Section 5.39.260. Seine specifications and operations.

	(a)  In the use of purse seines and hand purse seines, not more than one anchor may be used to hold the seine, lead and seine boat during a set.  
	(b)  Repealed 3/26/76.  
	(c)  Unless otherwise provided in 5 AAC 03 - 5 AAC 38, a purse seine is considered to have ceased fishing when all the rings are out of the water.  
	(d)  A hand purse seine is considered to have ceased fishing when both ends of the seine are fast to the vessel.  
	(e)  A beach seine is considered to have ceased fishing when all of the lead line is above the water on the beach.  
	(f)  Where the use of leads is permitted, a purse seine vessel may not have or use more than one lead of legal length and depth, without purse rings attached, and with a minimum mesh size of seven inches, except that a lead may have a cork line border strip not to exceed five meshes of less than seven-inch meshes stretch measure and a lead line chafing strip not to exceed 25 meshes less than seven-inch stretch measure.   
	(g)  If a purse seine and a lead are operated together  
		(1) the lead must be attached to the purse seine;  
		(2) the lead may be attached to only one end of the purse seine;  
		(3) the lead may not be attached at any other part of the purse seine;  
		(4) the web of the purse seine must overlap the web of the lead by at least one fathom, or the web of the purse seine must be sewn to the end of the lead for the entire depth of the shallowest net;  
		(5) repealed 6/2/88;  
		(6) repealed 6/2/88;  
		(7) repealed 6/2/88;  
		(8) repealed 6/2/88.  
	(h)  One end, and only one end, of a seine lead may be attached to land above the waterline. If the lead is attached to land above the waterline, no other anchor may be used on the lead, purse seine, seine vessel, or skiff. "Anchor" is defined in 5 AAC 39.105(d)(19).  
	(i)  During the operation of a purse seine, the propulsion engines of the seine vessel, or the skiff assisting the operation, must be running and the vessel must be controlling the configuration of the purse seine.  
	(j)  A seine vessel must be attached to one end, and only one end, of a purse seine or lead when it is in operation. Any line used to make the attachment may not be more than 10 fathoms in length.  
	(k)  A purse seine may not be used as a lead for another purse seine.  

Authorities

16.05.251

Notes

Reference

5 AAC 24.332
5 AAC 33.332

Authority

AS 16.05.251

History

In effect before 1985; am 5/31/85, Register 94; am 6/2/88, Register 106; am 6/25/89, Register 110; am 1/24/2008, Register 185; am 5/17/2008, Register 186