Title 5 . Fish and Game

Chapter 18 . Transportation, Possession and Release of Live Fish; Aquatic Farming

Section 350. Closed waters

5 AAC 18.350. Closed waters

(a) Salmon may not be taken in the following waters:

(1) Alitak District:

(A) Humpy Cove: all waters east of a line from the northern entrance of Seaborg Cove at 56ø 53.55' N. lat., 153ø 58.95' W. long., to a point approximately two and three-quarters miles northeast of Hawk Point at 56ø 50.95' N. lat., 154ø 03.80' W. long.;

(B) Olga Bay:

(i) Upper Olga Bay: north and west of a line from Stockholm Point at 57ø 07.64' N. lat., 154ø 06.70' W. long., east to the opposite shore at 57ø 07.64' N. lat., 154ø 05.00' W. long.;

(ii) Horse Marine: northeast of a line from 57ø 06.38' N. lat., 154ø 00.00' W. long., to 57ø 07.53' N. lat., 154ø 03.00' W. long.;

(iii) Olga Narrows: south of 57ø 04.36' N. lat., and north of a line from 57ø 01.37' N. lat., 154ø 08.70' W. long., running east to a point 75 fathoms from the mean low tide mark to 57ø 00.12' N. lat., 154ø 08.08' W. long.;

(C) Portage Bay:

(i) Southeast Arm: east of the longitude of Bert Point (153ø 51.50' W. long.);

(ii) Sulua Bay: north of 56ø 58.54' N. lat.;

(D) Deadman Bay: east of 153ø 51.30' W. long.;

(E) Sukhoi Lagoon: in the bay and the lagoon;

(2) Southwest Kodiak District:

(A) all waters east of the terminus of the Ayakulik River (Red River);

(B) all waters east of the terminus of the unnamed stream at 57ø 16.30' N. lat., 154ø 37.33' W. long.;

(C) Sturgeon Section: south of 57ø 33.20' N. lat. and east of 154ø 33.20' W. long.;

(D) all waters of Grant's Lagoon and Halibut Bay Lagoon;

(E) Inner Karluk Section: south of 57ø 34.50' N. lat. and east of 154ø 28.20' W. long.;

(3) Northwest Kodiak District:

(A) Uyak Bay: south of 57ø 23.00' N. lat.;

(B) Zachar Bay: east of 153ø 47.60' W. long.;

(C) Spiridon Bay: east of 153ø 42.59' W. long.;

(D) Little River: south of 57ø 50.70' N. lat. and east of 153ø 51.89' W. long.;

(E) Cannon's Lagoon (Campbell's): north of 57ø 51.24' N. lat. and west of 153ø 37.91' W. long.;

(F) Uganik Bay:

(i) South Arm: south of 57ø 39.65' N. lat.;

(ii) East Arm (Mush Bay): all waters south and east of a line between the ADF&G regulatory markers located on Mink Point at 57ø 43.10' N. lat., 153ø 30.95' W. long., and on Packers Spit at 57ø 43.95' N. lat., 153ø 30.00' W. long.;

(G) North Uganik Passage: south of 57ø 49.48' N. lat., to 57ø 48.40' N. lat.;

(H) Terror Bay: south of 57ø 46.32' N. lat.;

(I) Kizhuyak Bay:

(i) Barabara Cove: west of 152ø 54.20' W. long.;

(ii) south of 57ø 46.84' N. lat.;

(J) Sharatin Bay: south of 57ø 50.63' N. lat.;

(K) Soldier's Bay: within a line from Otmeloi Point to Entrance Point to the southern tip of Low Island to Seredni Point;

(L) Anton Larsen Bay: south of 57ø 51.83' N. lat.;

(M) Ouzinkie Harbor: north of 57ø 55.15' N. lat.;

(N) Monks Lagoon: all waters of the lagoon northwest of a line between ADF&G regulatory markers located on both sides of the entrance to the lagoon;

(4) Northeast Kodiak District:

(A) Mill Bay and all those waters bounded by a line from Spruce Cape, to the northernmost point of Woody Island, to the northernmost point of Holiday Island, to the northernmost point of Near Island, to the opposite shore on Kodiak Island at 57ø 47.32' N. lat., 152ø 23.80' W. long.;

