ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME

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2 ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME 5 AAC POUCY FOR CHANGING BOARD AGENDA. The Board of Fisheries may change its schedule for consideration of proposed regulatory changes in accordance with the following guidelines; (I) a request for a change must state in writing the change proposed and the reason it should be considered out of sequence; (2) a request must be sent to the Executive Director of the Boards of Fisheries and Game before July IS, unless the board allows an exception to the deadline because of an emergency; (3) the Executive Director shall attempt to obtain comments on the request from as many board members as he can reasonably contact; and (4) if a majority of the board members contacted approve the request, the Executive Director shall notify the public and the department of the agenda change.

3 ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME Regulations of the Alaska Board of Fisheries for Commercial Fishing in Alaska GOVERNOR OF ALASKA Bill Sheffield, Governor ALASKA BOARD OF FISHERIES Val Angasan, Dillingham Bix Bonney, Anchorage Ernie Carter, :Fairbanks Jesse Foster, Quinhagak John Garner, Juneau Ron Jolin, Kodiak Jeri Museth, Elfin Cove COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND GAME Don W. Collinsworth DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES Kenneth Parker This published copy is for informational use. These regulations are from the official regulations in the Alaska Administrative Code as filed with the Lieutenant Governor. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page Cook Inlet Area Prince William Sound Area EDITION

4 Commercial Fisheries Division, Management Field Offices of the ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME Anchorage Cordova Glennallen Homer Soldotna Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission Juneau CHANGES TO REGUI.. ATIONS IN THIS BOOKLET The regulations appearing in this booklet may be changed by the Board of Fisheries during the spring of 1986 or may be changed by emergency regulation or emergency order at any time. Supplementary changes to the regulations in this booklet will be available at offices of the Department of Fish and Game. SUBSISTENCE FISHING REGULATIONS Subsistence fishing regulations are published in a separate booklet that is available at offices of the Department of Fish and Game. SHELLFISH FISHING REGULATIONS Commercial shellfish fishing regulations are published in a separate booklet that is available at offices of the Department of Fish and Game. STATEWIDE FISHING REGUI.. ATIONS Commercial Fishing selected statutes and statewide general provisions are published in a separate booklet that is available at offices of the Department of Fish and Game.

5 COOK INLET AREA CHAPTER 21 -Cook Inlet Area ARTICLE I - DESCRIPTION OF' AREA 5 AAC APPUCATION Of' THIS CHAPTER. Requirements set forth in this chapter apply to commercial fishing only, unless otherwise specified. Subsistence fishing regulations affecting commercial fishing vessels or affecting any other commercial fishing activity are set forth in the subsistence fishing regulations in chs. 1 and 2 of this title. 5 AAC DESCRIPTIOl'i OF' AREA. The Cook Inlet Area includes all waters of Alaska enclosed by a line extending east from Cape Douglas (58 c 52' N. lat.), and a line extending south from Cape Fairfield (148 c 50' W. long.). ARTICLE 2 FISHING ntstricts, SUBDISTRICTS AND SECTIONS 5 AAC FISHING DISTRI{:Ts, SUBDISTRICTS A"'D SECTIONS. (a) Northern District; north of a line extending from Boulder Point at '23 '' N. lat., to Shell Platform C, then to a point on the west shore at '23 "N.lat; (I) Eastern Subdistrict: all water& south of the latitude of Point Possession, north of the latitude of Boulder Point, and east of a line from Shell Platform C to a point at ' 40' N. lat., 150" 40' W. long.; (2) General Subdistrict: all waters of the Northern District not specified in (a)(l) of this section. (b) Central District: between a line extending from Boulder Point at 60 46' 23" N. lat., to Shell Platform C, then to a point on the West shore at 60" 46' 23" N. lat., and the latitude of Anchor Point light (I) Kustatan Subdistrict: waters within a line from the Drift River terminal to the South Kalgin light at 60 20' 48., N. lat., ' 42 '' W. long., then northerly along the west side of Kalgin Island to Northwest Point at 60 31' 15" N. lat., 155'" 55' 45" W. long., then bearing 43 to Shell Platform C, then to a point on the west shore at 60 46' 23" N. lat., excluding the waters of the Kalgin Island Subdistrict; (2) Upper Subdistrict: waters within a line from Boulder Point to Shell Platform C, then bearing 223 to the Northwest Point on Kalgin Island at ' 15" N. lat., 155 c 55 '45" W. long., then following the eastern shore of Kalgin Island to the South Kalgin Light at 60" 20 ' 48" N. lat.,!52" 09 ' 42" W. long., then bearing 142 o to the Ninilchik small boat harbor excluding the waters of the Kalgin Island Subdistrict; (3) Kalgin Island Subdistrict: waters within a line encompassing Kalgin Island at mean lower low water as delineated by the most recent U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey chart number 8553: 1

6 COOK INLET (4) Lower Subdistrict: waters between a line extending from Ninilchik small boat harbor, then bearing 322 to the South Kalgin Light at 60 20' 48" N. lat., ' 42" W. long., then bearing 236 o to a point one nautical mile from the bluff on the northwestern shore of Chisik Island at 60 10' 30" N. lat., ' W. long., then in a southernly direction one nautical mile seaward of the mean high water line to a point at the southern end of the silver salmon set net area at 59o 58' 05" N. lat., then bearing 270 to the shore, and the latitude of the Anchor Point Light, excluding the waters of the Chinitna Bay and Kalgin Island Subdistricts; (5) Western Subdistrict: waters within a line from the Drift River terminal to the South Kalgin Light at 60 o 20 ' 48" N. lat., 152 o 09 ' 42" W. long., then bearing 236 o to a point one nautical mile from the bluff on the northeast shore of Chisik Island at 60 o 10' 30" N. lat., 152 o 35' W. long., then in a southerly direction one nautical mile seaward of the mean high water line to a point at the southern end of the silver salmon set net area at 59 o 58' 05" N. lat. then bearing 270 o to the shore, excluding the waters of the Kalgin Island Subdistrict; (6) Chinitna Bay Subdistrict: all waters in Chinitna Bay west of a line from Spring Point to Sea Otter Point. (d) Southern District: all waters enclosed by a line from the westernmost tip of Anchor Point west to 59 46' 15" N. lat., 152 o 20' W. long., then south to 59 o 03' 25" N. lat., 152 o 20' W. long., then in a northeasterly direction to the tip of Cape Elizabeth, then from the tip of Cape Elizabeth to the tip of Point Adam; (!) Port Graham Subdistrict: all waters east of the longitude of Point Bede and south of the latitude of Point Pogibshi; (2) Seldovia Bay Subdistrict: all waters south of a line from Point Naskowhak to Seldovia Point; (3) Barbara Creek Subdistrict: all waters between the longitudes of Seldovia Point and Nubble Point and south of 59 30' N. lat.; (4) Tutka Bay Subdistrict: all waters east of the longitude of Nubble Point and south of the latitude of Anisom Point on the eastern shore of Eldred Passage at 59 o 32 ' 06" N. lat.,!51 o 27 ' 55" W. long., including Kasitsna Bay; (5) Humpy Creek Subdistrict: all waters east of a line from Peterson Point to Coal Point and southeast of a line from Coal Point to a point north of Chugachik Island at 59 45' N.lat., 151 o 02' 36" W.long., to a point on the mainland at 59o 44' 30" N. lat., 151 o 02' 06" W. long.; (6) Northshore Subdistrict: all waters north of a line from Coal Point to a point north of Chugachik Island at 59o 45' N. lat., 151 o 02' 36" W. long., then northwesterly to a marker one-half statute mile southwest of the terminus of Swift Creek. (7) China Poot Subdistrict: all waters south of a line from Peterson Point to Coal Point to Anisom Point. 2

