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Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017) |
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Title 5. Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries. (5 AAC 1 - 5 AAC 41). |
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Part 5.1. Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries. |
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Chapter 5.34. King Crab Fishery. |
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Article 5.34.2. General Provisions. |
Section 5.34.112. Harvest of parasitized king crab.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of 5 AAC 34.060 and 5 AAC 34.065, all king crab, male, female, and sub-legal, that have the barnacle parasite Briarosaccus callosus or a scar of the parasite under the flap, may be taken for commercial sale during open commercial fishing seasons. The external reproductive organ of the parasite must be removed from all crab before the crab is placed in a live tank and must be retained on board the vessel, out of contact with sea water, and transferred to the processor for disposal.
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