Section 5.28.606. Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands Area registration.

	(a)  The Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands Area is a nonexclusive registration area for Pacific cod, except that the Dutch Harbor Subdistrict described in 5 AAC 28.648(a) is an exclusive registration area for Pacific cod during a state-waters season.  
	(b)  A vessel that is registered for the Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands Area under 5 AAC 28.020 for a groundfish fishery, other than a state-waters season for Pacific cod described in 5 AAC 28.647 or a sablefish fishery described in 5 AAC 28.640, also shall be considered registered for that fishery in the Kodiak Area described in 5 AAC 28.400, the Chignik Area described in 5 AAC 28.500, the South Alaska Peninsula Area described in 5 AAC 28.550, and the Chukchi-Beaufort Area described in 5 AAC 28.700.  
	(c)  Before a person uses a vessel to operate gear to take deacon and black rockfish in the Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands Area, the vessel owner, the owner's authorized agent, or the vessel operator shall validly register the vessel with the department office in Dutch Harbor.  
	(d)  Before a person uses a vessel to operate gear to take sablefish in the Aleutian Islands District, the vessel must be validly registered as described in 5 AAC 28.640.   

Authorities

16.05.251

Notes

Authority

AS 16.05.251 Editor's note: The department office in Dutch Harbor may be contacted at Department of Fish and Game, P.O. Box 920587, Dutch Harbor, Alaska 99692-0587; Phone [phone]; Fax: [phone].

History

Eff. 4/4/97, Register 142; am 5/19/2001, Register 158; am 5/31/2001, Register 158; am 4/20/2012, Register 202; am 2/23/2014, Register 209; am 8/27/2016, Register 219