Section 5.01.616. Customary and traditional subsistence uses of fish stocks and amounts necessary for subsistence uses.

	(a)  The Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) finds that salmon stocks are customarily and traditionally taken or used for subsistence in the following locations:  
		(1) the Glennallen Subdistrict of the Upper Copper River District described in 5 AAC 01.605(2) and the waters of the Copper River described in 5 AAC 01.647(i)(3);  
		(2) the Southwestern District described in 5 AAC 24.200(i) and the waters along the northwestern shore of Green Island from the westernmost tip of the island to the northernmost tip of the island;  
		(3) the waters north of a line from Porcupine Point to Granite Point and south of a line from Point Lowe to Tongue Point;  
		(4) the Copper River District described in 5 AAC 24.200(a);  
		(5) repealed 6/12/2003;  
		(6) the Coghill, Northwestern, Eshamy, Unakwik, Southeastern, and Bering River Districts and those portions of the Northern, Montague, and Eastern Districts not included in (2) and (3) of this subsection, excluding those portions within the Valdez Nonsubsistence Area as described in 5 AAC 99.015(a)(5).  
	(b)  The board finds that the following amounts of salmon are reasonably necessary for subsistence uses in the following locations:  
		(1) Glennallen Subdistrict of the Upper Copper River District:  
			(A) in that portion from the southern boundary of the subdistrict at the downstream edge of the Chitina-McCarthy Road Bridge to the mouth of the Tonsina River: 25,500 - 39,000 salmon;  
			(B) in that portion from the mouth of the Tonsina River upstream to the mouth of the Gakona River: 23,500 - 31,000 salmon;  
			(C) in that portion from the mouth of the Gakona River upstream to the mouth of the Slana River, and the waters of the Copper River as described in 5 AAC 01.647(i)(3): 12,000 - 12,500 salmon;  
		(2) in the Copper River District as described in 5 AAC 24.200(a):  
			(A) in a year when there is a harvestable surplus that allows for a commercial fishery: 3,000 - 5,000 salmon;  
			(B) in a year when there is no commercial fishery: 19,000 - 32,000 salmon;  
		(3) the Southwestern District as described in 5 AAC 24.200(i) and the waters along the northwestern shore of Green Island from the westernmost tip of the island to the northernmost tip of the island: 2,100 - 3,500 salmon;  
		(4) the waters north of a line from Porcupine Point to Granite Point and south of a line from Point Lowe to Tongue Point: 1,800 - 3,000 salmon;  
		(5) the waters described in (a)(6) of this section: 115 - 200 salmon.  
	(c)  The board finds that groundfish, herring, herring spawn on kelp, and smelt in those portions of the Prince William Sound Area that are outside the boundaries of the nonsubsistence area described in 5 AAC 99.015(a)(5) are customarily and traditionally taken or used for subsistence.  
	(d)  The board finds that the following amounts of fish, other than salmon, are reasonably necessary for subsistence uses in the Prince William Sound Area:  
		(1) 1,000 - 1,500 lingcod;  
		(2) 7,500 - 12,500 rockfish;  
		(3) 16,000 - 24,000 pounds of groundfish, other than rockfish and lingcod;  
		(4) 12,000 - 18,000 pounds of herring;  
		(5) 4,000 - 6,000 pounds of herring spawn on kelp.  
	(e)  The board finds that freshwater finfish, other than salmon, in the Prince William Sound Area are customarily and traditionally taken or used for subsistence.  
	(f)  The board finds that 25,000 - 42,000 usable pounds of freshwater finfish, other than salmon, are reasonably necessary for subsistence uses in the Prince William Sound Area.  

Authorities

16.05.251;16.05.258

Notes

Authority

AS 16.05.251 AS 16.05.258

History

Eff. 5/24/97, Register 142; am 3/30/2000, Register 153; am 6/12/2003, Register 166; am 3/30/2006, Register 177; am 3/14/2009, Register 189