Title 5 . Fish and Game

Chapter 31 . Transportation, Possession and Release of Live Fish; Aquatic Farming

Section 116. Shrimp beam trawl guideline harvest ranges and bycatch limits for Registration Area A

5 AAC 31.116. Shrimp beam trawl guideline harvest ranges and bycatch limits for Registration Area A

(a) The following are guideline harvest ranges for the taking of shrimp by beam trawls in Registration Area A:

(1) District 3: 25,000 - 100,000 pounds for the entire fishing season specified in 5 AAC 31.111(a) (3);

(2) District 5: 25,000 - 100,000 pounds for the entire fishing season specified in 5 AAC 31.111(a) (3);

(3) District 6, that portion north of a line from Mitchell Point to Point St. John: 80,000 - 400,000 pounds for each open period specified in 5 AAC 31.111(a) (2);

(4) District 6, that portion south of a line from Mitchell Point to Point St. John: 25,000 - 100,000 pounds for the entire fishing season specified in 5 AAC 31.111(a) (3) and (4);

(5) District 7, in Eastern Channel west of 132ΓΈ 06.50' W. long.: 15,000 - 50,000 pounds for each open period specified in 5 AAC 31.111(a) (2);

(6) District 7, except in Eastern Channel west of 132ΓΈ 06.50' W. long.: 25,000 - 100,000 pounds for the entire fishing season specified in 5 AAC 31.111(a) (3);

(7) District 8: 25,000 - 250,000 pounds for each open period specified in 5 AAC 31.111(a) (1);

(8) District 9: 25,000 - 100,000 pounds for the entire fishing season specified in 5 AAC 31.111(a) (3);

(9) District 10, that portion east of the longitude and south of the latitude of the westernmost tip of Cape Fanshaw: 5,000 - 75,000 pounds for each open period specified in 5 AAC 31.111(a) (2);

(10) District 10, that portion west of the longitude and north of the latitude of the westernmost tip of Cape Fanshaw: 25,000 - 100,000 pounds for the entire fishing season specified in 5 AAC 31.111(a) (3) and (4);

(11) District 11, for the entire fishing season specified in 5 AAC 31.111(a) (3) and (4) for each section as follows:

(A) Section 11-A: 25,000 - 75,000 pounds;

(B) Section 11-B: 25,000 - 75,000 pounds;

(C) Section 11-C: 25,000 - 75,000 pounds;

(D) Section 11-D: 50,000 - 150,000 pounds.

(b) The following are the bycatch limits that apply to the taking of spot and coonstripe shrimp that are less than 60 count per pound, based on whole weight, by beam trawl in Registration Area A:

(1) District 1:

(A) 1,000 pounds of spot shrimp;

(B) 1,000 pounds of coonstripe shrimp;

(2) District 3:

(A) 1,000 pounds of spot shrimp;

(B) 3,000 pounds of coonstripe shrimp;

(3) District 5:

(A) 1,000 pounds of spot shrimp;

(B) 1,000 pounds of coonstripe shrimp;

(4) District 6:

(A) in that portion north of a line from Mitchell Point to Point St. John:

(i) 1,000 pounds of spot shrimp;

(ii) 9,000 pounds of coonstripe shrimp;

(B) in that portion south of a line from Mitchell Point to Point St. John:

(i) 1,000 pounds of spot shrimp;

(ii) 1,000 pounds of coonstripe shrimp;

(5) District 7:

(A) in that portion of the Eastern Passage west of 132ΓΈ 06.50' W. long.:

(i) 1,000 pounds of spot shrimp;

(ii) 1,000 pounds of coonstripe shrimp;

(B) in the remaining portion of Eastern Passage west of 132ΓΈ 06.50' W. long.:

(i) 1,000 pounds of spot shrimp;

(ii) 2,000 pounds of coonstripe shrimp;

(6) District 8:

(A) 6,000 pounds of spot shrimp;

(B) 10,000 pounds of coonstripe shrimp;

(7) District 9:

(A) 2,000 pounds of spot shrimp;

(B) 2,000 pounds of coonstripe shrimp;

(8) District 10:

(A) in that portion east of the longitude and south of the latitude of the westernmost tip of Cape Fanshaw:

(i) 1,000 pounds of spot shrimp;

(ii) 3,000 pounds of coonstripe shrimp;

(B) in that portion west of the longitude and north of the latitude of the westernmost tip of Cape Fanshaw:

(i) 2,000 pounds of spot shrimp;

(ii) 7,000 pounds of coonstripe shrimp;

(9) District 11:

(A) in Sections 11-A and 11-B combined;

(i) 1,000 pounds of spot shrimp;

(ii) 4,000 pounds of coonstripe shrimp;

(B) in Sections 11-C and 11-D combined;

(i) 1,000 pounds of spot shrimp;

(ii) 1,000 pounds of coonstripe shrimp.

(c) In the districts specified in (b) of this section, a beam trawl permit holder must retain, weigh, and report all spot or coonstripe shrimp that are less than 60 count per pound, based on the whole weight of the shrimp. Except in District 11, the permit holder must weigh and report as bycatch overage on an ADF&G fish ticket all spot or coonstripe shrimp less than 60 count per pound and in excess of 10 percent whole weight of all targeted shrimp species on board the vessel. A permit holder shall surrender to the state the proceeds from the sale of spot and coonstripe shrimp that are less than 60 count per pound and that exceed the 10 percent bycatch level.

(d) If the cumulative harvest of spot or coonstripe shrimp taken during a fishing season for any district reaches the bycatch level specified in (b) of this section, the permit holder shall retain, weigh, sell, and report on an ADF&G fish ticket, all harvest of spot and coonstripe shrimp taken that are less than 60 count per pound. The permit holder shall surrender to the state all proceeds from the sale of bycatch that exceeds these limits.

History: Eff. 9/28/97, Register 143; am 5/8/98, Register 146; am 10/12/2000, Register 156; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 7/18/2003, Register 167

Authority: AS 16.05.251