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We'll look at this two ways:

By the length of your trip

Time spent at sea Maximum pounds of cod you can land without having to run your DAS clock Absolute maximum pounds of cod you can land
0 to 24 hours (1 day) 500 500
24 hours 1 minute to 47 hours 59 minutes 500 1,000
48 hours exactly (2 days) 1,000 1,000
48 hours 1 minute to 71 hours 59 minutes 1,000 1,500
72 hours exactly (3 days) 1,500 1,500
72 hours 1 minute to 95 hours 59 minutes 1,500 2,000
96 hours exactly (4 days) 2,000 2,000
96 hours 1 minute to 119 hours 59 minutes 2,000 2,500
120 hours exactly (5 days) 2,500 2,500
120 hours 1 minute to 143 hours 59 minutes 2,500 3,000
144 hours exactly (6 days) 3,000 3,000
144 hours 1 minute to 167 hours 59 minutes 3,000 3,500
168 hours exactly (7 days) 3,500 3,500
168 hours 1 minute to 191 hours 59 minutes 3,500 4,000
192 hours exactly (8 days or more) 4,000 4,000

By the amount of cod you have on board

Pounds of cod you want to land

Minimum amount of time you must spend at sea so you don't have to run your DAS clock Absolute minimum amount of time you must spend at sea
0-500 You don't have to run your clock There is no minimum
501-1,000 48 hours (2 days) 24 hours (1 day) 1 minute
1,001-1,500 72 hours (3 days) 48 hours (2 days) 1 minute
1,501-2,000 96 hours (4 days) 72 hours (3 days) 1 minute
2,001-2,500 120 hours (5 days) 96 hours (4 days) 1 minute
2,501-3,000 144 hours (6 days) 120 hours (5 days) 1 minute
3,001-3,500 168 hours (7 days) 144 hours (6 days) 1 minute
3,501-4,000 192 hours (8 days) 168 hours (7 days) 1 minute