Section 5 AAC 28.365 - Cook Inlet Rockfish Management Plan(a) A vessel fishing in the Cook Inlet District may not land or have on board more than a combined total of 1,000 pounds (round weight) of all rockfish species within five consecutive days.(b) A vessel fishing in the North Gulf District may not land or have on board more than 4,000 pounds (round weight) of all rockfish species within five consecutive days.(c) If the commissioner determines a closure is necessary to ensure that the guideline harvest level for rockfish is not exceeded, the commissioner shall close, by emergency order, the directed rockfish fishery and may adjust rockfish bycatch allowances in other directed groundfish and halibut fisheries.(d) The guideline harvest level for the Cook Inlet Area is 150,000 pounds (round weight) for all rockfish species combined.(e) An operator of a vessel participating in the Cook Inlet Area directed rockfish fishery shall obtain rockfish log sheets provided by the department. The vessel operator must have the log sheets on board the vessel at all times and must submit to the department no later than seven days following delivery completed log sheets that correspond with each ADF&G directed rock.fish fish ticket. (1) A log sheet described in this section must: (A) include the date, the specific location of harvest by latitude and longitude, the number of hooks fished, the average depth, and the time gear is deployed and hauled, for each set;(B) include for the target species, and for each bycatch species, the number of fish retained and discarded for each set;(C) be updated not later than 11:59 p.m. local time on the day after the day of operation; and(D) be made available to a local representative of the department upon request.(2) A person may not make a false entry in a log sheet described in this section.(f) In the Cook Inlet Area, in a halibut or directed groundfish fishery, other than for rockfish, a CFEC permit holder must retain all rockfish, and, unless otherwise specified in this section or by emergency order, all rockfish in excess of 10 percent, round weight, of aggregate targeted groundfish species and halibut on board the vessel must be weighed and reported as bycatch overage on an ADF&G fish ticket. All proceeds from the sale of excess rockfish shall be surrendered to the state.(g) In the Cook Inlet Area, the directed rockfish fishery targets pelagic shelf rockfish, as defined in 5 AAC 39.975. During the directed rockfish fishery, a CFEC permit holder must retain all rockfish. All nonpelagic rockfish in excess of 20 percent, combined round weight, of the gross round weight of all pelagic shelf rockfish on board the vessel must be weighed and reported as bycatch overage on an ADF&G fish ticket. All proceeds from the sale of excess rockfish shall be surrendered to the state.(h) At least six hours before landing rockfish, an operator of a vessel participating in the Cook Inlet Area directed rockfish fishery must notify the department by telephone, to a telephone number specified in writing by the department on the registration forms at the time of registration, the following information: (1) vessel name and ADF&G number;(2) date and location of landing, and estimated time of arrival;(3) name of fish buyer or processor; and(4) estimated number of pounds of rockfish on board the vessel.Eff. 4/7/93, Register 126; am 6/15/95, Register 134; am 4/4/97, Register 142; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 4/9/2005, Register 174; am 3/2/2011, Register 197; am 3/15/2017, Register 221, April 2017Authority:AS 16.05.060
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