OAR 635-005-0475
Dungeness Crab Gear Specifications
(1)
Take crab by any means other than crab pots or crab rings as defined in OAR 635-005-0240 (Definitions).(2)
Possess on a vessel, use, control, or operate any crab pot which is greater than thirteen cubic feet in volume, calculated using external dimensions.(3)
Possess on a vessel, use, control, or operate any crab pot which does not include a minimum of two circular escape ports of at least 4-1⁄4 inches inside diameter, located on the top or side of the crab pot. If escape ports are placed on the side of the crab pot, they shall be located in the upper half of the pot.(4)
Possess on a vessel, use, control, or operate any crab pot which does not have a release mechanism. Acceptable release mechanisms are:(a)
A single loop of untreated cotton not heavier than 120 thread size between crab pot lid tiedown hooks and the tiedown straps; or(b)
Any modification of the wire mesh on the top or upper half of the side of the crab pot, secured with a single strand of untreated cotton not heavier than 120 thread size, which, when removed, will create a minimum opening of at least 5 inches in diameter and will meet the following:(A)
The minimum opening may have not more than a single wire mesh (described as a “V”) that protrudes into the opening provided that mesh extends into the opening a distance of not more than 2.5 inches, as measured from the perimeter of the opening along either edge of the protruding wire mesh, to serve as an anchor for the securing cotton. The panel containing the opening and the wire mesh acting as an anchor for the securing cotton must be constructed of a single wire no greater than 0.050 inches in diameter.(B)
Cotton must not be wrapped multiple times around wire mesh and may use no more than one knot securing the wire mesh at each end.
Source:
Rule 635-005-0475 — Dungeness Crab Gear Specifications, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=635-005-0475
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