5 AAC 34.114. Southeast Alaska Golden King Crab Management Plan

(a) The Southeast Alaska golden king crab fishery shall be managed consistently with the board's Policy on King and Tanner Crab Resource Management (90-04-FB, March 23, 1990), adopted by this reference, and according to the principles set out in this section.

(b) To the extent possible, golden king crab shall be managed as a separate stock in each defined fishing area. The department shall close an area if the abundance of various sizes of male crabs is inadequate to provide for a sustained harvest, or when potentially high effort precludes an orderly fishery.

(c) The department shall base management on historical fishery performance, catch, and population structure information. A lack of adequate information will result in conservative management.

History: Eff. 6/24/93, Register 126; am 8/14/2005, Register 175

Authority: AS 16.05.251

Editor's note: Copies of the board policy adopted by reference in 5 AAC 34.114 are available at regional offices of the Department of Fish and Game and from the department's Juneau office, P.O. Box 25526, Juneau, Alaska 99802-5526.

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