Alaska Admin. Code tit. 5, § 29.112
Management of chum salmon troll fishery
Effective Nov 10, 2024Alaska Register 252(Eff. 6/14/2000, Register 154; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 7/26/2003, Register 167; am 6/17/2018, Register 226; am 6/21/2020, Register 234; am 11/10/2024, Register 252) | Authority: AS 16.05.060, AS 16.05.251
- (a) The commissioner may open, by emergency order, a hatchery chum salmon troll fishery only during the summer coho salmon troll fishery closures specified in 5 AAC 29.110(b)(2).
(b) If the commissioner opens a season under (a) of this section, chum salmon fishing will occur only
- (1) in the waters of Sitka Sound and the Eastern Channel east of a line from Vitskari Rock Light at 57° 00.00' N. lat., 135° 32.71' W. long., to Inner Point at 57° 05.52' N. lat., 135° 34.25' W. long., south of a line from Inner Point to Black Rock at 57° 03.14' N. lat., 135° 25.65' W. long., to Signal Island Light at 57° 02.78' N. lat., 135° 23.57' W. long., and north of a line from Cape Burunof at 56° 59.04' N. lat., 135° 23.21' W. long., to Kulichkof Rock at 56° 59.48' N. lat., 135° 26.65' W. long., to Vitskari Rock Light;
- (2) in the waters of Neets Bay east of the longitude of Chin Point at 131° 42.10' W. long., and west of the longitude of the easternmost tip of Bug Island at 131° 39.14' W. long.;
- (3) in the waters of Crawfish Inlet Terminal Harvest Area south of 56° 47.14' N. lat., in Cedar Pass, northeast of a line from 56° 43.82' N. lat., 135° 16.11' W. long., to 56° 43.49' N. lat., 135° 15.50' W. long., in Middle Channel, and north of a line from 56° 43.01' N. lat., 135° 12.93' W. long., to 56° 43.25' N. lat., 135° 12.18' W. long., in Walker Channel; and
- (4) in the waters of West Crawfish Inlet and Windy Passage, southeast of a line from 56° 47.11' N. lat., 135° 18.87' W. long., to 56° 46.89' N. lat., 135° 19.92' W. long., northeast of a line from 56° 45.80' N. lat., 135° 20.06' W. long., to 56° 45.30' N. lat., 135° 17.64' W. long., and northwest of a line from 56° 45.32' N. lat., 135° 16.99' W. long., to 56° 45.36' N. lat., 135° 16.89' W. long., in First Narrows.
- (c) When the summer king salmon troll fishery is closed, a person may not have king salmon on board a salmon troll vessel while fishing for chum salmon.
- (d) When the summer coho salmon troll fishery is closed, a person may not have coho salmon on board a salmon troll vessel while fishing for chum salmon.
(Eff. 6/14/2000, Register 154; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 7/26/2003, Register 167; am 6/17/2018, Register 226; am 6/21/2020, Register 234; am 11/10/2024, Register 252)
Authority: AS 16.05.060, AS 16.05.251