1. (a) The Atlas to the Catalog of Waters Important for Spawning, Rearing, or Migration of Anadromous Fishes, revised as of June 2025, and the Catalog of Waters Important for Spawning, Rearing, or Migration of Anadromous Fishes, revised as of June 2025, are adopted by reference. The six-volume atlas is a compilation of topographic maps upon which are specified the various rivers, lakes, or streams, or parts of the rivers, lakes, or streams that are important for the spawning, rearing, or migration of anadromous fish. The catalog is a listing of the water bodies specified in the atlas. The catalog sets out legal descriptions for the mouth and the known upper range of the fish of each stream, river, or lake designated on the maps in the atlas. The atlas and catalog identify the water bodies for which a person or agency shall first notify the department before

   1. (1) the construction of a hydraulic project;
   2. (2) using, diverting, obstructing, polluting, or changing the natural flow or bed of a specified river, lake, or stream; or
   3. (3) the use of wheeled, tracked, or excavating equipment or log-dragging equipment in the bed of a specified river, lake, or stream.
2. (b) Permit application procedures, catalog and atlas updating procedures, definitions of terms, and other information or requirements to implement, interpret, or make specific the provisions of AS 16.05.871, included in the introduction attached to the catalog and the atlas described in (a) of this section, are also adopted by reference. The introduction also includes a user's guide to the atlas and catalog, and limitations of the information in the atlas or the catalog.

(Eff. 3/1/75, Register 53; am 7/31/82, Register 83; am 10/14/83, Register 88; am 7/27/84, Register 91; am 5/19/85, Register 94; am 5/8/86, Register 98; am 5/1/87, Register 102; am 5/8/88, Register 106; am 6/7/89, Register 110; am 9/29/90, Register 115; am 4/1/92, Register 121; am 8/30/92, Register 123; am 10/20/93, Register 128; am 4/28/95, Register 134; am 6/22/97, Register 142; am 2/6/99, Register 149; am 1/15/2005, Register 172; am 3/1/2006, Register 177; am 9/15/2006, Register 179; am 6/1/2007, Register 182; am 6/2/2008, Register 186; am 6/1/2009, Register 190; am 6/1/2010, Register 194; am 6/1/2011, Register 198; am 6/1/2012, Register 202; am 7/1/2013, Register 206; am 6/1/2014, Register 210; am 6/1/2015, Register 214; am 6/1/2016, Register 218; am 6/1/2017, Register 222; am 6/1/2018, Register 226; am 6/1/2019, Register 230; am 6/1/2020, Register 234; am 6/1/2021, Register 238; am 6/5/2022, Register 242; am 6/11/2023, Register 246; am 6/21/2024, Register 250; am 6/27/2025, Register 254)

Authority: AS 16.05.020, AS 16.05.871