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The Tanner crab pot storage requirements in 5 AAC 35.052(a) (2) apply, except in the
(1) Western Aleutian District, pots may be stored in waters of not more than 30 fathoms deep from January 1 through December 31;
(2) Eastern Aleutian District, pots may be stored in waters of not more than 25 fathoms deep only from 30 days before the scheduled opening date of the commercial red and blue king crab season through seven days after the closure of the commercial Tanner crab season, except that pots may not be stored in the waters of
(A) Hot Springs Bay inside of a line from the tip of Ridge Point to 54ΓΈ 12.67' N. lat., 165ΓΈ 52' W. long.; or
(B) Kalekta Bay inside of a line from the tip of Erskine Point to the tip of Cape Kalekta;
(3) South Peninsula and Chignik Districts, pots may be stored in the water only from the scheduled opening date of the commercial red and blue king crab season until seven days after the closure of the commercial Tanner crab season;
(4) Bering Sea District, pots may be stored in
(A) repealed 8/14/2005;
(B) the waters of the Eastern Subdistrict north of 57ΓΈ N. lat., south of 58ΓΈ N. lat., east of 166ΓΈ W. long., and west of 164ΓΈ W. long., from January 1 through December 31;
(C) repealed 8/14/2005;
(D) the waters around the Pribilof Islands shoreward of the 25-fathom isobath only from September 1 through May 31, and pots may also be stored in the waters around the Pribilof Islands at any depth within five nautical miles from the shoreline of St. Paul or St. George Islands, or in waters that are not more than 35 fathoms deep for 14 days before the scheduled opening date, and for 14 days after the closure, of the commercial C. opilio season;
(5) Kodiak District, cone or pyramid pots with all bait and bait containers removed and all doors not secured closed may be stored in the water only from 30 days before the scheduled opening date of the commercial Tanner crab season until 30 days after the closure of that season.
(6) in the Kodiak, Chignik, and South Peninsula Districts, or a section of those districts, if the commissioner, by emergency order, closes the commercial Tanner crab fishing season with less than six-hours notice in a daily period, except when the closure is announced preseason, baited pot gear may be stored in waters deeper than 25 fathoms for up to three days following the closure.
History: Eff. 9/29/96, Register 139; am 8/8/99, Register 151; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 8/24/2002, Register 163; am 8/14/2005, Register 175
Authority: AS 16.05.060
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