Section 5.31.595. Reporting requirements for shrimp catcher-processor vessels.


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  • 	(a)  The owner or operator of a shrimp catcher-processor vessel registered to take shrimp using pots in Registration Area J shall report, either in person or by radio or telephone, to a local representative of the department within 72 hours following the closure of a district, section, or any portion of a district or section, the following information:  
    		(1) the number of pounds, in whole weight, by species of shrimp on board the vessel taken in any section or district; and  
    		(2) any other information the commissioner determines is necessary for the conservation and management of the resource.  
    	(b)  If required by the commissioner, the owner or operator of a shrimp catcher-processor vessel fishing in Registration Area J shall report the information required in (a) of this section to a local representative of the department during an open fishing period.  
    	(c)  The owner or operator of a shrimp catcher-processor vessel shall complete a separate fish ticket for shrimp taken in each district where the vessel landed shrimp.  
    	(d)  For the purposes of this section, "catcher-processor vessel" means a vessel from which shrimp are caught and processed on board that vessel and from which no shrimp caught on other vessels was purchased or processed.  
    

Authorities

16.05.251

Notes


Authority
AS 16.05.251
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History
Eff. 7/31/2003, Register 167