5 AAC 27.933. Wild herring spawn on kelp harvest specifications and operations for the Norton Sound District

(a) A person may take wild herring spawn on kelp (not in pounds) in the Norton Sound District only as follows:

(1) wild herring spawn on kelp may be taken only during periods established by emergency order;

(2) wild herring spawn on kelp may be taken only by hand picking and by hand-operated rakes; herring spawn on kelp may not be taken with the assistance of underwater breathing apparatus;

(3) only a holder of a valid CFEC Norton Sound limited entry or interim-use herring permit may harvest herring spawn on kelp in the Norton Sound District; participation includes harvesting herring spawn on kelp by hand or hand held rake, placing the herring spawn on kelp in containers at the point of harvest, and transporting the containers of herring spawn on kelp to a registered buyer or tender;

(4) a person that participates in the wild spawn-on-kelp fishery may not also participate in the gillnet, beach seine, or herring pound spawn-on-kelp fishery in the Norton Sound District during the same year;

(5) wild herring spawn may not be taken on transplanted or imported aquatic plants or any other substrate, except for kelp in its natural occurring state;

(6) kelp plants used to take herring spawn may not be suspended from lines, frames, or other man-made devices;

(7) all herring spawn on kelp harvested in the Norton Sound District must be in containers at the close of the fishing period;

(8) a person who does not hold a CFEC Norton Sound District limited entry or interim-use herring permit may, in that fishery, only assist in the transportation of containers of herring spawn on kelp, and only after the close of the fishing period.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "container" means a boat, bucket, sack, or other object used to hold spawn on kelp for the purpose of transporting it to a registered buyer or tender.

History: In effect 5/22/98 - 9/18/98 by em adop., Register 146

Authority: AS 16.05.251

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