- (a) The Gunnuk Creek Special Harvest Area consists of the waters of Keku Strait enclosed by a line from a point northwest of Kake at 56° 58.92' N. lat., 133° 57.48' W. long., to the southernmost tip of the southern Mosquito Island at 56° 58.22' N. lat., 133° 58.85' W. long., to the northwest tip of Hamilton Island at 56° 56.45' N. lat., 133° 55.66' W. long., to Wooten's Dock at 56° 57.55' N. lat., 133° 54.78' W. long.
- (b) A hatchery permit holder harvesting salmon within the special harvest area is exempt from the provisions of 5 AAC 33.310. The commissioner shall open and close, by emergency order, fishing periods for the hatchery permit holder to harvest salmon returning to the Gunnuk Creek salmon hatchery.
- (c) The commissioner shall open and close, by emergency order, fishing periods for common property fisheries to harvest excess salmon returning to the Gunnuk Creek salmon hatchery.
- (d) Notwithstanding 5 AAC 33.330, legal gear types for the hatchery permit holder in the special harvest area are beach seine, purse seine, gillnet, and troll gear.
(Eff. 6/28/97, Register 142; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 11/10/2024, Register 252)
Authority: AS 16.05.060, AS 16.05.251, AS 16.10.440