1. (a) King crab may be taken only with king crab pots. King crab taken by other means must be returned to the water without further harm.
2. (b) Each king crab pot must have at least one-third of one vertical surface of the pot composed of not less than nine-inch stretched mesh webbing.
3. (c) Each pot used to take golden king crab must have at least four circular escape rings of not less than five and one-half inches inside diameter installed on the vertical plane or have at least one-third of one vertical surface of the pot composed of not less than nine-inch stretched mesh webbing to permit the escapement of undersize golden king crab.
4. (d) Repealed 8/8/99.
5. (e) Repealed 8/8/99.
6. (f) At the time of tank inspection required under 5 AAC 34.030, the gear must meet all specifications required by this chapter and 5 AAC 39, including identification, escape mechanisms, and mesh size requirements.
7. (g) A vessel engaged in taking or transporting king crab may not have on board an otter trawl with a ground line or headline longer than 60 feet.
8. (h) Repealed 8/15/2008.
9. (i) Repealed 8/14/2005.
10. (j) Repealed 8/14/2005.
11. (k) In Registration Area T, the operator of a vessel that is registered for the red king crab fishery may have on board the vessel no more than 10 groundfish pots, as defined in 5 AAC 28.050(e). Notwithstanding 5 AAC 34.050(1), red king crab taken from these pots may be legally retained.

(In effect before 1982; am 7/25/82, Register 83; am 6/30/84, Register 90; am 7/12/86, Register 99; am 9/19/90, Register 115; am 6/19/92, Register 122; em am 8/21/92 — 12/18/92, Register 123; am 6/24/93, Register 126; am 11/6/96, Register 140; am 10/3/97, Register 143; am 8/8/99, Register 151; am 8/14/2005, Register 175; am 8/15/2008, Register 187)

Authority: AS 16.05.251