Except as otherwise provided, guided sport ecotourism fishing may occur only as follows:
- (1) the owner of a business conducting sport fishing services in a guided sport ecotourism fishery shall obtain an annual sport fishing operator registration as specified in 5 AAC 75.075;
- (2) a person holding a valid sport fishing guide registration must be present at all times when gear or fish are being handled;
- (3) a person on board a vessel engaged in ecotourism fishing may handle gear or fish only if the person is a holder of a sport fishing license;
- (4) all requirements of the applicable sport fishery apply except that all participants must comply with rules relating to nonresidents regardless of residency;
- (5) unless otherwise permitted, all fish taken must be immediately released unharmed;
- (6) the owner of a business conducting sport fishing services and a sport fishing guide must comply with applicable requirements for their industry.
(Eff. 3/14/2008, Register 186; am 3/4/2015, Register 213; am 3/15/2017, Register 221; am 3/28/2019, Register 229)
Authority: AS 16.05.251