Alaska Admin. Code tit. 5, § 30.350
Closed waters
Effective Jun 27, 2025Alaska Register 254(In effect before 1986; am 4/18/86, Register 98; am 6/25/89, Register 110; am 6/28/97, Register 142; am 10/1/98, Register 147; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 7/13/2012, Register 203; am 5/9/2015, Register 214; am 6/17/2018, Register 226; am 7/11/2018, Register 227; am 6/27/2025, Register 254)
(a) Salmon may not be taken in the following waters:
- (1) Alsek River: upstream starting at three miles below the southern end of "basin";
- (2) Situk River: upstream of a line from the ADF&G regulatory marker located on the western bank of the Situk River mouth near the Yakutat Seafoods buying station, to an ADF&G regulatory marker buoy anchored in the channel directly off the mouth of the Situk River, to an ADF&G regulatory marker on the cut bank on the eastern side of the mouth of Johnston Slough;
- (3) Ankau Inlet: inside of a line from ADF&G regulatory markers located across the terminus of Ankau Inlet at mean low water;
(4) Italio Rivers:
- (A) upstream from the ADF&G regulatory markers located one and one-half miles from the terminus of the Middle Italio River at mean low water;
- (B) downstream from the ADF&G regulatory markers located 200 yards upstream from the New Italio River's confluence with the Akwe River lagoon; and
- (C) upstream of the ADF&G regulatory markers located 500 yards upstream from the New Italio River's confluence with the Akwe River lagoon;
- (5) East River: upstream from ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately one mile downstream from the westernmost tip of Steve's Island at 138° 25.25' W. long.;
- (6) Akwe River: downstream from ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately 500 yards above the confluence with the New Italio River and upstream of ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately two and one-half miles downstream from the westernmost end of the Sand Dunes;
- (7) Lost River: upstream from ADF&G regulatory markers located in the Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet approximately 100 yards downstream from the terminus of the river, except that, after the closure of the fishing period for the Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet during the second week of July through the remainder of the season, upstream from ADF&G regulatory markers located in the Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet approximately 500 yards downstream from the terminus of the river;
- (8) Old Village Lagoon: upstream from the road;
- (9) salmon may not be taken with set gillnets in those waters of the Yakutat District south of the latitude of the Dangerous River (59° 20.83' N. lat.) that are seaward of mean higher high tide except as indicated as open to commercial salmon fishing by ADF&G regulatory markers;
- (10) Kaliakh River: upstream of ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately 500 yards downstream of the mouth of the Chiuki River (Stink Creek);
- (11) Dangerous River: upstream of the Dangerous River Bridge;
- (12) Tsiu/Tsivat River: north of 60° 05.34' N. lat., and west of 143° 03.66' W. long.;
- (13) waters of Sudden Stream including all waters of Malaspina Lake upstream of a line from 59° 48.26' N. lat., 139° 59.35' W. long., to 59° 48.33' N. lat., 139° 59.24' W. long.
- (b) Repealed 10/1/98.
- (c) In this section, "mean low water" means the average of the low tides of that day.
(In effect before 1986; am 4/18/86, Register 98; am 6/25/89, Register 110; am 6/28/97, Register 142; am 10/1/98, Register 147; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 7/13/2012, Register 203; am 5/9/2015, Register 214; am 6/17/2018, Register 226; am 7/11/2018, Register 227; am 6/27/2025, Register 254)