7 COOK INLET (e) Kamishak Bay District: all waters enclosed by a line from 59 46' 15" N. lat.,!53 o 30' W. long., then east to 59 o 46' 15" N. lat.,!52 o 20' W. long., then south to 59 o 03 '25" N. lat.,!52 o 20' W. long., then southwesterly to Cape Douglas (58 o 52' N. lat.); (I) lniskin Bay Subdistrict: all waters north of a line from the point on the east shore of lniskin Bay near Scott Island at 59 37' 20" N. lat.,!53 o 33' 30" W. long., to a point north of South Head at 59o 37' 20" N. lat., ' 30" W. long.; (2) Cottonwood Bay Subdistrict: all waters west of a line from South Head north to a point at 59 37' 20" N. lat., ' 30" W. long.; (3) Ursus Cove Subdistrict: all waters west of the longitude of Ursus Head and north of 59 o 28 ' 05 " N. lat.; (4) Rocky Cove Subdistrict: all waters between 59o 28' 05" N. lat., and 59 25' N. lat., and west of ' W. long.; (5) Bruin Bay Subdistrict: all waters between 59o 25' N.lat., and the latitude of Nordyke Island and west of!53 40' W. long.; (6) Kamishak-Douglas Subdistrict: all waters east of a line from McNeil Head to Nordyke Island, south of the latitude of Nordyke Island and west of the longitude of Cape Douglas; (7) McNeil River Subdistrict: all waters south of the latitude of Nordyke Island and west of a line from McNeil Head to Nordyke Island. (f) Barren Island District: all waters enclosed by a line from Cape Douglas( 58 o 52' N. lat.) to the tip of Cape Elizabeth, then south to 58 o 52' N. lat.,!51 o 53 ' W. long., then west to Cape Douglas. (g) Outer District: all waters enclosed by a line from the tip of Point Adam to the tip of Cape Elizabeth, then south to 58 o 52' N. lat.,!51 o 53 ' W. long., then east to the longitude of Aligo Point (149 c 44' 33" W. long.), then north to the tip of Aligo Point; (I) Koyuktolik Subdistrict: all waters east of the longitude of Point Adam and north of 59 13' 55" N. lat.; (2) Port Chatham Subdistrict: all waters north of 59 10' N. lat., and ea>r of 151 c 50' W. long.; (3) Windy Bay Subdistrict: all waters west of a line from 59 12' 33" N.lat., 151 o 27' 30" W.long., to 59 14' 08' N.lat., 151 o 26' 24" W.long.; (4) Rocky Bay Subdistrict: all waters north of a line from 59 14' 08" N. lat.,!51 o 26' 24" W. long., to 59 o 12' 24" N. lat., 15 to t 9' 15" W. long.; Scurvey Creek section: all waters northwest of a tine from 59o 34' 30" N. lat.,!51 o 26' 24" W.long. to a point on the southwest corner of Picnic Harbor at 59 15' 05" N. lat.,!51 o 25' W. long. 3

8 COOK INLET (5) Port Dick Subdistrict: all waters of Port Dick north of 59o 13' 12" N. lat.; (A) Port Dick North Section: all waters of the northern shore of West Ann bounded by a line from the marker at 59 18' 40" N. lat.,!51 o 16' 50" W. long.,south to a point 300 yards offshore then southeasterly to 59 o 16' 06" N. lat.,!51 o 05 ' 55" W. long., then north to the waterfall at 59 16' 40"N.lat; (B) Port Dick South Section: waters of the subdistrict not included in the Port Dick North Section; (6) Nuka Island Subdistrict: all waters of Nuka Passage north of a line from Front Point to Nuka Point and south of the latitude of Hardover Point; (7) East Nuka Subdistrict: all waters of the East Arm of Nuka Bay north of the latitude of Harrington Point. (h) Eastern District: all waters east of the longitude of Aligo Point(149 o 44' 33" W. long.), west of the longitude of Cape Fairfield (148 o 50' W. long.), and north of 58 o 52' N. lat. (I) Aialik Bay Subdistrict: all waters north of a line from Aligo Point to Aialik Cape; (2) Resurrection Bay Subdistrict: all waters north of a line from Aialik Cape to Cape Resurrection. ARTICLE 3 - SALMON FISHERY 5 ACC HSHING SEASONS. Salmon may be taken only as follows: (I) Northern District from June 25 until closed by emergency order; except that when June 25 falls within a closed weekly period, the season will open the next following open weekly period; (2) Central District: (A) Western Subdistrict for set gill nets from June!6 until closed by emergency order, except that when June 16 falls within a closed weekly period, the season will open the next following open period; (B) Upper, Lower, Kalgin Island, Kustatan and Chinitna Bay Subdistricts and for drift gill nets in the Western Subdistrict from June 25 until closed by emergency order with the following exceptions: (i) when June 25 falls within a closed weekly period, the season will open the next following open weekly period; (ii) for set gill nets in the Upper Subdistrict and for drift gill nets within five miles of the eastern shore of the Upper and Lower Subdistricts, the season closes August 15; 4

9 COOK INLET (iii) by set gill nets in that portion of the Upper Subdistrict south of an ADF&G regulatory marker located at the midpoint of Section 12, Township 4 north, Range 12 west, Seward Meridian from the first Monday or Friday in July, whichever occurs first, unless the department estimates that 50,000 sockeye salmon are in the Kasilof River before that date, at which time the department may open the fishery; however, the fishery may not open before June 25; (iv) by set gill nets in that portion of the Upper Subdistrict north of an ADF&G regulatory marker located at the midpoint of Section 12, Township 4 north, Range 12 west, Seward Meridian from the first Monday or Friday in July, whichever occurs first, unless the department estimates that I 00,000 sockeye salmon are in the Kenai River before that date, at which time the department may open the fishery; however, the fishery may not open before June 25; (v) drift gill nets may not be used to take salmon within two miles of the mean high tide mark of the beaches on the eastern side of the Upper Subdistrict until those locations are opened under (iii) and (iv) of this subparagraph; however, drift gill nets may be used to take salmon seaward of the two-mile closure before June 25 if the department estimates that the sockeye salmon escapement levels set out in (iii) or (iv) of this subparagraph will be met before June 25; (3) Southern District: (A) seine gear season to be opened and closed b) empr:;ency order; (B) Set gill net season from the first Monday in June until closed by emergency order; (4) Kamishak Bay District to be opened and closed by emergency order; (5) Outer District to be opened and closed by emergency order; (6) Eastern District: (D) seine gear season to be opened and closed by emergency order after July I. 5 AAC WEEKLY FISHING PERIODS.(a) in the set gill net fishery. (I) salmon may be taken in the Northern District from 7:00a.m. Monday until 7:00 p.m. Monday and from 7:00a.m. Friday until 7:00p.m. Friday; (2) salmon may be taken in the Central District from 7:00a.m. Monday until 7:00 p.m. Monday and from 7:00a.m. Friday until 7:00p.m. Friday; (3) salmon may be taken in the Southern District from 6:00a.m. Monday until 6:00 a.m. Wednesday and from 6:00 a.m. Thursday until 6:00 a.m. Saturday; (4) the fishing periods set forth in (I), (2) and (3) of this subsection may be modified by emergency order. 5

10 COOK INLET (b) in the drift gill net fishery (I) salmon may be taken in the Central District from 7:00a.m. Monday until 7:00 p.m. Monday and from 7:00 a.m. Friday until 7:00 p.m. Friday, except salmon may be taken in the Chinitna Bay Subdistrict only during periods established by emergency order; (2) the fishing periods set forth in (I) of this subsection may be modified by emergency order. (c) in the seine fishery (I) salmon may be taken in the Chinitna Bay Subdistrict of the Central District only during periods established by emergency order; (2) salmon may be taken in the Kamishak Bay, Outer, Eastern and Southern Districts from 6:00a.m. Monday until 6:00a.m. Wednesday and from 6:00a.m. Thursday until 6:00 a.m. Saturday; (3) the fishing periods in (2) of this subsection may be modified by emergency order. 5 AAC GEAR. (a) Hand purse seines and beach seines may be used in the Southern, Kamishak Bay, Outer and Eastern District, and in the Chinitna Bay Subdistrict east of a line from the crane on the south shore to the largest boulder of the landward end of Glacier Spit. (b) Set gill nets may be used only in the following locations: (I) Southern District: within 1000 feet of beach areas that at mean low water are connected by exposed land to the shore except as specified in (b)(! )(E) of this section, and only in the following locations: (A) on Ismailof Island east of 151 a 13' 02" W. long., and the mainland south of Ismailof Island from 151 a 13' 02" W. long., to 151 a 12' 07" W. long.; (B) between Barbara Point and a point on the north side of McDonald Spit at 59 a 28' 32" N. lat., 151 a 36' 01" W. long.; (C) from the north side of McDonald Spit at 59 a 28' 45" N. lat., 151 a 35' 15" W. long., east along the outer shoreline of McDonald Spit, and including the entire shoreline of Kasitsna Bay to the headland at the west side of the entrance of Jakolof Bay; (D) the west shore of Seldovia Bay from Point Nashowhak to a point at the latitude of Powder Island at 59 25' 30" N. lat., 151 a 44' 15" W. long.; (E) from the old cannery site on the south shore of Port Graham along the beach to the point south of English Bay at 59 a 21 ' N. lat., 151 o 56 ' 30" W. long.; set gill nets in these waters may be used within 2,500 feet of beach areas that at mean low water are connected by exposed land to shore; 6

