5 AAC 28.406. Kodiak Area registration

(a) The Kodiak Area is an exclusive registration area for Pacific cod during a state waters season described in 5 AAC 28.467.

(b) A vessel that is registered for the Kodiak Area under 5 AAC 28.020 for a groundfish fishery, other than a state waters season for Pacific cod described in 5 AAC 28.467 or a directed fishery for black rockfish under this section, also shall be considered registered for that fishery in the Chignik Area described in 5 AAC 28.500, the South Alaska Peninsula Area described in 5 AAC 28.550, the Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands Area described in 5 AAC 28.600, and the Chukchi-Beaufort Area described in 5 AAC 28.700.

(c) A vessel's salmon seine registration is automatically invalidated during the time period described in 5 AAC 28.430(d) when the vessel owner, or the owner's agent, has registered that vessel under 5 AAC 28.020 and this section to take groundfish with seine gear. The vessel's salmon seine registration becomes valid again when the prohibition described in 5 AAC 28.430(d) is not in effect, or when the vessel owner, or the owner's agent, contacts a local representative of the department within the registration area in person or in writing, by mail or facsimile, and invalidates the vessel's groundfish registration.

(d) In the Kodiak Area, before a person uses a vessel to operate gear in a directed fishery for black rockfish, the vessel owner or the owner's agent shall register the vessel for a specific black rockfish section with the department. A vessel validly registered for black rockfish fishing under this subsection may not be registered for any other groundfish fishery at the same time.

(e) In the Kodiak Area, before a person uses a vessel to operate mechanical jigging machines or hand troll gear in a commercial groundfish fishery, other than a directed black rockfish fishery, and retains black rockfish as bycatch that is greater than five percent of the gross round weight of all groundfish species taken in directed fisheries that are on board the vessel, the vessel owner or owner's agent shall register the vessel for a specific black rockfish section with the department.

History: Eff. 4/4/97, Register 142; am 11/27/97, Register 144; am 3/31/2002, Register 161; am 4/9/2005, Register 174; am 5/12/2005, Register 174

Authority: AS 16.05.251

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