50 CFR Part 679, Table 15
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| Name of gear | Use alphabetic code to complete the following: | Use numeric code to complete the following: |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha gear code | NMFS logbooks | Electronic check-in/ check-out | Numeric gear code | IERS eLandings | ADF&G COAR |
NMFS AND ADF&G GEAR CODES
| Gillnet, drift | | | | 3 | X | X |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hook-and-line | HAL | X | X | 61 | X | X |
| Jig, mechanical | JIG | X | X | 26 | X | X |
| Pot (includes longline pot and pot-and-line) | POT | X | X | 91 | X | X |
| Trawl, nonpelagic/bottom | NPT | X | X | 7 | X | X |
| Trawl, pelagic/midwater | PTR | X | X | 47 | X | X |
| Troll, dinglebar | TROLL | X | X | 25 | X | X |
| Troll, hand | TROLL | X | X | 5 | X | X |
| Troll, power gurdy | TROLL | X | X | 15 | X | X |
| All other gear types | OTH | X | X |
ADF&G GEAR CODES
| Diving | | 11 | X | X |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dredge | | 22 | X | X |
| Dredge, hydro/mechanical | | 23 | X | X |
| Fish ladder/raceway | | 77 | X | X |
| Fish wheel | | 8 | X | X |
| Gillnet, herring | | 34 | X | X |
| Gillnet, set | | 4 | X | X |
| Gillnet, sunken | | 41 | X | X |
| Handpicked | | 12 | X | X |
| Net, dip | | 13 | X | X |
| Net, ring | | 10 | X | X |
| Other/specify | | 99 | X | X |
| Pound | | 21 | X | X |
| Seine, purse | | 1 | X | X |
| Seine, beach | | 2 | X | X |
| Shovel | | 18 | X | X |
| Trap | | 90 | X | X |
| Trawl, beam | | 17 | X | X |
| Trawl, double otter | | 27 | X | |
| Trawl, pair | | 37 | X | X |
| Weir | | 14 | X | X |
FIXED GEAR
| Authorized gear for sablefish harvested from any GOA reporting area | All longline gear (hook-and-line, jig, troll, and handline) and longline pot gear. For purposes of determining initial IFQ allocation, all pot gear used to make a legal landing. |
|---|---|
| Authorized gear for sablefish harvested from any BSAI reporting area | All hook-and-line gear and all pot gear. |
| Authorized gear for halibut harvested from any IFQ regulatory area in the GOA | All fishing gear composed of lines with hooks attached, including one or more stationary, buoyed, and anchored lines with hooks attached and longline pot gear. |
| Authorized gear for halibut harvested from any IFQ regulatory area in the BSAI | All fishing gear composed of lines with hooks attached, including one or more stationary, buoyed, and anchored lines with hooks attached. |
[73 FR 76187, Dec. 15, 2008, as amended at 81 FR 95457, Dec. 28, 2016; 89 FR 34766, Apr. 30, 2024]