07-19-2013, 06:59 PM
[quote pookiebar]You are allowed 2 possession limits on your person in AK. But once the fish is processed it is no longer considered a portion of your possession limit.
So whole fish is treated very different then fillets. But if you leave the fish semi whole, i.e. the head and guts removed and then vaccum sealed it is considered processed. [
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Does the guiding service, lodge, camp, etc. offer "processing" for their customers?
Sure sounds like a "loop hole" to enable anglers to take home more than a possession limit.
I know that commercial fishing for halibut has a much larger impact than sport fishing. But sportfishing possession limits are set for a reason. Finding ways to enable people to take home more than a possession limit just seems wrong to me. That doesn't mean that I wouldn't do it granted the opportunity. But I'd probably feel a bit guilty. Oh well. Just my take.
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So whole fish is treated very different then fillets. But if you leave the fish semi whole, i.e. the head and guts removed and then vaccum sealed it is considered processed. [
][/quote]Does the guiding service, lodge, camp, etc. offer "processing" for their customers?
Sure sounds like a "loop hole" to enable anglers to take home more than a possession limit.
I know that commercial fishing for halibut has a much larger impact than sport fishing. But sportfishing possession limits are set for a reason. Finding ways to enable people to take home more than a possession limit just seems wrong to me. That doesn't mean that I wouldn't do it granted the opportunity. But I'd probably feel a bit guilty. Oh well. Just my take.
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