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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 5.71. Kuskokwim - Goodnews Area. |
Section 5.71.035. Methods, means, and general provisions - Shellfish.
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(a) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or by an emergency order issued under AS 16.05.060, the provisions in this section apply to shellfish sport fishing in the Kuskokwim - Goodnews Area. (b) The operator of a commercially licensed and registered shrimp fishing vessel who is using the vessel in the sport-fish taking of shrimp during a closed commercial shrimp season or within a closed commercial shrimp district or section may not possess more than 500 pounds of shrimp on board the vessel. (c) Only male crab may be taken. (d) Until a crab is being processed for human consumption, a person may not mutilate or otherwise disfigure the crab in a manner that would prevent the determination of the minimum size restriction. (e) A person may not take or possess shellfish that is smaller than the applicable minimum legal size limit set out in 5 AAC 71.010. (f) The bag and possession limits for sport-harvested shellfish are not in addition to those allowed under subsistence or personal use fishing regulations.
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16.05.060;16.05.251