11 (2) Northern District: set gill nets may be used in the following areas: COOK INLET (A) those waters along the north and west coast from Point MacKenzie (61 o 14' 20" N.lat., ' 10" W. long.) to the southern boundary of the district on the west shore at 60 46' 23" N. lat., except for closed waters listed in 5 AAC (B) waters along the west coast of Fire Island from North Point to West Point; (C) waters along the east coast (i) from Point Possession to the latitude of Birch Hill at approximately 60 55' N. lat.; (ii) from the latitude of Otter Creek (60 52' 10" N. lat.) to the southern boundary of the district (60 46' 23" N. lat.); (3) Central District: set gill nets may be used only in the following locations: (A) waters along the west coast (i) from the northern boundary of the district to the Drift River terminal and only within five miles of the mean high tidemark; (ii) from 60 o 29' 30" N. lat.,!52 o 19' W. long, 60 o 28 ' 30" N. lat., 152 o 19 ' 30" W. long. and only within five miles of the mean high tidemark; (iii) from 60 27' 30" N.lat., ' 44" W.long., to 60 22' 45" N.lat.,!52 o 16' 30" W. long. and only within five miles of the mean high tidemark; (v) from60 21 '28"N.lat., '30"W.long.,to60 20'40"N.lat., ' 30" W. long.and only within five miles of the mean high tidemark; (vi) from 60 16' ll" N. lat., ' 54" W. long., to 60 14' 14" N. lat.,!52 o 32' 37" W. long., and from 60 13' 25" N. lat., 152 o 34' 39" W. long., to the latitude of Chisik Island Light and only within five miles of the mean high tidemark; (vii) near Muddy River from ' 19" N. lat.,!52 o 36' 15" W. long., to ' 05" N. lat.,!52 o 40' 40 '' W. long. and only within five miles of the mean high tidemark; (viii) along the northside of Chinitna Bay from 59 o 53 ' 10" N. lat., 153 ow. long., to 59 o 51 ' 31 " N. lat., 153 o 08' 10" W. long. and only within 2,500 feet of the mean high tidemark; (B) waters along the coast of Kalgin Island within one mile of the mean lower low tidemark; (C) waters along the east coast 7

12 COOK INLET (i) from the northern boundary of the district to the latitude of the northern ADF&G regulatory marker at the mouth of the Kenai River and only within one mile of the mean high tidemark; (ii) from the latitude of the southern ADF&G regulatory marker at the mouth of the Kenai River to the latitude of the northern ADF&G regulatory marker at the mouth of the Kasilof River and only within 1 ~2 miles of the mean high tidemark; (iii) from the southern ADF&G regulatory marker at the mouth of the Kasilof River to the latitude of the ADF&G regulatory marker at the northern limit of the closed area at the mouth of the Ninilchik River and only within 1 Vz miles of the mean high tidemark; (D) waters around Chisik Island north of the latitude of Chisik Island Light within five miles of the mean high tidemark except those waters near the Crescent River described in 5 AAC (a). (c) Drift gill nets may be used only in the Central District, however, in the Chinitna Bay Subdistrict drift gill nets may be used only east of a line from the crane on the south shore at 59 o 50' 04" I'<. lat., 153 o 05' 06" W. long., to the ADF&G regulatory marker on Glacier Spit at 59 o 51 ' 43" N. lat.,!53 c 07 ' 50" W. long. (e) Each fisherman shall operate or assist in operating only one type of gear at any one time. 5 AAC GILL NET SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATIOI'<. (a) No person may operate a set gill net that has not been intentionally set, staked, anchored or otherwise fixed, and no person may operate a drift gill net that has been intentionally set, staked, anchored or otherwise fixed. (b) the maximum size for gill nets is as follows: (1) on or after June 18 in the Western Subdistrict of the Central District: six inches; (2) on or after June 25: six inches; (3) during periods and in locations specified by emergency order: 43/4 inches. (c) A drift gill net may not be more than 150 fathoms in length and 45 meshes in depth. No person may operate more than one drift gill net. (d) A set gill net may not be longer than 35 fathoms nor more than 45 meshes in depth. Each fisherman is allowed to operate a maximum of 105 fathoms of set gill net in the aggregate. South of the latitude of Anchor Point 30 fathoms of seine webbing may be used on the shore between high and low water levels. (e) Set gill nets shall be operated in substantially a straight line. No more than 20 yards of each set gill net may be used as a single hook. 8

13 COOK INLET 5 AAC SEINE SPECIIilCATIONS AND OPERATION. (a} Hand purse seines and beach seines may not be less than 90 fathoms in length and 100 meshes in depth, nor more than 250 fathoms in length and 300 meshes in depth. Demchable or loose leads are not permitted. (b) A hand purse seine vessel may tow another hand purse seine vessel as long as each vessel has no more than one legal limit of gear on board. 5 AAC IDENTIFICATION 01' GEAR. (a) Each drift gill net in operation must have a bright red keg or buoy at one end plainly and legibly marked with the permanent vessel license plate (ADF&G) number of the vessel operating the gear and the initials of the operator. (b) Markers described in 5 AAC (a) are not required for set gill nets. 5 AAC MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN UNITS OF GEAR. (a) No part of a drift gill net or set gill net may be set or operated within 600 feet of any part of another set gill net. {b) In the Chinitna Bay Subdistrict, no part of a drift gill net may be placed or <'perated within 600 feet of another drift gill net. (c) In the Chinitna Bay Subdistrict, no part of a hand purse seine may be placed or operated within 600 feet of a drift or set gill net. (d) Except as specified in (c) of this section, no part of a seine may be operated within 300 feet of a set gill net except in the zone outside of the offshore end of a set gill net. 5 AAC CLOSED WATERS. {a) Salmon may not be taken within one statme mile of the terminus of any of the following salmon streams: Kasilof River, Ninilchik River, Swanson Creek, Bishop Creek, Deep Creek, Stariski Creek, Anchor River, Threemile Creek, Chuit River, Nikolai Creek, McArthur River, Kustatan R1ver. Katnu River, Drift River, and Kaigin Island stream on the east coast of Kalgin Island. Salmon may nor be taken near the Cresent River east of a line from an ADF&G regulatory marker located approximately one mile west of the terminus of the Crescent River to the northernmost tip of Chisik Island, soujh of the latitude of an ADF&G regulatory marker located appro.'l.imately one mile north of the terminus of the Crescent River and, within a three mile radius from the terminus of the Crescent River at mean high tide. Salmon may not be taken in waters near the Kenai River east of!51 o 18' W. long., and north of 60 31' 48" K lat. {b) Ninilchik River: waters between the latitude of a marker located approximately one statute mile north of the Ninilchik boat harbor entrance and the latitude of Anchor Point Light and extending offshore for a distance of one fourth statute mile from mean lower low water. {c) Turnagain Arm and Knik Arm: east of a line from 61 o 02' 21 '' N, lat., ' 38" W. long., to the site of the old West Point Light on Fire Island then along the eastern shore of Fire Island to North Point, then to 61" 14' 38" N. lat., 149 o 59' 33 '' W. long. 9

