Title 5 . Fish and Game

Chapter 1 . Transportation, Possession and Release of Live Fish; Aquatic Farming

Section 560. Fishing seasons and daily fishing periods

5 AAC 01.560. Fishing seasons and daily fishing periods

(a) Except in the nonsubsistence area described in 5 AAC 99.015(a) (3), and, unless restricted in this section and 5 AAC 01.575, or unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, fish, other than rainbow trout and steelhead trout, may be taken at any time in the Cook Inlet Area. Rainbow trout and steelhead trout, taken incidentally in other subsistence finfish net fisheries and through the ice, are lawfully taken and may be retained for subsistence purposes.

(b) Salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes only as follows:

(1) in the Tyonek Subdistrict

(A) from May 15 through June 15 from 4:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays;

(B) from June 16 through October 15 from 6:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays;

(C) the season described in (A) of this paragraph shall close by emergency order when 4,200 king salmon have been taken;

(D) the season described in (B) of this paragraph shall not open until July 1 if 4,200 king salmon are taken before June 16;

(2) repealed 5/17/81;

(3) in the Port Graham and Koyuktolik Subdistricts from April 1 through September 30 and in the Port Chatham and Windy Bay Subdistricts from April 1 through August 1, from 10:00 p.m. Thursday to 10:00 a.m. Wednesday;

(4) repealed 5/14/93;

(5) repealed 5/14/93;

(6) repealed 6/7/95;

(7) repealed 6/7/95;

(8) in the waters of Seldovia Bay described in 5 AAC 01.566(1) , except the waters from an ADF&G regulatory marker on Watch Point at approximately 59ΓΈ 26.55' N. lat., 151ΓΈ 43.28' W. long., to an ADF&G regulatory marker approximately 300 yards south of the entrance to the Seldovia small boat harbor at approximately 59ΓΈ 25.97' N. lat., 151ΓΈ 43.17' W. long., as follows:

(A) from April 1 through May 30, from 6:00 a.m. Monday until 6:00 a.m. Wednesday and from 6:00 a.m. Thursday until 6:00 a.m. Saturday; and

(B) during the first two Saturdays and Sundays in August from 6:00 a.m. Saturday until 6:00 p.m. Sunday, except that if a commercial fishing period is open, the subsistence fishing period shall be closed by emergency order and reopened by emergency order during the next period closed to commercial fishing;

(C) the guideline harvest level for king salmon taken under (A) of this paragraph is 200 king salmon.

(c) Repealed 4/15/81.

(d) Repealed 5/11/85.

(e) Repealed 5/11/85.

(f) Repealed 5/11/85.

(g) Repealed 5/11/85.

(h) Repealed 6/30/83.

(i) Repealed 5/11/85.

(j) Dolly Varden may be taken in fresh water for subsistence purposes in the Port Graham Subdistrict only from April 1 through May 31.

(k) Smelt may be taken as provided in 5 AAC 01.599.

( l ) Lingcod may be taken for subsistence purposes only from July 1 through December 31.

History: In effect before 1981; am 5/6/81, Register 78; am 5/17/81, Register 78; am 6/30/83, Register 86; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 6/10/89, Register 110; em am 5/22/91 - 5/30/91, Register 118; am 7/21/91, Register 119; am/readopt 5/14/93, Register 126; am 5/15/93, Register 126; am 5/6/94, Register 130; am 6/7/95, Register 135; am 9/29/95, Register 135; am 2/24/96, Register 137; am 4/23/98, Register 146; am 4/22/99, Register 150; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 3/8/2002, Register 161

Authority: AS 16.05.060

AS 16.05.251

AS 16.05.258

Editor's note: When 5 AAC 01.560 was originally filed effective 6/30/79, Register 70 (July 1979), the subsections were incorrectly designated, skipping the "(e)" designation.

At its November 8 - 20, 1992 meeting, the Board of Fisheries readopted 5 AAC 01.560(b) (1) and (b)(3) and (j) and (k) in their entirety without change, under ch. 1, SSSLA 1992 (the 1992 subsistence law), which repealed and reenacted AS 16.05.258 .