5 Alaska Admin. Code § 38.417

Current through May 31, 2024

Section 5 AAC 38.417 - Registration Area J Octopus Management Plan

In Registration Area J, octopus may be taken during a directed fishery or as bycatch in a directed groundfish or shellfish fishery as follows:

(1) in a directed fishery, a person may take octopus only under the authority of a permit issued by the commissioner under 5 AAC 38.062; octopus taken under a commissioner's permit shall be recorded on a fish ticket with a CFEC permit card for octopus;

(2) when octopus are taken as bycatch, a commissioner's permit is not required; octopus taken as bycatch shall be recorded on the fish ticket for the directed fishery; octopus taken as bycatch may not exceed 20 percent, by weight, of the directed species on board a vessel, unless modified by emergency order.

5 AAC 38.417

Eff. 7/13/2012, Register 203

Authority:AS 16.05.251