5 AAC 77.553. Personal use shrimp fishery

(a) In the personal use taking of shrimp,

(1) shrimp may only be taken from April 15 through September 15;

(2) a person may only take shrimp under this section under a permit issued by the department under 5 AAC 77.015;

(3) no more than five pots per person, with no more than five pots per vessel may be used.

(b) All shrimp pots must have at least two adjacent vertical sides, or near-vertical sides, excluding tunnels, completely composed of uncovered net webbing or rigid mesh. Pots that do not have a definable side, including round pots, must have net webbing or rigid mesh panels covering a minimum of 50 percent of the vertical, or near-vertical, surface area of the pot. The net webbing or rigid mesh on all pots must be large enough to allow the unaided passage of a maximum 12-inch long, seven-eighths inch diameter, round wooden peg without deforming the opening, except for the selvage.

History: Eff. 7/1/86, Register 99; am 6/5/94, Register 130; am 2/16/96, Register 137; am 7/5/2000, Register 155

Authority: AS 16.05.251

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