Section 5.34.941. Landing requirements for Registration Area Q.

	(a)  Notwithstanding 5 AAC 34.031(e), following the closure of any district in Registration Area Q to the taking of a specified species of king crab, a vessel validly registered for that district may not have that species of king crab on board the vessel in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the state, if delivery is made  
		(1) in the district or registration area in which the king crab were taken, after 30 hours following the closure;  
		(2) to Dutch Harbor, Akutan, or King Cove from the  
			(A) Pribilof District of Registration Area Q, after 30 hours following the closure, except that a vessel delivering to King Cove may request additional time to deliver crab under (b) of this section;  
			(B) Northern District of Registration Area Q in the  
				(i) Norton Sound Section, after the time specified at check out with a representative of the department in Nome;  
				(ii) Saint Matthew Island Section, after 72 hours following the closure;  
				(iii) Kotzebue Sound Section, after 72 hours following the closure.  
	(b)  If a vessel is delivering crab to a location east of King Cove, or if the vessel owner, or the owner's agent, wishes to request additional time to deliver king crab to King Cove under (a)(2)(A) of this section, the  
		(1) vessel owner, or the owner's agent, shall contact, by radio or telephone, a representative of the department in Dutch Harbor within 24 hours following the closure;  
		(2) representative of the department in Dutch Harbor shall grant a reasonable amount of additional time for the vessel to reach the port of delivery; the amount of additional time shall be determined under the assumption that the vessel departed the fishing grounds immediately following the closure and proceeded directly to the processing location, except that a vessel may stop en route and offload pots at a storage facility if the vessel operator first contacts a representative of the department in Dutch Harbor and provides information on the location of the storage facility, the expected time of gear placement at that facility, and the expected time the vessel will depart the storage facility en route to the port of delivery.  
	(c)  For purposes of this section, a vessel validly registered for Registration Area Q, or a district or section in Registration Area Q, landing king crab at Dutch Harbor, Akutan, or King Cove will be deemed to have landed its catch in the area for which it is validly registered at the time of landing.  
	(d)  To comply with 5 AAC 34.031(b), the vessel owner, owner's agent, or operator of a tender vessel registered for Registration Area Q that intends to land king crab in another registration area shall make the radio or telephone contact required under (b) of this section with a representative of the department at Dutch Harbor.  

Authorities

16.05.251

Notes

Authority

AS 16.05.251

History

Eff. 11/6/96, Register 140; am 8/24/2002, Register 163; am 7/16/2006, Register 179