14 COOKI~L.ET (d) Kachemak Bay: (I) Northeast of a line from an ADF&G marker at 59 44' 30" N. lat., 151 o 02' 06" W. long., to an ADF&G marker on the shore one-half statute mile southwest of the terminus of Swift Creek; (3) waters of China Poot Bay south and east of the Homer Electric Association power line; (4) waters of Sadie Cove south of 59 30' N. lat.; (5) waters of Tutka Bay southeast of 59 25' 30" N. lat.; (6) waters of Jakolof Bay south of 59 28' 04" N. lat.; (7) waters of Seldovia Bay south of ADF&G regulatory markers located at 59" 24' 54' N. lat. (8) waters of Port Graham Bay south of 59 20' 26 '' N. lat. (9) Northshore Subdistrict. (e) Kamishak Bay: (l) waters of Cottonwood Bay west of a line from a point at59o 38' 27" N. lat., 153" 39' 15" W. long., to a point at 59" 37' 30" N. lat.,!53 o 40' W. long.; (2) waters of the Bruin Bay Subdistrict between the latitude of the northernmost tip of Nordyke Island and 59 o 15 N. lat. (D Outer District: (I) waters of Port Chatham east of the spit at!51 o 44' 12" W. long.; (2) waters of Windy Bay west of!51 32' 40" W. long. (3) waters of Taylor Bay north of a line between ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately at 59 o 18 ' N. lat.; (4) waters of Tacoma Cove and Sunday Harbor west of 151 o 01' W. long. (g) Eastern District: (I) waters of Resurrection Bay north of a line from an ADF&G regulatory marker on the Alaska Ferry Dock to an ADF&G regulatory marker on the southwest corner of the Alaska Freight Line Dock; 10

15 COOK INLET (2) chinook and coho salmon may not be taken in waters of Resurrection Bay north of a line from Cape Resurrection to Aialik Cape; (3) waters of Aialik Bay north of 59 53' 30" N. lat. (h) in any bay, estuary, slough or lagoon less than 300 feet in width at mean low tide. (i) in all other streams or rivers within 500 yards of the terminus or as posted. 5 AAC KENAI RIVER SOCKEYE SALMON MANAGEMENT PLAN. (a) The purpose of this management plan is to insure an adequate escapement, as determined by the department, of sockeye salmon into the Kenai River system and to provide management guidelines to the department in an effort to preclude allocation conflicts between the various users of this resource. This plan will govern only those sockeye salmon which pass the department sonar counters, located near Soldotna, after June 21. Sockeye salmon in the Kenai River before this date are primarily of Russian River origin and are managed as a discrete stock as provided for in sec. 361 of this chapter. (b) The department will manage the Cook Inlet commercial salmon gill net fishery to attain a total sockeye salmon run of 350,000 to 500,000 into the Kenai River after June 21 to insure an adequate spawning escapement and provide for a recreational harvest. (c) The department will manage the recreational fishery on the Kenai River to insure adequate spawning escapement by restricting the sport harvest to the following levels based on projected sockeye salmon run size past the sonar counter: Projected Kenai River Run Size Under 350, ,000 to 400, ,000 to 500,000 over 500,000 Maximum Mainstem Kenai River Sport Harvest Levels Total Closure* 21,000 to 24,000 (60/o) 24,000 to 30,000 (60/o) No limit *When a total run size of less than 350,000 sockeye salmon is projected, a limited sport harvest may occur before the sport fishery can be closed by emergency order. If extended closures occur in the commercial fishery for Kenai River stocks, due toquestionable run strength or escapement level.s, the department shall close the sockeye salmon sport fishery until the minimum sockeye salmon escapement goal is assured. 5 AAC RUSSIAN RIVER SOCKEYE SALMON MANAGEMENT PLAN. (a) The purpose of this management plan is to insure an adequate escapement, as determined by the department, of sockeye salmon into the Russian River system and to provide management guidelines to the department in an effort to preclude allocation conflicts between various users of this resource. (b) Early Russian River sockeye salmon stocks have been harvested primarily by the recreational fishery since Since the bulk of the early Kenai River system sockeye salmon 11

16 COOK INLET (those salmon passing the department sonar counter located near Soldotna before June 21) run is comprised of Russian River system sockeye salmon stocks, they will be managed by the department in the Kenai-Russian River systems to achieve a minimum escapement of 9,000. (c) Late Russian River system salmon stocks are harvested in both the Cook Inlet commercial salmon gill net and Kenai-Russian River recreational fisheries. Since, at the present time, the department is unable to separate these fish "in-season" from other Kenai River system sockeye salmon stocks it will not always be possible to allow a sufficient number of sockeye salmon into the Russian River system to meet both the spawning escapement and recreational angler needs. When this situation occurs, the department will attempt to achieve a minimum escapement of 30,000 sockeye salmon into the Russian River system. (d) Early and late Russian River system sockeye salmon are discrete stocks with established escapement goals. Because of this, they will be managed by the department as a separate entity without regard to Kenai River system sockeye salmon run size. The Russian River sockeye salmon harvest, therefore, will not be included in the Kenai River system recreational harvest quota outlined in sec.360(c) of this chapter. (e) When the department determines that late Russian River system sockeye salmon stocks are comprising the majority of the Kenai River sockeye salmon run, appropriate restrictions will be placed on the various fisheries to protect the remaining Kenai River system sockeye salmon escapement. 5 AAC UPPER COOK INLET SALMON MANAGEMENT PLAN. (a) ADF&G should receive long-term direction in management of Upper Cook Inlet salmon stocks rather than being called upon to respond annually to changing management policies. Divisions within the department must receive long-term direction in order to accomplish their missions and plan management, research, administrathe, and other programs. Therefore, the board establishes the following priorities for the use of upper Cook Inlet salmon stocks: (1) consistent with the statutory priority for subsistence. the harvest of upper Cook Inlet salmon for customary and traditional subsistence uses will be allowed for specific species in appropriate areas, seasons, and periods to satisfy subsistence needs; other beneficial uses, to the extent they are consistent with the public interest and overall benefit of the people of Alaska, will be allowed in order to maximize the benefits of these resources; (2) Susitna king, early Kenai king, and early Russian River ;ockeye salmon stocks, which normally move in upper Cook Inlet to spawning areas before June 30, will be managed primarily for recreational uses in order to promote the public interest and provide maximum benefits to the people of Alaska and to the extent that management is consistent with the statutory subsistence priority; and (3) insofar as the following management steps are consistent with the!>tatutory subsistence priority, 12

17 COOK INLET (A) from July I through August 15, salmon stocks which normally move in upper Cook Inlet will be managed primarily for commercial uses; (Bl after August 15, salmon stocks moving to spawning areas in Kenai Peninsula drainages will be manage:! primarily for recreational uses; and (C) salmon stocks other than those spawning in Kenai Peninsula drainages will be managed primarily for commercial uses. (b) The department shall: (I) manage the upper Cook Inlet commercial salmon fisheries to minimize the incidental take of Susitna coho, late Kenai king, and early Kenai coho salmon stocks; (2) assist the board in setting optimal salmon harvest rates for all uses by monitoring upper Cook Inlet salmon fisheries to determine the interception of Susitna coho, late Kenai king, and early Kenai coho salmon stocks; (3) maintain the sustained yield of more abundant pink, chum, and sockeye salmon stocks; and (4) insure that subsistence use priorities are met. (c) in this section "upper Cook Inlet salmon stocks" means those salmon that move through the Northern and Central Districts as defined in 5 AAC (a) and (b) and spawn in waters draining into those districts. 5 AAC FISH CREEK SOCKEYE SAI"MON MA:'IIAGEME:'IIT PLAN. (a) This management plan governs the harvest of Fish Creek sockeye salmon in excess of spawning escapement needs. ft is the intent of the Board of Fisheries that Fish Creek sockeye salmon be harvested in the tractional harvest locations. The mixed stock nature of the fisheries in those locations, and the present lack of information on locations within those fisheries which could be used to specifically target on Fish Creek sockeye salmon stocks. ar times wil prevent full harvest of those surplus salmon. Therefore, the board, through this plan, authorizes a set gill net fishery for Fish Creek sockeye in Knik Arm if the surpluses are not harvested in the traditional areas. (b) The department may open by emergency order those waters within one mile of mean high water on the western shore of Knik Arm from an ADF&G regulatory marker on the north shore of Goose Bay to White Lake Creek if the Fish Creek sockeye salmon escapement goal is projected to be met. No fishing will be allowed after July 29 due to the potential interception of coho salmon. The department shall provide a 12-hour advance notice for the first opening period for this fishery. The 500-yard closure, as specified in 5 AAC , at the terminus of Fish Creek will remain in effect. (c) In the location described in (b} of this section, no part of a set gill net may be set or operated within 300 feet of any part of another set gill net. 13