(B) Womens Bay: west of 152ø 31.50' W. long.;

(C) Middle Bay: south of 57ø 39.70' N. lat.;

(D) Kalsin Bay: south of 57ø 36.45' N. lat.;

(5) Eastside Kodiak District:

(A) Ugak Bay:

(i) west of 152ø 52.65' W. long.;

(ii) Eagle Harbor: south of 57ø 25.60' N. lat. and west of 152ø 42.40' W. long.;

(iii) Gull Cape Lagoon: in the lagoon;

(iv) Saltery Cove: all waters north of a line from a point at 57ø 29.00' N. lat., 152ø 43.29' W. long., to a point on the opposite shore at 57ø 29.79' N. lat., 152ø 47.70' W. long.;

(v) Pasagshak Bay: north of 57ø 27.00' N. lat. and east of 152ø 28.00' W. long.;

(B) Kiliuda Bay:

(i) west of 153ø 03.79' W. long.;

(ii) Dog Bay: north of 57ø 19.85' N. lat.;

(C) Shearwater Bay: east of 152ø 53.60' W. long.;

(D) Sitkalidak Strait: north of the latitude of Old Harbor Village (57ø 12.08' N. lat.) and west of 153ø 13.00' W. long.;

(E) Barling Bay: inside a line from 57ø 10.70' N. lat., 153ø 21.90' W. long., to 57ø 11.42' N. lat., 153ø 20.59' W. long.;

(F) Kaiugnak Bay: west of 153ø 39.68' W. long.;

(G) Kiavak Bay: south of 57ø 01.10' N. lat. and west of 153ø 35.70' W. long.;

(H) Kaguyak Bay: west of 153ø 45.45' W. long.;

(I) Seven Rivers: all waters west of the stream terminus of Seven Rivers (stream No. 258-701);

(J) Natalia Bay Lagoon: in the lagoon inside of 153ø 19.20' W. long.;

(K) Three Saints Bay: west of 153ø 32.00' W. long.;

(6) Afognak District:

(A) Kazakof Bay (Danger Bay): north of 58ø 10.88' N. lat.;

(B) Kitoi Bay: all waters near the terminus of Big Kitoi Creek (stream # 252-324) west of a line from 58ø 11.45' N. lat., 152ø 21.84' W. long., to 58ø 11.34' N. lat., 152ø 21.66' W. long., and all waters near the terminus of Little Kitoi Creek (stream # 252-323) west of a line from 58ø 11.59' N. lat., 152ø 21.65' W. long., to 58ø 11.50' N. lat., 152ø 21.61' W. long;

(C) Seal Bay: south of 58ø 21.60' N. lat., in the inner West Bay;

(D) Pauls Bay (Perenosa): south and east of a line from 58ø 23.85' N. lat., 152ø 20.80' W. long. to 58ø 23.53' N. lat., 152ø 21.35' W. long. to 58ø 23.30' N. lat., l52ø 21.35' W. long.;

(E) Discoverer Bay: south of 58ø 19.00' N. lat.;

(F) Paramanof Bay:

(i) East Arm: east of 152ø 45.05' W. long.;

(ii) South Arm: south of 58ø 15.95' N. lat.;

(iii) Thorsheim Bay (includes stream No. 251-302): south of a line from 58ø 17.15' N. lat., 152ø 50.40' W. long., to 58ø 17.08' N. lat., 152ø 50.88' W. long.;

(iv) Long Lagoon Bay: south of 58ø 16.38' N. lat.;

(G) Malina Bay:

(i) east of 152ø 55.19' W. long.;

(ii) Malka Bay south of 58ø 10.53' N. lat.;

(H) Afognak Bay: north of a line from Otrubisoi Point at 58ø 02.00' N. lat., 152ø 45.50' W. long. to Settlement Point at 58ø 03.00' N. lat., 152ø 43.70' W. long.;

(I) Muskomee Bay: east of 153ø 04.00' W. long.;

(J) Selief Bay: south of 58ø 02.15' N. lat.;

(K) Shuyak Strait:

(i) Shangin Bay (includes streams No. 251-702 to 251-704): south of 58ø 33.75' N. lat.;

(ii) Whitey's Hole (includes stream No. 251-705): east of 152ø 27.28' W. long.;

