC 28.230,
             pot gear)++
61           longline (required for vessels with registered vessel length 60
             feet or over, but may be used aboard smaller vessels)
6 (A - B)    longline gear for miscellaneous saltwater finfish fishery (A is
             for vessels with an overall length of 90 feet or over and B is
             for vessels with an overall length of at least 60 feet but less
             than 90 feet)
77           institutional (all legal gear types used in a special harvest
             area or by the holder of an educational entry permit)
80           fishing derby (as authorized under AS 16.05.662)
91           pot gear (required for vessels with registered vessel length 60
             feet or over, but may be used aboard smaller vessels)
97           aquatic farming (required to harvest, from an aquatic farm under
             5 AAC 41.200 -  5 AAC 41.400, wild stock of a species identified
             for culture in the operation permit)
99           other
* A herring pound permit allows the incidental use of other gear when operated in compliance with a pound permit issued by the commissioner of fish and game.  
** A hand picking permit in the Prince William Sound herring wild spawn-on-kelp fishery includes and authorizes use of diving gear.  
++ A permit issued with this gear code restricts the fishing capacity that a permit holder can use, as set out in 20 AAC 05.764, 20 AAC 05.779, 20 AAC 05.823, or 20 AAC 05.831.  
+++ For miscellaneous saltwater finfish trawl permits, F-I corresponds to the overall length of the vessel indicated on the permit as follows: F is for an overall length less than 60 feet; G is for an overall length at least 60 feet but less than 90 feet; H is for an overall length 90 feet to 125 feet; and I is for an overall length more than 125 feet. A permit with G, H, or I may be used on a vessel that is smaller than the vessel that corresponds with the permit.  
	(b)  Holders of gear code 61 and 91 permits shall notify the commission of any change of vessel used by the permit holder.  

Authorities

16.43.100;16.43.110;16.43.140;16.43.990

Notes

Authority

AS 16.43.100 AS 16.43.110 AS 16.43.140 AS 16.43.990

History

Eff. 12/18/74, Register 52; am 4/9/76, Register 58; am 1/1/78, Register 64; am 12/27/79, Register 72; am 12/30/82, Register 84; am 3/16/83, Register 85; am 11/25/84, Register 92; am 11/22/87, Register 104; am 3/3/94, Register 129; am 5/4/95, Register 134; am 12/15/95, Register 136; am 8/9/96, Register 139; am 9/13/2001, Register 159; am 1/2/2003, Register 164; am 11/6/2005, Register 176; am 7/20/2006, Register 179; am 6/1/2013, Register 206