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In the personal use taking of shrimp
(1) there is no closed season and no bag and possession limits;
(2) a commercially licensed and registered shrimp fishing vessel may not be used to take shrimp in Districts 6 - 8 and 10 from February 15 through April 30, except during an exploratory shrimp fishery provided for in 5 AAC 31.111(b) ;
(3) shrimp may be taken only with pots, ring nets, or trawls;
(4) unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, pots operated to take shrimp may be longlined; a buoy is not required for each pot, but at least one buoy on the longline must be marked as required in 5 AAC 77.010(d) ;
(5) a pot used to take shrimp under this chapter must have
(A) no more than four tunnel eye openings; no tunnel eye opening may exceed 15 inches in perimeter;
(B) a bottom perimeter of no more than 153 inches; and
(C) a volume of no more than 25 cubic feet;
(6) before using a trawl to take shrimp, a person must first obtain a personal use fishing permit from the department; the permit will include the following conditions:
(A) the area where the fishing will occur;
(B) the dates that the fishing will occur;
(C) the type of trawl to be used;
(D) the length of the beam if a beam trawl is used;
(E) the length of the footrope if an otter trawl is used;
(F) any other pertinent gear specifications if a trawl other than a beam trawl or otter trawl is used;
(G) the total poundage by species of all shrimp taken.
History: Eff. 7/1/86, Register 99; am 6/25/89, Register 110; am 4/1/94, Register 129; am 9/28/97, Register 143; am 5/8/98, Register 146; am 6/3/2000, Register 154; am 7/18/2003, Register 167; am 8/8/2003, Register 167
Authority: AS 16.05.251
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