1. (a) The department shall manage the winter salmon troll fishery so that the harvest of king salmon does not exceed a guideline harvest level of 45,000 non-Alaska hatchery-produced fish, with a guideline harvest range of 43,000 - 47,000 non-Alaska hatchery-produced fish, plus the number or Alaska hatchery king salmon harvested during the winter troll fishery. In this subsection, "non-Alaska hatchery-produced fish" means king salmon not originating from a hatchery in this state.

2. (b) Except in areas closed by emergency order or in the waters specified in 5 AAC 29.150, king salmon may be taken in all waters of Alaska east of the winter boundary line described in 5 AAC 29.020(b), with the following exceptions:

   1. (1) in District 1, the waters of Behm Canal in Section 1-D between a line from Nose Point at 55° 48.32' N. lat., 131° 42.53' W. long., to Snail Point at 55° 49.47' N. lat., 131° 46.25' W. long., and a line from Cactus Point at 55° 33.29' N. lat., 130° 56.59' W. long., to Point Eva at 55° 33.61' N. lat., 130° 52.60' W. long., are closed;
   2. (2) in District 8, the waters of the Stikine River north and west of a line from Babbler Point at 56° 29.08' N. lat., 132° 17.37' W. long., to Hour Point at 56° 27.73' N. lat., 132° 16.79' W. long., north and east of a line from Point Highfield at 56° 29.34' N. lat., 132° 23.36' W. long., to the southern end of Liesnoi Island at 56° 29.83' N. lat., 132° 29.19' W. long., to the southernmost tip of Greys Island at 56° 30.67' N. lat., 132° 33.05' W. long., to the small island near the eastern entrance of Blind Slough at 56° 31.83' N. lat., 132° 40.17' W. long., to the nearest point on Mitkof Island at 56° 31.88' N. lat., 132° 40.66' W. long., and south and east of a line from the prominent point on Mitkof Island nearest Coney Island at 56° 40.77' N. lat., 132° 39.28' W. long., to the western end of Coney Island at 56° 41.62' N. lat., 132° 38.92' W. long., to a point 800 yards north of Japanese Creek at 56° 46.62' N. lat., 132° 37.11' W. long., on the mainland shore are closed;

   3. (3) in District 11, king salmon may be taken only

      1. (A) in Section 11-A west of a line from Outer Point at 58° 17.86' N. lat., 134° 41.18' W. long., to Point Louisa at 58° 22.40' N. lat., 134° 43.63' W. long., and south and east of a line from Salisbury Point at 58° 12.30' N. lat., 134° 13.15' W. long., to Point Tantallion at 58° 11.72' N. lat., 134° 15.55' W. long., from the opening of the winter fishery, specified in 5 AAC 29.070(b), through April 14;
      2. (B) in Sections 11-B, 11-C, and 11-D, except that king salmon may be taken in Section 11-B north of the latitude of Graves Point Light at 58° 03.73' N. lat., only from the opening of the winter fishery, specified in 5 AAC 29.070(b), through March 31;
   4. (4) in District 15, king salmon may be taken only in Sections 15-A and 15-C.
3. (c) A CFEC permit holder that participates in the winter salmon troll fishery must offload all fish from the CFEC permit holder's vessel before participating in the spring salmon troll fishery.

(Eff. 10/1/98, Register 147; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 7/26/2003, Register 167; am 5/26/2006, Register 178; am 7/13/2012, Register 203; am 9/24/2021, Register 239; am 11/10/2024, Register 252)