Alaska Admin. Code tit. 5, § 21.368
Big River Sockeye Salmon Management Plan
Effective Jun 21, 2020Alaska Register 234(Eff. 6/10/89, Register 110; am 4/7/93, Register 126; am 6/11/2005, Register 174; am 6/4/2008, Register 186; am 9/19/2019, Register 231; am 6/21/2020, Register 234) | Authority: AS 16.05.060, AS 16.05.251
- (a) The purpose of this management plan is to authorize a harvest of Big River sockeye salmon by set gillnets in a portion of the Kustatan and Kalgin Island Subdistricts.
- (b) Salmon may be taken in waters of the Kustatan Subdistrict west of 151° 52.30' W. long., approximately one mile south of the terminus of the Kustatan River, and in the Kalgin Island Subdistrict north and east of 60° 20.67' N. lat., near the Kalgin Island Light around Kalgin Island to the southside of Light Point at 151° 50.50' W. long.
- (c) The open fishing season is from June 1 through June 24, except that if June 1 falls within a closed weekly fishing period, the season will open the next following open period.
- (d) Fishing periods are from 7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
(e) Salmon may be taken by set gillnets only as follows:
- (1) a set gillnet may not exceed 35 fathoms in length nor five and one-half inches in mesh size;
- (2) no CFEC permit holder may operate more than one set gillnet at a time;
- (3) no set gillnet may be set or operated within 1,800 feet of another set gillnet;
- (4) no set gillnet may extend more than 35 fathoms seaward of the mainland beach at the lowest tide of the current day;
- (5) repealed 4/7/93.
(f) Commercial salmon fishing is prohibited as follows, and no other closed waters provision applies:
- (1) within one statute mile of the terminus, at mean high tide, of the Kustatan River and of the Drift River, and within one statute mile of the Big River;
- (2) within 500 yards of the terminus, at mean high tide, of Montana Bill Creek and of Bachatna Creek (also known as Johnson Slough);
- (3) in the freshwater portions of any anadromous fish stream, in accordance with 5 AAC 39.290.
- (g) The commissioner shall close, by emergency order, the fishery, when the harvest of king salmon reaches 1,000 fish.
- (h) The commissioner may depart from the provisions of the management plan under this section as provided in 5 AAC 21.363(e).
(Eff. 6/10/89, Register 110; am 4/7/93, Register 126; am 6/11/2005, Register 174; am 6/4/2008, Register 186; am 9/19/2019, Register 231; am 6/21/2020, Register 234)
Authority: AS 16.05.060, AS 16.05.251