- (a) The Southeast Cove Special Harvest Area consists of the waters of Keku Strait enclosed by a line from a rocky point on the northern end of Kuiu Island located on the east side of Southeast Cove at 56° 52.92' N. lat., 134° 01.49' W. long., to the northern tip of Hound Island at 56° 53.12' N. lat., 133° 56.83' W. long., then northwest, connecting points along the northern shore of Keku Islands at 56° 53.98' N. lat., 133° 57.69' W. long., to 56° 55.85' N. lat., 134° 01.00' W. long., to 56° 55.85' N. lat., 134° 02.21' W. long., to 56° 55.20' N. lat., 134° 02.66' W. long., then to the northwest corner of Payne Island to 56° 57.40' N. lat., 134° 08.82' W. long., then south to a point on Kuiu Island at 56° 55.03' N. lat., 134° 09.26' 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 Southeast Cove remote release site.
- (c) The commissioner shall open and close, by emergency order, fishing periods for common property fisheries to harvest excess salmon returning to the Southeast Cove remote release site.
- (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