- (a) Octopus may only be taken as incidental bycatch in Registration Area A in pot and longline gear fisheries.
- (b) The guideline harvest range for octopus in Registration Area A is 0 - 35,000 pounds.
(c) The maximum bycatch allowance for octopus that may be on board a vessel operating
- (1) pot gear is 35 percent by weight of the whole weight of the targeted species on board the vessel; and
- (2) longline gear is 15 percent by weight of the round weight of groundfish or halibut on board the vessel.
- (d) The commissioner may close, by emergency order, Registration Area A to the retention of octopus when the upper end of the guideline harvest range has been reached.
- (e) Octopus retained for sale or for personal use must be recorded on a fish ticket as specified in 5 AAC 39.130.
(Eff. 7/29/2009, Register 191)
Authority: AS 16.05.060, AS 16.05.251