1. (a) A herring purse seine or hand purse seine

   1. (1) may not exceed 100 fathoms in length; and
   2. (2) may not be more than 630 meshes in depth.

2. (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. (1) more than a single herring purse seine as described in (a) of this section; or
   2. (2) any other assembled purse seine gear as described in 5 AAC 39.105(d)(4).
3. (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.

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