Section 5.33.332. Seine specifications and operation.

	(a)  No purse seine may be less than 150 meshes or more than 450 meshes in depth, or less than 150 fathoms or more than 250 fathoms in length, hung measure.  
	(b)  Seine mesh may not be more than four and one-half inches, except the first 25 meshes above the lead line may not be more than seven inches.  
	(c)  No seine lead may be more than 75 fathoms in length and 100 meshes in depth.  
	(d)  Repealed 4/26/70.  
	(e)  A seine lead may not be permanently attached to a seine and may be operated only on the bunt end of a seine.  
	(f)  Except as specified in 5 AAC 39.260(f), the mesh size of a seine lead may not be less than seven inches or more than seven and one-half inches.  
	(g)  A purse seine is considered to have ceased fishing when the bunt end of the seine is attached to the purse seine vessel and the tow end of the seine is attached to the vessel or moving through the power block.  
	(h)  During concurrent seine and drift gillnet periods in Sections 1-B and 1-F, seine nets may not be in the water in Section 1-B.  
	(i)  Notwithstanding 5 AAC 39.240(a), a vessel may have on board at the same time purse seine gear as described in this section and hand troll gear or power troll gear as described in 5 AAC 29.120. One or more persons on board the vessel must possess a CFEC permit or interim use permit for Southeastern purse seine gear and either a hand troll or power troll permit. Both gear permits must be in possession on board the vessel and available for inspection by a local representative of the department or a peace officer of the state. Each permit holder on board the vessel must ensure that  
		(1) fish harvested by one gear type are offloaded, landed, and documented on a fish ticket before operating any other gear type;  
		(2) any purse seine gear is removed from the vessel or stowed below deck before and during operation of troll gear and when troll-caught fish are on board the vessel;  
		(3) cannon balls and other troll weights on board the vessel are removed from trolling wires and stored below deck before and during operation of purse seine gear and when purse seine-caught fish are on board the vessel.  
	(j)  Notwithstanding 5 AAC 39.240(a), a CFEC permit holder may possess two salmon purse seines of essentially the same size on board a registered salmon purse seine vessel in an area open to commercial salmon purse seine fishing. All purse seine gear on board a vessel that is in an open fishing area is subject to inspection as specified in 5 AAC 39.140.  

Authorities

16.05.251

Notes

Reference

5 AAC 29.120

Authority

AS 16.05.251

History

In effect before 1988; am 6/25/89, Register 110; am 4/30/91, Register 118; am 5/17/2008, Register 186; am 5/31/2009, Register 190; am 7/13/2012, Register 203