5 AAC 33.366. Northern Southeast seine salmon fishery management plans

(a) During July, the department may allow the operation of purse seines in District 12 north of Point Marsden to harvest pink salmon migrating northward in Chatham Strait only as follows:

(1) the department may open only those portions of the area in which a harvestable abundance of pink salmon is observed; open areas and times must consider conservation concerns for all species in the area;

(2) the department shall close the seine fishery in District 12 north of Point Marsden during July after 15,000 sockeye salmon are taken; all sockeye salmon harvested by seine vessels that the department identifies as fishing north of Point Marsden during any July fishing period when other areas are open concurrently will be counted against the 15,000 sockeye salmon harvest limit under this paragraph; during the openings, the department will use aerial flyovers, on-the-ground sampling, and interviews to estimate the sockeye harvest north of Point Marsden.

(b) Salmon may be taken during emergency order openings for chum salmon in Excursion Inlet only in waters of Section 14-C north of the latitude of the northern tip of the Porpoise Islands; the department may open the area by emergency order only after consideration of concerns for chum and coho salmon conservation.

History: Eff. 6/25/89, Register 110; am 7/26/2003, Register 167

Authority: AS 16.05.060

AS 16.05.251

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