1. (a) Except when taken as allowable bycatch in a directed fishery, and notwithstanding 5 AAC 28.084, a person may take miscellaneous groundfish, including spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), on an experimental basis in the Cook Inlet Area only under the conditions of a permit issued by the commissioner under this section necessary for conservation or management purposes. In the permit, the commissioner may

   1. (1) specify the depth of fishing gear;
   2. (2) specify the fishing season and periods of fishing;
   3. (3) specify the area of fishing;
   4. (4) establish the allowable size of harvested fish;
   5. (5) specify the type and configuration of gear;
   6. (6) require the completion of logbooks provided by the department and require that the logbooks be attached to a fish ticket at the time of landing; and
   7. (7) require other conditions that the commissioner determines are necessary for conservation or management purposes.
2. (b) In deciding whether to issue a permit under this section, the commissioner may consider whether the harvested fish can be fully utilized.

3. (c) For the purpose of this section, "miscellaneous groundfish"

   1. (1) are those species of groundfish that are not specified in 5 AAC 28.300 - 5 AAC 28.371; and
   2. (2) includes spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias).

(Eff. 4/22/99, Register 150; am 4/9/2005, Register 174; am 6/26/2016, Register 218)

Authority: AS 16.05.251