- (1) Except as provided in OAR 635-005-0530, it is unlawful to take Tanner, Oregon hair and scarlet king crab for commercial purposes except by crab rings, crab pots, and crab pot longline gear. Crab pots and crab pot longline gear must comply with the provisions contained in OAR 635-005-0275. “Crab pot longline gear” means a stationary and buoyed groundline with one or more crab pots or traps attached, with a line attached to surface floats and is used for the taking of only Tanner, Oregon hair or scarlet king crab.
(2) Except as provided in OAR 635-005-0530, it is unlawful to take red rock and box crab for commercial purposes except by crab rings and crab pots. Crab rings and crab pots must comply with the provisions contained in OAR 635-005-0480 and 635-005-0485.
- (a) It is unlawful to take, land or possess red rock crab for commercial purposes from any bay or estuary with any gear other than crab rings.
- (b) A maximum of 15 individual crab rings may be used from any one fishing vessel in any bay or estuary red rock crab fishery.
- (3) When fishing for Tanner, Oregon hair and scarlet king crab, all buoys must be inscribed with an annual identification buoy number issued by the Department. No other brand number is allowed on the buoy.
- (4) It is unlawful to possess, use, control, or operate on a vessel any crab pot, crab ring or crab longline gear which does not have a tag identifying it as belonging to that vessel.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 506.036, 506.109, 506.119 & 506.129
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 506.109, 506.129 & 506.306
History
Renumbered from 635-005-0065, DFW 76-2012, f. 6-28-12, cert. ef. 7-1-12
DFW 149-2008, f. & cert. ef. 12-17-08
DFW 142-2008, f. & cert. ef. 11-21-08
DFW 4-2008, f. & cert. ef. 1-23-08
FWC 84-1994, f. 10-31-94, cert. ef. 12-1-94
FWC 30-1985, f. 6-27-85, ef. 7-1-85