OAR 635-005-0540
Fishing Gear — Tanner, Oregon Hair and Scarlet King Crab
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Except as provided in OAR 635-005-0530 (Tanner and Box Crab Taken in Trawl Nets), 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 (Commercial Shellfish and Marine Invertebrates Fishing Gear). “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 (Tanner and Box Crab Taken in Trawl Nets), 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 (Dungeness Crab Buoy Tag and Gear Marking Requirements) and 635-005-0485 (Dungeness Crab Gear Prohibitions).(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.
Source:
Rule 635-005-0540 — Fishing Gear — Tanner, Oregon Hair and Scarlet King Crab, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=635-005-0540
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