5 AAC 39.675. Crab pot gear storage for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands IFQ, CDQ, and Adak community allocation crab fisheries

Notwithstanding any other provision of 5 AAC 34 - 5 AAC 35, king and Tanner crab pots may be stored outside of a designated storage area specified in 5 AAC 34.052 and 5 AAC 35.052 with all bait and bait containers removed and doors secured fully open for up to 14 days following the completion of fishing in a registration area. King and Tanner crab pots must be removed from the water or placed in long-term storage if left unattended in a registration area for longer than 14 days. Before a vessel is absent from the registration area for more than 14 days, the crab pot gear belonging to that vessel must be removed from the water or placed in long-term storage. A vessel operator shall notify the department within 72 hours of completing fishing operations in a registration area or when departing the registration area, and when gear is moved to long-term storage. A vessel's registration is invalid after 14 days of inactivity in a registration area

History: Eff. 8/14/2005, Register 175

Authority: AS 16.05.251

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