Section 5.31.143. Reporting requirements for commercial shrimp vessels in Registration Area A.

	(a)  Unless otherwise specified by the department, the owner or operator of a commercial shrimp vessel operating pot gear in Registration Area A shall report by telephone or in person to a local representative of the department within two business days of deploying shrimp gear and two business days after ceasing shrimp fishing in any district or portion of a district with a guideline harvest level established by the department, including the following information:  
		(1) the pounds in whole weight by species of shrimp on board the vessel taken during the fishing period in any district or portion of a district;  
		(2) other information requested by the department for the purpose of conserving or developing shrimp resources.  
	(b)  In addition to the reporting requirements specified in (a) of this section, the weekly reporting requirements in Registration Area A for vessels commercial shrimp fishing with pots or beam trawls are as follows:  
		(1) unless other arrangements have been made with a local representative of the department, each week an owner or operator of a shrimp pot catcher-processor vessel, or the owner or operator of a shrimp pot catcher-seller vessel, operating gear in the waters of Registration Area A shall contact, by telephone or in person, the ADF&G area office in the area where shrimp fishing occurs, during time periods announced by the department to ensure the orderly conduct of the fishery; the following information must be provided at the time of contact:  
			(A) the permit holder's name;  
			(B) the name and ADF&G license plate number of the shrimp pot catcher-processor vessel;  
			(C) the following information regarding ADF&G fish tickets:  
				(i) ADF&G fish ticket number of each fish ticket used since the last contact;  
				(ii) date of landing on each fish ticket;  
				(iii) district and statistical area on each fish ticket;  
				(iv) the number of pot lifts on each fish ticket;  
				(v) days that pots soaked on each fish ticket;  
				(vi) weight of spot and coonstripe shrimp per fish ticket specifying whether whole or tail weight;  
			(D) date of last delivery;  
			(E) logbook information, as determined by the department, from a catcher-processor vessel in the shrimp pot fishery under 5 AAC 31.141;  
			(F) any other information the commissioner determines is necessary for the conservation and management of the fishery;  
		(2) each week an owner or operator of a shrimp beam trawl catcher-processor vessel operating gear in the waters of Registration Area A shall contact, by telephone or in person, the ADF&G office specified by the department before 12:00 noon Wednesday during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.; the following information must be provided at the time of contact:  
			(A) the permit holder's name;  
			(B) the name and ADF&G license plate number of the shrimp beam trawl catcher-processor vessel;  
			(C) the following information regarding ADF&G fish tickets:  
				(i) ADF&G fish ticket number of each fish ticket used since last contact;  
				(ii) date of landing on each fish ticket;  
				(iii) district and statistical area on each fish ticket;  
				(iv) total trawling bottom time, for each district and subdistrict for the preceding week;  
				(v) total pounds of whole shrimp taken by species;  
			(D) date of last delivery;  
			(E) any other information the commissioner determines is necessary for the conservation and management of the fishery.  
	(c)  The fish ticket requirements for commercial shrimp pot and beam trawl vessels in Registration Area A are as follows:  
		(1) an owner or operator of a shrimp pot catcher-processor vessel shall complete a separate fish ticket for each day fished for each district or portion of a district with a guideline harvest level established by the department, and in which shrimp are harvested and processed on board the vessel; fish tickets must be submitted to the department within seven days of closure of a district or portion of a district with a guideline harvest level; a shrimp pot catcher-processor who has stopped fishing in a district or portion of a district with a guideline harvest level shall contact, by telephone or in person, the local ADF&G area office and report the information specified in this paragraph before fishing in a new district or portion of a district with a guideline harvest level established by the department;  
		(2) an owner or operator of a shrimp beam trawl catcher-processor vessel shall complete a separate fish ticket for each day fished for each district or portion of a district with a guideline harvest level established by the department, and in which shrimp are harvested and processed on board the vessel; fish tickets must be submitted to the department not later than seven days after closure of a district or portion of a district with a guideline harvest level; a shrimp beam trawl catcher-processor who has stopped fishing in a district or portion of a district with a guideline harvest level shall contact, by telephone or in person, the ADF&G office specified by the department and report the information specified in this paragraph before fishing in a new district or portion of a district with a guideline harvest level established by the department.  
	(d)  The owner or operator of a catcher-seller vessel registered to take shrimp in Registration Area A shall complete an ADF&G shrimp fish ticket indicating the weight of the shrimp on board by species before any shrimp are removed from the vessel.  
	(e)  For the purposes of this section,  
		(1) "business day" means a day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a state holiday;  
		(2) "catcher-processor" means a commercial fisherman who catches and either sells or attempts to sell processed shrimp, and does not purchase or process shrimp caught on another vessel;  
		(3) "catcher-seller" means a commercial fisherman who catches and either sells or attempts to sell unprocessed shrimp to a person not licensed to process shrimp.  

Authorities

16.05.251

Notes

Authority

AS 16.05.251 Editor's note: For the purposes of the reporting requirements in 5 AAC 31.143(b) and (c), the following are the Registration Area A ADF&G area office contact telephone numbers: Ketchikan: [phone]; Wrangell: [phone]; Petersburg: [phone]; Sitka: [phone]; Douglas: [phone]; Haines: [phone].

History

Eff. 9/28/97, Register 143; am 5/8/98, Register 146; am 6/3/2000, Register 154; am 7/18/2003, Register 167; am 5/26/2006, Register 178; am 7/29/2009, Register 191; am 5/9/2015, Register 214

References

5.31.143