Section 5 AAC 32.050 - Lawful gear for Dungeness crab(a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, a person may fish for Dungeness crab only with ring nets, diving gear, and Dungeness crab pots.(b) A Dungeness crab pot must have (1) permanent and rigid tunnel eye openings that individually do not exceed 30 inches (76 mm) in perimeter; and(2) two circular escape rings of four and three-eighths inches (11 cm) minimum inside diameter; the rings must be on opposite sides of the pot and must be on the upper half of the vertical plane of the pot.In effect before 1985; am 7/14/85, Register 95; am 7/12/86, Register 99; am 12/14/86, Register 100; am 7/30/89, Register 111; am 7/23/94, Register 131; em am 4/16/97 - 8/13/97, Register 142; am 5/8/98, Register 146