Section 5.34.005. Registration areas established.

	(a)  The following are king crab registration areas and their code letters:  
Code Letter 
A - Southeastern Alaska Area (5 AAC 34.100)  
D - Yakutat Area (5 AAC 34.160)  
E - Prince William Sound Area (5 AAC 34.200)  
H - Cook Inlet Area (5 AAC 34.300)  
K - Kodiak Area (5 AAC 34.400)  
M - Alaska Peninsula Area (5 AAC 34.500)  
O - Aleutian Islands Area (5 AAC 34.600)  
T - Bristol Bay Area (5 AAC 34.800)  
Q - Bering Sea Area (5 AAC 34.900)  
	(b)  Each registration area identified in (a) of this section shall be designated as one of the following:  
		(1) superexclusive registration area: a king crab vessel that has been validly registered to take king crab in a king crab superexclusive registration area may not be used to take the same species of king crab in any other king crab registration area during the same registration year;  
		(2) exclusive registration area: unless otherwise provided in this chapter, a king crab vessel that has been validly registered to take king crab in a king crab exclusive registration area may not be used to take the same species of king crab in any king crab superexclusive registration area or in any other king crab exclusive registration area during the same registration year;  
		(3) nonexclusive registration area: during the same registration year, a king crab vessel may be registered to take the same species of king crab in one or more of the king crab nonexclusive registration areas and registered to take the species of king crab for one king crab exclusive registration area, but may not be used to take the same species of king crab in any king crab superexclusive registration area or in more than one king crab exclusive registration area.  

Authorities

16.05.251

Notes

Reference

20 AAC 05.230
5 AAC 34.109
5 AAC 34.166
5 AAC 34.406
5 AAC 39.690

Authority

AS 16.05.251

History

In effect before 1986; am 12/14/86, Register 100; am 7/30/89, Register 111; am 9/1/96, Register 139; am 11/6/96, Register 140