1. (a) Beginning on the first year of operation of a hatchery, and on an annual basis after that, the department shall work with a permit holder to prepare an annual management plan to guide hatchery operations in accordance with the hatchery permit. The PNP coordinator shall coordinate with the appropriate department staff and hatchery permit holder to prepare a draft annual management plan. The hatchery operator shall submit the draft annual management plan to the department not later than April 1 of each year for review by the commissioner. The annual management plan exists only as a draft annual management plan until approved by the commissioner.

2. (b) An annual management plan must be developed with consideration of a hatchery's production cycle and must organize and guide the hatchery's operations regarding

   1. (1) production goals;
   2. (2) broodstock management; and
   3. (3) harvest management of hatchery-produced salmon or adult shellfish.
3. (c) For a salmon hatchery annual management plan, a production cycle is considered to begin with adult returns that lead to egg takes and end with fish releases.
4. (d) For a shellfish hatchery annual management plan, a production cycle is considered to begin with broodstock collection and end with juvenile releases.
5. (e) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development may review a draft annual management plan. For a salmon hatchery, the appropriate qualified regional planning team may review a draft annual management plan.
6. (f) An approved annual management plan does not limit or prohibit a permit holder from acting in accordance with the hatchery permit or an emergency order.

(Eff. 3/31/85, Register 93; am 4/25/2021, Register 238; am 6/11/2025, Register 254)

Authority: AS 16.05.020, AS 16.10.400, AS 16.12.060, AS 16.05.092, AS 16.10.443, AS 16.10.375, AS 16.12.010