18 COOK INLET 5 AAC KASILOF RIVER SOCKEYE SALMON SPECIAL HARVEST AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN. (a) This management plan governs the harvest of Kasilof River sockeye salmon excess tospawning escapement needs. It is the intent of the Board of Fisheries that Kasilof River sockeye salmon be harvested in the traditional fisheries, including, but not limited to, the methods, means, times, and locations of those fisheries. Openings in the traditional areas must be consistent with escapement objectives for upper Cook Inlet salmon and with the Upper Cook Inlet Salmon Management Plan (5 AAC ). (b) The department may open, by emergency order, the Kasilof River Special Harvest Area to the taking of salmon by gillnets when it is projected that the Kasilof River sockeye salmon escapement will exceed 275,000 fish. The Kasilof River Special Harvest Area is defined as those waters within 1 Y2 miles of the navigational light located on the south bank of the Kasilof River, excluding waters of the Kasilof River upstream of ADF&G regulatory markers located near the terminus of the river and waters open toset gill netting under 5 AAC (b){3)(C)(ii) and (iii). The following apply within the special harvest area when it is open: (l) set gill nets may be operated only within 600 feet of the mean high tide mark; (2) no set gill net may exceed 35 fathoms in length; (3) drift gill nets may not be operated in waters within 600 feet of the mean high tide mark; (4) no more than 50 fathoms of drift gill net may be used to take salmon; (5) no permit holder may use more than one gill net to take salmon at any one time; (6) no person may operate a gill net outside the special harvest area when operating a gill net in the special harvest area; (7) there is no minimum distance between gear, except no gill net may be set or operated within 600 feet of a set gill net located outside of the special harvest area; and (8) no vessel may have more than 150 fathoms of drift gill net or 105 fathoms of set gill net on board. 5 AAC NORTHERN DISTRICT KING SALMON MANAGEMENT PLAN. The department shall manage the Northern District for the commercial harvest of king salmon as follows: (1) the season will open on June I, except when June I falls within a dosed period, then the season will open the next following open period: (2) fishing periods will be from 7:00 a.m. to I :00 p.m. on Mondays; (3) the king salmon season will close when 12,500 king salmon are harvested or June 24, whichever occurs first; 14

19 COOK INLET (4) set gill nets may not exceed 35 fathoms in length and six inches in mesh size; (5) no CFEC permit holder may operate more than one set gill net at a time; (6) no set gill net may be set or operated within I,200 feet of another set gill net; and (7) no CFEC permit holder may set a gill net seaward of a set gill net operated by another CFEC permit holder. 5 AAC UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF SUBSISTENCE TAKEN SALMON. It is unlawful to purchase or sell salmon from which both lobes of the caudal fin (tail) have been removed as required by 5 AAC ARTICLE 4 - BOTTOMHSH FISHERY 5 ACC FISHING SEASON. There is no closed season on bottomfish. 5 AAC GEAR. (a) Bottomfish may be taken only by trawls, hand troll gear, longlines, pots, and mechanical jigging machines; except as provided in (c) of this section. (c) Bottom fish may be taken in the Outer and Eastern Districts by sunken gill nets under the authority of a permit issued by the commissioner. The permit may specify open areas, fishing periods, gear specifications and operating specifications, and may require completion by the vessel operator of log books supplied by the department. ARTICLE 5- SMELT 1-'ISHI<:RY 5 AAC HSHI;'I.IG SEASONS. (a) Smelt may be taken in the Northern and Central Districts from October 1 to June I. (b) Smelt may be taken in the Eastern, Outer. Southern and Kamishak Bay Districts from January I to December 31. (c) Smelt may not be taken in freshwater. 5 AAC GILL NET SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATION. (a) The mesh size of a gill net used for taking smelt may not be more than l\m and one-half inches. (b) No set gill net may exceed 35 fathoms in length. Each fisherman is allowed to operate 105 fathoms of set gill net in the aggregate. (c) No person may operate a drift gill net that is more than!50 fathoms in length. 5 AAC IDENTIFICATION OF GEAR. Gill nets used for taking smelt shall have a keg or buoy at one end and shall be plainly and legibly marked with both the permanent department registration number and the initials of the operator. 5 AAC MINIM lim DISTANCE BETWEEN l!nits OF GEAR. No part of a set gill net may be placed or operated within 600 feet of any part of another set gill net. 15

20 COOK INLET 5 AAC CLOSED WATERS. Smelt may not be taken in any waters listed in sec. 350(a),(b) and (c) of this chapter. ARTICLE 8 FRESHWATER FISHERY 5 AAC CLOSED WATERS. Commercial fishing is prohibited in Lake Louise, Susitna Lake, and Tyone Lake. 5 AAC PERMITS. A permit is required as specified in 5 AAC

21 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA CHAPTER 24 - ARTICI,E 1 - PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA DESCRIPTION OF AREA SAAC APPUCA TION OF THIS CHAPTER. Requirements set forth in this chapter apply to commercial fishing only, unless otherwise specified. Subsistence fishing regulations affecting commercial fishing vessels or affecting any other commercial fishing activity are set forth in the subsistence fishing regulations in chs. 1 and 2 of this title. 5 AAC DESCRIPTION OF ARI<:A. The Prince William Sound Area includes all waters of Alaska between Cape Fairfield and Cape Suckling. ARTICLE 2. - FISHING DISTRICTS, SUBDISTRICTS AND SECTIONS 5 AAC FISHING DISTRICTS, SUBDISTRICTS AND SECTIONS. (a) Copper River District: all waters of Hinchinbrook Island between the tip of Hook Point and Boswell Rock including Boswell Bay waters south of a line from Boswell Rock to the radio tower at Whitshed Village, and waters between Whitshed Village and west of a line from a point on the mainland at 60 10' 15" N. lat., 144 o 35' 27" W. long. to the northermost tip of Fox Island and then extending south from Fox Island along 144 o 36' W. long. (b) Bering River District: all waters west of the longitude of Cape Suckling (143 o 53' W. long.) and east of a line from a point on the mainland at 60 o 10 ' 15" N. lat., 144 o 35 ' 27" W. long., to the northernmost tip of Fox Island and then extending south from Fox Island along 144 o 36' W. long. (c) Eastern District: waters of the eastern mainland shore from the radio tower at Whitshed Village to Point Freemantle, including Bligh Island, Goose Island and other adjacent Islands. (I) Valdez Subdistrict: waters north of 61 o OJ' 51" N. lat.; (2) Port Fidalgo Subdistrict: waters east of ' W. long. (d) Northern District: waters of the northern mainland 5hore from Point Freemantle to a point at the southern entrance of Esther Passage at 60 49' 22" N. lat., ' W. long., including Glacier Island, Fairmount Island, Perry Island and adjacent islands and the Naked Island group, excluding waters of Unakwik Inlet north of 61 o 01' N. lat. (e) Unakwik District: waters of Unakwik Inlet north of 61 o 01' N. lat. (f) Coghill District: all waters north and west of a line from Point Pigot ( " N. lat., 148 o 20' 47" W. long.) to Point Cui ross (60 45' 37 '' N. lat., 148 o 08' 37" W, long.) to a point west of Culross Light at 60 o 45 ' 12" N. lat., 148 o 07 ' 45 " W. long, to Point Perry (60 o 45 ' 05 " N. lat., 147 o 57 ' 30 '' W. long.) to the west island of the Bald Head Chris Islands at 60 48' N. lat., 147 o 51' 30" W. long. to a point on the mainland at 60 o 49' 22" N. lat., 147 o 51 ' W. long. 17

