Section 5.77.660. Personal use shrimp fishery.

In the personal use taking of shrimp,  
		(1) except as provided in (7) of this section, there is no closed season and no bag and possession limits;  
		(2) a commercially licensed and registered shrimp fishing vessel may not be used to take shrimp in Districts 6 - 8 and 10 from February 15 through April 30;  
		(3) shrimp may be taken only with pots, ring nets, or trawls;  
		(4) unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, pots operated to take shrimp may be longlined; a buoy is not required for each pot, but at least one buoy on the longline must be marked as required in 5 AAC 77.010(d);  
		(5) a pot used to take shrimp under this chapter must have  
			(A) no more than four tunnel eye openings; no tunnel eye opening may exceed 15 inches in perimeter;  
			(B) a bottom perimeter of no more than 153 inches; and  
			(C) a volume of no more than 25 cubic feet;  
		(6) before using a trawl to take shrimp, a person must first obtain a personal use fishing permit from the department; the permit will include the following conditions:  
			(A) the area where the fishing will occur;  
			(B) the dates that the fishing will occur;  
			(C) the type of trawl to be used;  
			(D) the length of the beam if a beam trawl is used;  
			(E) the length of the footrope if an otter trawl is used;  
			(F) any other pertinent gear specifications if a trawl other than a beam trawl or otter trawl is used;  
			(G) the total poundage by species of all shrimp taken;  
		(7) in the waters described in 5 AAC 33.200 as Section 11-A,  
			(A) spot shrimp may be taken with pots and ring nets only under the authority of a permit issued under 5 AAC 77.015; only one permit may be issued to a household each year;   
			(B) a permit holder shall record harvest information on forms provided by the department;  
			(C) the bag and possession limit for spot shrimp is one gallon of spot shrimp, whether whole or de-headed.  

Authorities

16.05.251

Notes

Authority

AS 16.05.251

History

Eff. 7/1/86, Register 99; am 6/25/89, Register 110; am 4/1/94, Register 129; am 9/28/97, Register 143; am 5/8/98, Register 146; am 6/3/2000, Register 154; am 7/18/2003, Register 167; am 8/8/2003, Register 167; am 5/26/2006, Register 178; am 5/9/2015, Register 214; am 6/5/2016, Register 218