Section 5.02.566. Customary and traditional subsistence uses of shellfish stocks and amounts necessary for subsistence uses.

	(a)  The Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) finds that king crab, Tanner crab, Dungeness crab, and miscellaneous shellfish are customarily and traditionally used for subsistence in the Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area.  
	(b)  The board finds that 1,200 - 7,400 king crab are reasonably necessary for subsistence uses in the Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area, which includes 800 - 6,000 king crab within the waters west of the longitude of Scotch Cap Light (166_ 44' W. long.) and east of 168_ W. long.  
	(c)  The board finds that 4,200 - 16,200 Tanner crab are reasonably necessary for subsistence uses in the Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area, which includes 1,500 - 8,000 Tanner crab within the waters west of the longitude of Scotch Cap Light (166_ 44' W. long.) and east of 168_ W. long.  
	(d)  The board finds that 22,000 - 68,000 pounds of usable weight of Dungeness crab and miscellaneous shellfish are reasonably necessary for subsistence purposes in the Alaska Peninsula - Aleutian Island Area and that portion of the Kodiak Area described in 5 AAC 02.466(b)(5), combined.  

Authorities

16.05.251;16.05.258

Notes

Authority

AS 16.05.251 AS 16.05.258 ________________________

History

Eff. 8/8/99, Register 151; am 7/5/2000, Register 155; am 6/26/2016, Register 218