5 AAC 61.060. Little Susitna River Coho Salmon Management Plan

(a) The purpose of this management plan is to ensure an adequate spawning escapement of coho salmon into the Little Susitna River and provide management guidelines to the department.

(b) The department shall manage the sport fishery in the Little Susitna River to attain an escapement goal of 10,100 - 17,700 non-hatchery coho salmon into the Little Susitna River upstream of the Parks Highway Bridge.

(c) The bag and possession limit for coho salmon 16 inches or greater in length is two fish, and only unbaited, artificial lures may be used from July 14 through August 5.

(d) Repealed 4/18/97.

History: Eff. 7/21/91, Register 119; am 4/14/93, Register 126; am 4/18/97, Register 142; am 6/13/99, Register 150; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 6/22/2002, Register 162

Authority: AS 16.05.251

Editor's note: 5 AAC 61.060 took effect April 30, 1991 as an emergency regulation. On May 30, 1991, the Superior Court found the regulation invalid as an emergency regulation. Therefore, it was not published in Register 118 (July 1991). The regulation subsequently was filed as a "regular" regulation.

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