(iii) Carry Inlet (includes stream No. 251-710): south of 58ø 34.15' N. lat.;

(iv) Big Bay (includes streams No. 251-601 and 251-603): south of 58ø 32.75' N. lat.;

(L) Redfox Bay: south of 58ø 27.10' N. lat., and southwest of a line from 58ø 27.15' N. lat., 152ø 36.85' W. long. to 58ø 27.30' N. lat., 152ø 37.00' W. long.;

(M) Bluefox Bay: south of 58ø 25.70' N. lat.;

(7) Mainland District:

(A) Swikshak Lagoon: all waters of the lagoon;

(B) Kukak Bay: all waters west of a line from a point at 58ø 18.86' N. lat., 154ø 16.49' W. long., then to a point at 58ø 18.69' N. lat., 154ø 16.33' W. long., then to a point at 58ø 17.58' N. lat., 154ø 17.20' W. long., then to a point at 58ø 15.90' N. lat., 154ø 16.63' W. long.;

(C) Kaflia Bay: west of 154ø 10.50' W. long.;

(D) Wide Bay:

(i) west of 156ø 30.00' W. long.,

(ii) Big Creek (stream No. 262-851): north of 57ø 28.20' N. lat. and west of 156ø 11.94' W. long.;

(E) Chiniak Lagoon (stream No. 262-154): south of 58ø 31.50' N. lat. and west of 153ø 54.50' W. long.;

(F) all waters of Big River (stream No. 262-152) flats west of 153ø 52.50' W. long.;

(G) Hallo Bay:

(i) Niniagiak River: north of 58ø 28.10' N. lat. and west of 154ø 04.00' W. long.;

(ii) Serpent Creek: south of 58ø 26.40' N. lat. and west of 154ø 03.70' W. long.;

(H) Village Creek (stream No. 262-153): north of 58ø 33.00' N. lat. and west of 153ø 53.80' W. long.;

(I) Kinak Bay (includes stream No. 262-451): north of 58ø 10.64' N. lat. and east of 154ø 27.45' W. long.;

(J) Dry Bay: all waters of Dry Bay (includes stream No. 262-752) west of 155ø 44.00' W. long;

(8) within the freshwater salmon streams and rivers of the Kodiak Area, including streams not listed in this subsection designated on the ADF&G Kodiak Area Salmon Statistical Chart (Revision, February 2005), adopted by reference, with streams marked with a circled number remaining open to commercial salmon fishing up to a straight line between the seaward extremities of the exposed tideland banks and streams marked without a circled number remaining closed to commercial salmon fishing in all salt water within 500 yards of all points of a straight line extending between the seaward extremities of the exposed tideland banks, or as marked by ADF&G regulatory markers; the provisions of 5 AAC 39.290 do not apply to the Kodiak Area;

(9) repealed 4/9/2005;

(10) all waters seaward of the territorial sea of Alaska as shown on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Nautical Chart Number 16580 (13th Edition, January 2005), adopted by reference, and all waters seaward of the territorial sea of Alaska as shown on the ADF&G Kodiak Area Salmon Statistical Chart (Revision, February 2005).

(b) Where regulatory markers have been deployed by the department to aid fishermen in determining closed waters locations listed in this section, the markers will be placed either as close as possible to the described locations or in a location deemed necessary by the department. If the location of a regulatory marker is in conflict with the closed waters listed in this section, it is illegal to fish on the streamward side of that marker.

History: In effect before 1983; am 4/16/83, Register 86; am 5/3/85, Register 94; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 6/2/88, Register 106; am 4/14/93, Register 126; am 3/16/96, Register 137; am 6/15/96, Register 138; am 5/29/99, Register 150; am 5/4/2002, Register 162; am 4/9/2005, Register 174

Authority: AS 16.05.251

Editor's note: Copies of the NOAA chart adopted by reference in 5 AAC 18.350(a) (10) can be obtained by writing to NOAA Chart Sales, Federal Building, 222 W. 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99513, and copies of the Kodiak Area Salmon Statistical Chart adopted by reference in 5 AAC 18.350(a) (8) can be obtained at the Department of Fish and Game, Kodiak office, 211 Mission Road, Kodiak, Alaska 99615-6399. In addition, the charts are available for inspection at the Lieutenant Governor's Office, Juneau, Alaska.