22 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND (g) Northwestern District: all waters south and west of a line from Point Pigot (60 48' 15" N. lat., 148 o 20' 47" W. long.) to Point Culross (60 45' 37" N. lat., 148 o 08' 37" W. long.) to a point west of Culross Light at 60 45' 12" N. lat., 148 o 07' 45" W.long. to the light on the south shore of the entrance to Port Nellie Juan, including all waters within one nautical mile of Culross Island and all waters of Culross Bay; (I) Whittier Subdistrict: all waters west of a line from Point Pigot to a point at 60 40' 45" N. lat., 148 o 13' 45" W. long., including Passage Canal, Blackstone Bay, and Cochrane Bay; (2) Culross Island Subdistrict: all waters east of a line from Point Pigot to a point at 60" 40' 45" N. lat., 148 o 13 ' 45" W. long., south of a line from Point Pigot to Point Culross to a point west of Culross Light at 60 o 45 ' 12" N. lat., 148 o 07 "45 "W. long, to the light on the shore of the entrance to Port Nellie Juan, including all waters of Culross Bay and all waters within one nautical mile of Culross Island, and north of a line from Port Nellie Juan Light to a point on the mainland at 60 o 36' 30" N. lat., 148 o II ' 15" W. long., including Culross Passage; (3) Port Nellie Juan Subdistrict: all waters southeast of a line from a point on the mainland at 60 o 36' 30" N. lat., 148 o II ' 15" W. long., to the Port Nellie Juan Light, including Port Nellie Juan and Kings Bay. (h) Eshamy District: waters within one nautical mile of the mainland shore from the outer point on the north shore of Granite Bay to the light on the south shore of the entrance to Port Nellie Juan; (I) Main Bay Subdistrict: all waters of Main Bay west of a line from 60 32' 54" N. lat., ' 12" W. long. to 60 33' 22" N. lat., ' 48" W. long.; (2) Crafton Island Subdistrict: all remaining waters of the Eshamy District. (i) Southwestern District: mainland waters from the outer point on the north shore of Granite Bay to Cape Fairfield and all waters surrounding Knight Island, Chenega Island, Bainbridge Island, Evans Island, Elrington Island, Latouche Island and adjacent islands. (I) Port San Juan Su bdistrkt: waters of Elrington Passage north of 60 o N. lat., and waters within one mile of the northern and eastern shore of Evans Island, from Evans Point south to the latitude of the northern tip of Elrington Island; (2) Point Elrington Subdistrict: all waters east of the longitude of Pyke Point (148 o 18' 51'' W. long.), north of 59 55' N. lat., and west of a line extending south from Elrington Island at 148 o 10' W. long., including all waters of Elrington Passage south of 60 o N. lat., and of Prince of Wales Pass south of the latitude of Amerk Point (60 02' 48" N. lat.); (3) General Subdistrict: all remaining waters of the Southwestern District. Ul Montague District: waters surrounding Montague Island, Green Island, Middleton Island and adjacent islands. 18

23 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND (k) Southeastern District: waters surrounding Hawkins Island, Hinchinbrook Island and the adjacent islands, except the waters of Hinchinbrook Island on the southeast shore between Hook Point and Boswell Rock. ARTICLE 3 - SALMON JiJSHERY 5 AAC SEAWARD BOUNDARY OF DISTRICTS. For the purpose of managing the historical salmon net fishery in the vicinity of the Copper River and Bering River the outer boundary of the Copper River and Bering River Districts is a line three miles seaward from a line from Cape Suckling (143 53' W. long.) to the southernmost tip of Pinnacle Rock to the tip of Hook Point on Hinchinbrook Island. 5 AAC FISHING SEASONS. (a) The Copper River District is opened and closed by emergency order. (b) The Bering River District is opened and closed by emergency order. (c) In the Coghill and Unakwik Districts, salmon may be taken only during seasons established by emergency order. (d) In the Eshamy District, salmon may be taken only during seasons established by emergency order. (e) In the Eastern, Northern, Northwestern, Southwestern, Montague and Southeastern Districts, salmon may be taken only during seasons established by emergency order. 5 AAC WEEKLY HSHING PERIODS. (a) In the Copper River and Bering River Districts, salmon may be taken prior to August 7 from 6:00 a.m. Monday until 6:00 a.m. Wednesday and from 6:00p.m. Thursday until 6:00a.m. Saturday. From August 7 to August 31, fishing is permitted from 6:00a.m. Monday until6:00 p.m. Thursday. After August 31, fishing is permitted from 7:00a.m. Monday until 7:00p.m. Thursday. Fishing periods in this subsection pertaining to the Copper River District may be modified in accordance with sec. 360 of this chapter. (b) In the Coghill and Unakwik Districts, salmon may be taken prior to July I from 6:00a.m. Monday until 9:00p.m. Thursday; after June 30, salmon may be taken from 6:00 a.m. Monday until 9:00 p.m. Friday. (c) In all other districts, salmon may be taken from 6:00a.m. Monday until 9:00p.m. Friday. 5 AAC GEAR. (a) Drift gill nets may be used in the Coghill, Unakwik, Eshamy, Copper River and Bering River Districts. (b) Set gill nets may be used in the Eshamy District. (c) Purse seines may be used in all districts, except for the Eshamy, Copper River, and Bering River Districts. Purse seines may not be used in the Coghill District before July 6. 19

24 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 5 AAC GILL NET SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATIONS. (a) Copper River and Bering River Districts. (I) Each drift gill net vessel may operate not more than one gill net; no drift gill net may exceed 150 fathoms in length, hung measure; no more than two vessels may operate together, and while operating together may not have on board each vessel gill nets of more than 150 fathoms in length, hung measure; (2) a gill net fished by a valid interim-use or entry permit holder may not be fastened in any manner to a gill net fished by another interim-use or entry permit holder. (3) gill nets with mesh less than eight inches may not be more than 60 meshes in depth; gill nets with mesh size eight inches or larger may not be more than 40 meshes in depth. (4) drift gill net specifications for the Copper River District may be modified in accordance with sec. 360 of this chapter. (b) Eshamy, Coghill, and Unakwik Districts: (I) in the Eshamy District (A) no person may operate or have on board a vessel more than 150 fathoms of set gill net in the aggregate; (B) no single set gill net may exceed I 00 fathoms in length; (C) set gill nets must be operated in substantially a straight line, except (i) in the Craftonlsland Subdistrict, no more than 10 fathoms ofa single gill net maybe used as a single hook; and (ii) in the Main Bay Subdistrict, no more than25 fathoms of a single gill net may be used as a single hook. (D) no person may operate more than three set gill nets; (E) in the Main Bay Subdistrict west of a line from 60 32' 18" N. lat., ' 37" W. long., to 60 31' 55" N. lat., ' 55" W. long., (i) no set gill net may exceed 50 fathoms in length; (ii) Set gill nets may be operated only from the mainland shore; (iii) no pan of a set gill net may be operated closer than 50 fathoms to the barrier seine in front of the state salmon hatchery; (3) the operation of each gill net shall be performed or assisted by the fisherman who holds the valid interim-use or entry permit card for that gear; 20

25 (4) drift gill nets may not be longer than 150 fathoms; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND (5) in the Eshamy Distrkt, set gill nets may be attached to seine webbing on the inshore end not to exceed 10 fathoms in length; the seine webbing may remain set during the open fishing season; (6) before the first Monday in July in the Coghill, Unakwik and Eshamy Diwicts, gill nets with a mesh size of less than eight inches may not be more than 60 meshes in depth, and gill nets with a mesh size of eight inches or greater may not be more than 40 meshes in depth. (c) For the purpose of this regulation, a gill net shall be considered to be a drift gill net unless it has been intentionally set, staked, anchored or otherwise fixed. (d) Vessels that are in transit from one fishing district to another fishing district may be towed and each vessel may carry its own legal limit of fishing gear in the aggregate. (e) The weight of leadline used on a drift gill net may not be more than 2 1 '\ pounds per fathom of gill net. 5 AAC SEINE SPECIHCA TIONS AND OPI:RA TION. (a) No purse seine may be less than 200 meshes or more than 500 meshes in depth, or less than 125 fathoms or more than 150 fathoms in length, hung measure or with mesh size greater than four inches, except that the first 25 meshes immediately above the lead line may be of larger. mesh. Leads exceeding 75 fathoms in length or with mesh size les' than seven inches may not be used, e.xcept that no more than three hung fathoms may have a minimum me>h size of three inches stretch measure. (b) Leads set for fishing must be removed from the water during closed fishing periods and during the closed season within two hours after such closure. (c) A purse seine vessel may only be connected to a seine or lead at the end of the net. An anchor may only be connected to a seine or lead at the shoreward end of the net. (d) A lead may only be connected to one end of the seine. 5 AAC IDENTIF'ICATION OF GEAR (a) Each drift gill net in operation must have a keg or buoy at each end plainly and legibly marked with the permanent vessel license plate (ADF&G) number of the vessel operating the gear. (b) Each lead set for fishing must have at each end a buoy, cork or float plainly and legibly marked with the permanent department vessel license plate (ADF&G) number of the vessel operating the gear. (c) Each set gill net in operation must be marked as required by 5 AAC

