5 Alaska Admin. Code § 27.832

Current through October 17, 2024

Section 5 AAC 27.832 - Seine specifications and operations for Bristol Bay Area

(a) A herring purse seine or hand purse seine

(1) may not exceed 100 fathoms in length; and

(2) may not be more than 630 meshes in depth.

(b) In the Togiak District, during the open herring fishing season described in 5 AAC 27.810, a herring fishing vessel may not have on board, or have on a vessel towed by it,

(1) more than a single herring purse seine as described in (a) of this section; or

(2) any other assembled purse seine gear as described in 5 AAC 39.105(d) (4).

(c) Unless otherwise specified by the commissioner by emergency order, herring may not be retained in a purse seine for more than 36 hours after the closure of a herring fishing period.

5 AAC 27.832

Eff. 5/31/98, Register 146; am 3/30/2007, Register 181; am 4/16/2016, Register 218, July 2016

Before Register 146, July 1998, the substance of 5 AAC 27.832 appeared in 5 AAC 27.831.

Authority:AS 16.05.060

AS 16.05.251