5 AAC 77.270. Personal use herring fishery

In the personal use taking of herring and herring roe on kelp

(1) herring and herring roe on kelp may be taken at any time;

(2) herring may be taken by drift and set gillnets only;

(3) during closed commercial herring fishing periods, gillnets used for the personal use taking of herring may not exceed 25 fathoms in length;

(4) herring spawn on kelp may be taken by hand picking and hand operated rakes only;

(5) herring may not be taken in those waters described in 5 AAC 27.850;

(6) there are no bag and possession limits for the taking of herring and herring roe on kelp;

(7) herring taken under personal use fishing regulations may not be used for bait in any commercial fishery.

History: Eff. 4/2/88, Register 105

Authority: AS 16.05.251

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