26 PRINCE WII,LIAM SOUND 5 AAC MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN UNITS OF GEAR. No part of a set gill net may be set or operated within 100 fathoms of any part of another set gill net, except that in the Main Bay Subdistrict west of a line from 60 32' 18 "N. lat., 148 o 04' 37" W. long. to 60~ 31' 55" N. lat., 148" 03' 55" W. long., no part of a set gill net may be set or operated within 50 fathoms of any part of another set gill net. In the Crafton Island Subdistrict, no part of a drift gill net may be operated within 50 fathoms of a set gill net, except in the zone outside of the offshore end of the set gill net. 5 AAC CLOSED WATERS. (a) in the Copper River District within a line from Government Rock to a point 500 yards seaward of the junction of Mountain Slough, Center Slough and Eyak River, then east within a line bounded by markers located approximately two miles seaward of the grass banks, and at all times within sloughs and in Boswell Bay within the bay. (b) In the Bering River District: (2) east of a line from Point Hey to a point on the northeastern shore of Kanak Island at 60 o 09' 06" N. lat., 144 o 22' 18" W. long., and east of a line from a poim on the southeasternmost shore of Kanak Island at 60 o 06 ' 36" N. lat o 19 ' 18" W. long., to60 06' 36"N.lat., 144" 18' 12"W.Iong., to60 05' N.lat., 144 II' W.long., to a point on Okalee Spit at 60 04' 30" N. lat., 144 c II ' W. long.; (3) waters bounded on the east by the longitude of Cape Suckling (143 c 53' W. long.), on the north by a line along the beach from Cape Suckling to the longitude of Lemesurier Point (144 o 11 '36" W. long.), and on the west by a line along the longitude of Lemesurier Point from Okalee Spit to Lemesurier Point, then along the eastern beach of Kayak Island to Pinnacle Rock, then extending south along the longitude of the southernmost tip of Pinnacle Point. (c) Salmon may not be taken in the following waters: (I) Sheep Bay: within I,000 yards of the terminus of the stream at the head of the bay; (2) Simpson Bay, Orca Bay and Orca Inlet east of 145 o 57' W. long.; (3} Comfort Cove: within 1,000 yards of the terminus of the steeam at the head of the bay; (4) Olsen Bay: north of 60 44' 05" N. Jar.; (5) St. Mathew Bay: within 2,000 yards of the terminus of the stream at the head of the bay: (6) Two Moon Bay: within I,000 yards of the terminus of the stream at the head of the east arm of the bay; (7) Irish Cove: within the bay south of 60 46' 10" N. lat.; 22

27 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND (8) Whalen Bay: within the bay east of a line from 60" 49' 12" 1\. lat., 146 IS' 02" W. long. to 60 48' 10" N. lat., 146" 16' W.long,; (9) Beartrap Bay: within 1,000 yards of the terminus of the stream at the head of the bay; (10) Fish Bay, north side of Port Fidalgo: north of 60 48' 50" N. lat.; (II) Landlocked Bay: within the bay east of the narrows at " W. long.; (12) Galena Bay: within a line from 60 55' 40" N. lat., ' 02" W. long., to 60 56' 27" N. lat., ' 02" W. long., and within 1,000 yards of the terminus of Indian Creek; (13) Jack Bay: within 1,000 yards of the termini of all salmon streams of the bay; (14) Port Valdez: within the port east of ' 30'' W. long.; (IS) Sawmill Bay: within 1,000 yards of terminus of the salmon stream on the west shore of the bay north of the lagoon; (16) Long Bay, north of Glacier Island: within 1,000 yards of the termini of all salmon streams in the bay; (17) Wells Bay, north of Fairmount Island: within I,000 yards of the termini of the two streams at the head of the bay; (18) Unakwik Inlet: within I,000 yards of the termini of all salmon streams in the inlet, except there is no closure at the terminus of Cannery Creek; (19) Esther Passage: within I,000 yards of the termini of all salmon streams in the passage; (20) College Fiord: north of a line extending from 61 o 04' 30" N. lat., \48 ow. long., ro 6! o 03 ' 30" N. lat., ' 25 " W. long., before July 1; after June 30 within 500 yards of the terminus of the Coghill River and within the cove immediately north of the Coghill River mouth; (21) Wells Passage: within 2,000 yards of the termini of all salmon streams in Wells Passage, including their tributaries, Cochrane Bay, Blackstone Bay, and Passage Canal; (22) long Bay, tributary to Cui ross Passage: south of ' 42" N. lat.; (23) Port Nellie Juan: within 1,000 yards of the termini of all salmon streams in the port; (24) East Finger Bay: within the bay; (25) West Finger Bay: within the bay; 23

28 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND (26) Eshamy Bay and its tributary waters: all waters within the lagoon and its tributaries and within 100 yards outside the narrows at the entrance of the lagoon; (27) Gumboot Creek, on the northwestern shore of Eshamy Bay: within 1,000 yards of tbe terminus of the stream; (28) Dangerous Passage: Ewan Bay west of 148 o 08 ' 30" W. long., Paddy Bay north of 60 24' N. lat., and within 1,000 yards of all other salmon streams in Dangerous Passage between 148 o 08 ' 45 " W. long., and 148 o 02 ' 30" W. long.; (29) Jackpot Bay: within the bay; (30) Whale Bay: south of 60" 14' I 1" N. lat.; (31) Port Bainbridge: within the middle north arm; (32) Montague District: (A) Zaikoff Bay: within 1,000 yards of the southeastern shore of the bay from a point at 60 17' 50" N. lat., 147 W. long., to the head of the bay; (B) Rocky Bay: within a line from a point at " N. lat., 147 o 06' 15" W long., to a point at 60 20' 39" N. lat., ' 15" W. long.; (C) Stockdale Harbor: within a line from a point at 60 "19' 37" N. lat., 147 o II ' 50" W. long., to a point at 60!8 37" N. lat., 147 II' 30" W. long.; (D) Port Chalmers: within a line from a point at 60 o 17 ' N. lat., 14 7 o II ' 52" W. long., to a point at 60 16' 07" N. lat., 147 o 12' 37 '' W. long., to a point at 60 15' 30" N. lat., ' W. long., to a point at 60 14' 24" N. lat., ' W. long., to a point at 60 13' 54" N. lat., 147 c 14' 45" W. long., to a point at 60 13' 38" N. lat ' 33" W. long.; (E) Hanning Bay: within a line from a point at 59 58' 56' N. lat., 147 c 41' W. long., to a point at 59 57' 08' N. lat., 147 o 42' 55" W. long.; (F) MacLeod Harbor: within a line from a point at 59 o 53' 22" N. lat., 147 o 46' W, long., to a point at 59 52' 30" N.lat., ' 23" W.long.; (G) Montague Strait: within 500 yards of the northwestern shore of Montague Island from 60 04' 07" N. lat., ' 03" W. long., to 60 03' 02" N. lat., 147 o 33' 02" W, long., and from 60 o 02' 02" N. lat., 147 o 34 02" W. long., to 60 N. lat., 147 o 40' W. long. (33) Port Etches: east of a line from '06" N. lar., ' W. long., 60 20' 07" N. lat., 146 o 32' 45" W. long., and south of a line from 60 c 19' 45" N. lat., 146 o 34' W.long., to 60!9' 04" ~.lat., 146" 35' 30" W.long.; 24

