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(a) The following special harvest areas are established for the Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association:
(1) repealed 4/23/94;
(2) Sea Lion Cove, all waters within a 50-yard radius of the terminus of ADF&G stream # 113-61-005 at mean low tide;
(3) Patterson Bay, all waters of Patterson Bay north of 56ΓΈ 34' N. lat.;
(4) Bear Cove, for king salmon: the waters of Bear Cove and Silver Bay east of a line from 57ΓΈ 00.63' N. lat., 135ΓΈ 09.80' W. long., to 57ΓΈ 00.75' N. lat., 135ΓΈ 10.58' W. long. to 57ΓΈ 01.07' N. lat., 135ΓΈ 09.93' W. long.;
(5) Hidden Falls,
(A) for chum and king salmon: the waters of District 12 within two nautical miles of the Baranof Island shoreline south of the latitude of South Point and north of 57ΓΈ 06.83' N. lat., excluding the waters of Kelp Bay;
(B) for coho salmon: Kasnyku Bay west of a line from 57ΓΈ 13.33' N. lat., 134ΓΈ 50.93' W. long. to the northernmost tip of an unnamed island of Kasnyku Bay located at 57ΓΈ 12.93' N. lat., 134ΓΈ 51.40' W. long. and then due south to the southern shore of Kasnyku Bay;
(6) Silver Bay, for chum salmon:
(A) before 12:01 a.m. July 24 and after the coho salmon fishery is closed in August, or August 20 if the coho salmon fishery is not closed in August closure, the Silver Bay Special Harvest Area for chum salmon is the waters of Eastern Channel and Silver Bay enclosed by a line from Entry Point Light, to the southernmost tip of Harris Island, to the southernmost tip of Galankin Island, to Simpson Rock Light, to the southernmost tip of Makhnati Island, to Sentinel Rock, to the westernmost tip of Cape Burunof, to a point west of Pirates Cove at 135ΓΈ 59.35' N. lat., to the westernmost tip of Long Island, to the westernmost tip of Emgeten Island, to the westernmost tip of Error Island, to the northernmost tip of Luce Island, and to the westernmost tip of Silver Point;
(B) from 12:01 a.m. July 24 through the end of August coho salmon fishery closure specified in (A) of this paragraph, or August 20 if there is no coho closure, the Silver Bay Special Harvest Area for chum salmon is the waters of Eastern Channel and Silver Bay south of a line from Entry Point Light to the southernmost tip of Harris Island, to the southernmost tip of Galankin Island, and east of a line from Galankin Island to the northernmost point of Silver Point;
(7) Deep Inlet: the waters of Deep Inlet, Aleutkina Bay, and contiguous waters south of a line from a point west of Pirates Cove at 56ΓΈ 59.35' N. lat., 135ΓΈ 22.63' W. long., to the westernmost tip of Long Island, to the easternmost tip of Long Island, to the westernmost tip of Emgeten Island, to the westernmost tip of Error Island, to the westernmost tip of Berry Island, to the southernmost tip of Berry Island, to the westernmost tip of the southernmost island in the Kutchuma Island group, to the easternmost tip of the southernmost island in the Kutchuma Island group, to the westernmost tip of an unnamed island at 57ΓΈ 00.30' N. lat., 135ΓΈ 17.67' W. long., to a point on the southern side of the unnamed island at 57ΓΈ 00.08' N. lat., 135ΓΈ 16.78' W. long., and then to a point on the Baranof Island shore at 56ΓΈ 59.93' N. lat., 135ΓΈ 16.53' W. long.;
(8) Mist Cove: the waters of Mist Cove west of a line from 56ΓΈ 31.70' N. lat., 134ΓΈ 39.87' W. long. to 56ΓΈ 31.27' N. lat., 134ΓΈ 39.75' W. long.;
(9) Shamrock Bay: the waters of Shamrock Bay east of 135ΓΈ 08' W. long.
(b) A hatchery permit holder harvesting salmon within a special harvest area is exempt from the provisions of 5 AAC 33.310. Fishing periods for the hatchery permit holder will be established by emergency order by gear type.
(c) Notwithstanding 5 AAC 33.330, legal gear for the hatchery permit holder in a special harvest area are as follows:
(1) repealed 6/28/97;
(2) Sea Lion Cove: beach seine, and dip net;
(3) Patterson Bay: purse seine, beach seine, drift gillnet, set gillnet, hook and line, and dip net;
(4) Bear Cove: purse seine, hand purse seine, beach seine, and dip net, drift gillnet with six inch or larger mesh, and troll gear;
(5) Hidden Falls: beach seine, purse seine, hand purse seine, drift gillnet, and troll gear;
(6) Silver Bay: purse seine, hand purse seine, beach seine, dip net, drift gillnet with six inch or larger mesh, and troll gear;
(7) Deep Inlet: purse seine, hand purse seine, beach seine, dip net, drift gillnet, and troll gear;
(8) Mist Cove: beach seine, purse seine, hand purse seine, drift gillnet, and troll gear;
(9) Shamrock Bay: beach seine, purse seine, hand purse seine, drift gillnet, and troll gear.
History: Eff. 4/14/82, Register 82; am 9/22/84, Register 91; am 4/23/94, Register 130; am 6/28/97, Register 142; am 6/14/2000, Register 154; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 2/16/2006, Register 177
Authority: AS 16.05.060
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