29 PRI~CE WILLIAM SOUND (34) Constantine Harbor: within the harbor; (35) Shelter Bay, Hinchinbrook Island: within I,000 yards of the terminus of the outlet stream of the lagoon; (36) Anderson Bay; within the bay; (37) Hawkim Cutoff-Orca Inlet area: south of a line at 60' 27' 45" N. lat.. and west of a line at 145 o 50' W. long.; (38) Canoe Passage: within the passage south of 60 31' N. lat.; (39) Eaglek Bay: north of 60'53' N. lat.; (40) all waters of Sawmill Bay, Evans Island, north and wesr of a line from 60''03' 40" N. lat., ' 20" W. long., to 60"02 40" N. lat., 148"01' 35" W. long.; (41) Nelson Bay within a line from a point at " N. lat., 145 '39' 45" W. long., to 60 38' 52" N. lat., 145'38 33" W. long. (d) The waters described in this o,ecrion are closed to commercial salmon fishing. 5 AAC COPPt:R RIVER DISTRICT SALMON MANAGEMENT PtAN. During years when Copper River District commercial salmon fishery closures are in effect, limited chinook salmon harvests may be allowed under the following conditions: (I) the incidental catch of <,ockeye salmon may not exceed 10 percent of chinook salmon weekly harvest quotas when less than 250,000 sockeye salmon escapement to the Copper River is projected by the department. When ,000 sockeye salmon escapement is projected the incidental catch of sockeye salmon may not exceed 20 percent; (2) drift gill nets may not exceed 150 fathoms in length and may not have a mesh size of less than eight and one-quarter inches; (3) fishing periods may not exceed six hours in length and fishing time will be set to avoid periods of maximized catch potential. There will be two fishing periods per week, unless more than 80 percent of the weeks harvest quota is taken during the first period. (4) when weekly quotas are not obtained, no more than 10 percent of that quota may be taken in the following week. 25

30 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND (5) weekly quotas for 1980 are as follows: Statistical Week Harvest Quotas 21 2, , , ,000 Statistical weeks are in numerical sequence beginning with week number one, which is the week ending with the first Saturday of the calendar year. (6) adjustments of up to one week may be made in the overall harvest allocation timing to compensate for seasonal variations due to early or late spring breakup or other environmental conditions. 5 AAC PORT SAN JUA:'<j SALMON HATCHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN. The department, in consultation with the hatchery operator, shall manage the Point Elrington and Port San Juan Subdistricts to achieve the corporation escapement goal for the Port San Juan salmon hatchery. ARTICLE 4 - BOTTOMFISH FISHERY 5 AAC FISHING SEASON. There is no closed season on bottomfish. 5 AAC GEAR. Bottomfish may be taken from September 15 through April 14 by sunken gill nets under the authority of a permit issued by the commissioner. The permit may specify open areas, fishing periods, gear specifications and operating requirements, and may require completion, by the vessel operator, of log books supplied by the department. 5 AAC PERMITS. In waters of Prince William Sound enclosed by lines from Point Whitshed to Point Bentnck, from Cape Hinchinbrook to Zaikof Point, and from Cape Cleare to Cape Puget, sablefish may be taken only under the conditions of a permit issued by the commissioner. 5 AAC TRAWL GEAR UNLAWFUL. It is unlawful to use any type of trawl gear for any commercial fishing purposes in the following locations: (I) Hinch in brook Entrance of Prince William Sound during the open commercial Tanner crab fishing season in the area south of a line from a point at 60 o 30' N. lat o W.long. to Johnstone Point, east of a line from a point at 60 30' N. lat., 147 W. long. to Middle Point, east of a line from Zaikof Point to Seal Rocks (60 10' N. lat., 146 o 50' W. long.), north of a line from Seal Rocks to Cape Hinchinbrook, including all of Zaikof Bay and Port Etches: 26

31 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND (2) the Northern Herring fishing District as described in 5 AAC (c) east of a line from Porcupine Point in Port Fidalgo to the southernmost tip of Bligh Island to the northernmost tip of Bligh Island to Rocky Point. 5 AAC GEAR FOR BOTTOMHSH. (a)(4) in the Prince William Sound area, bottomfish taken incidentally by drift gill net gear being fished for salmon..:onsistent with applicable state laws and regulations are legally taken and possessed. ARTICLE 5 SMELT FISHERY 5 AAC FISHING SEASON. There is no closed season on ;melt. ARTICLE 8- f'reshwalt:r FISHERY S AAC CLOSED WATER. Crosswind Lake is closed to commercial fishing for whitefish. char and allied species. 27

32 ATTENTION FISHERMEN You can assist in the protection of your fishery resources. If you observe a violation of the fishery laws you can assist the Alaska Division of Fish and Wildlife Protection by immediately recording the following information and reporting it to the nearest office of the Alaska Department of Public Safety. Date of Violation-day month year Time of Violation-hour minutes Location of Violation-exact location i.e., Bay, Cove, Strait, Inlet, Island-specify longitude and latitude if possible. ----~ Type of Fishery-troll, pot, seine, gi!jnet, etc. Type of Violation-closed water, closed period, illegal gear, etc. Description of Vessel-names, numben, colors, port of and person's registration, number of persons aboard and physical descriptions ~ Witnesses to Violation-include names of persons, vessels in the area who have or may have observed the violation. Photographs-show violator in relation to identifiable land formations or other physical features of the area if possible. Statert:~ent-concise statement of the violation in order of events. At the earliest possible date submit this information to the nearest office of the Alaska Department of Public Safety or to an authorized Department of Fish and Game representative.

33 JOINT BOARD PETITION POLICY Under AS an interested person may petition an agency for the adoption or repeal of a regulation. The petition must clearly and concisely state the substance or nature of the regulation, amendment, or repeal requested, the reasons for the request, and the reference to the authority of the agency to take the action requested. Upon receipt of a petition, the agency must within 30 days deny the petition in writing or schedule the matter for public hearing under AS AS , which basically require that the agency publish legal notice describing the proposed change and solicit written comment for 30 days before taking action. Alaska Statute also provides that if the petition is for an emergency regulation, and the agency finds that an emergency exists, the agency may submit the regulation to the lieutenant governor immediately after making the finding of emergency and putting the regulation into proper form. Fish and game regulations are promulgated by the seven-member Alaska Board of Fisheries and the seven-member Alaska Board of Game. At least twice annually, the boards solicit changes to the regulations governing Alaska's fish and game resources. As many as 600 proposed changes per meeting have been submitted to each board. These proposals are bound and mailed to the 74 fish and game advisory committees, six regional fish and game councils, and more than 500 other interested individuals. Additionally, copies of the proposals are available at local Department of Fish and Game offices. When the proposal booklets are available, the advisory committees and regional councils then schedule public meetings in the communities and regions they represent to gather local comment on the proposed changes. Finally, the boards convene public meetings which have lasted as long as six weeks, taking department staff reports, public comment, and advisory committee and regional council reports before voting in public session on the proposed changes. The public has come to rely on this regularly scheduled participatory process as the basis for changing fish and game regulations. Commercial fishermen, processors, guides, trappers, hunters, sport fishermen, subsistence fishermen, and others plan business and recreational ventures around the outcome of these public meetings. The Joint Board of Fisheries and Game recognizes the importance of public participation in developing management regulations, and recognizes that public reliance on the predictability of the normal board process is a critical element in regulatory changes. The board finds that in most cases petitions detrimentally circumvent this process and that an adequate and more reasonable opportunity for public participation is provided by regularly scheduled meetings. However, the Joint Board recognizes that in rare instances extraordinary circumstances may require regulatory changes outside this process. Therefore, it is the policy of the Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game that petitions will only be accepted if the problem outlined in the petition results in a finding of emergency. In accordance with state policy (AS ) emergencies will be held to a minimum and rarely found to exist. Alaska Statute specifies that in order to adopt emergency regulations, the agency must find that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. For fish and game regulations, the boards determined that an emergency is an unforeseen, unexpected event that either threatens a fish or game resource, or an unforeseen, unexpected resource situation where a biologically allowable resource harvest would be precluded by delayed regulatory action and such delay would be significantly burdensome to the petitioners since the resource would be unavailable in the future.