Section 5.18.363. North Shelikof Strait Sockeye Salmon Management Plan.

	(a)  The purpose of the North Shelikof Strait Sockeye Salmon Management Plan is to allow traditional fisheries in the area to be conducted on Kodiak Area salmon stocks, while minimizing the directed harvest of Cook Inlet sockeye salmon stocks. The board recognizes that some incidental harvest of other stocks has and will occur in this area while the seine fishery is managed for Kodiak Area salmon stocks. The board intends, however, to prevent a repetition of the nontraditional harvest pattern which occurred during 1988.  
	(b)  From July 6 through July 25 in the Dakavak Bay, Outer Kukak Bay, Inner Kukak Bay, Hallo Bay, and Big River Sections of the Mainland District, and in the Shuyak Island and Northwest Afognak Sections of the Afognak District, the department shall manage the fishery as follows:  
		(1) management of the fishery must be based on local stocks;  
		(2) the fishery may remain open during normal fishing periods until the harvest exceeds 15,000 sockeye salmon;  
		(3) when the harvest exceeds 15,000 sockeye salmon, the department shall restrict the fishery by emergency order to waters of the  
			(A) Dakavak Bay, Outer Kukak Bay, Inner Kukak Bay, Hallo Bay, and Big River Sections west of a line from Cape Douglas at 58_ 51.10' N. lat., 153_ 15.10' W. long., to a point at 58_ 42.90' N. lat., 153_ 25.95' W. long., to a point east of Swikshak River at 58_ 37.97' N. lat., 153_ 35.55' W. long., to Cape Chiniak at 58_ 30.96' N. lat., 153_ 54.50' W. long., to Cape Nukshak at 58_ 23.50' N. lat., 153_ 58.90' W. long., to Cape Ugyak at 58_ 16.55' N. lat., 154_ 06.15' W. long., to Cape Gull at 58_ 13.04' N. lat., 154_ 08.60' W. long., to Cape Kuliak at 58_ 08.10' N. lat., 154_ 12.30' W. long., to Cape Atushagvik at 58_ 05.00' N. lat., 154_ 18.90' W. long., to Cape Ilktugitak at 58_ 01.17' N. lat., 154_ 35.00' W. long., to the southern entrance of Dakavak Bay at 58_ 01.00' N. lat., 154_ 43.60' W. long.;  
			(B) Shuyak Island Section south and east of a line from Point Banks at 58_ 37.95' N. lat., 152_ 18.90' W. long., to Dark Island at 58_ 38.72' N. lat., 152_ 33.15' W. long., to Gull Island at 58_ 35.80' N. lat., 152_ 38.70' W. long., to the northern entrance of Big Bay at 58_ 33.85' N. lat., 152_ 40.30' W. long., to the western entrance of Blue Fox Bay at 58_ 27.68' N. lat., 152_ 43.65' W. long.;  
			(C) Northwest Afognak Section south and east of a line from one-half mile west of the northern entrance of Big Bay at 58_ 33.85' N. lat., 152_ 40.30' W. long., to one-half mile west of the western entrance of Blue Fox Bay at 58_ 27.68' N. lat., 152_ 43.65' W. long., to one-half mile west of Black Cape at 58_ 24.50' N. lat., 152_ 53.30' W. long., to one-half mile west of Cape Paramanof at 58_ 18.33' N. lat., 153_ 02.65' W. long.  
	(c)  From July 6 through July 25 in the Southwest Afognak Section of the Afognak District, the department shall manage the fishery as follows:  
		(1) management of the fishery must be based on local stocks consistent with 5 AAC 18.362(d)(3);  
		(2) the fishery may remain open during normal fishing periods until the harvest exceeds 50,000 sockeye salmon;  
		(3) when the harvest exceeds 50,000 sockeye salmon, the commissioner shall restrict, by emergency order, the fishery to waters of the Southwest Afognak Section east of a line from one-half mile west of Cape Paramanof at 58_ 18.33' N. lat., 153_ 02.65' W. long., to one-half mile west of Tanaak Cape at 58_ 15.53' N. lat., 153_ 06.25' W. long., to one-half mile west of Steep Cape at 58_ 12.05' N. lat., 153_ 12.65' W. long., to one-half mile west of a point at 58_ 08.38' N. lat., 153_ 19.00' W. long., to one-half mile west of Raspberry Cape at 58_ 03.58' N. lat., 153_ 25.20' W. long.  

Authorities

16.05.060;16.05.251

Notes

Reference

5 AAC 18.362
5 AAC 18.368
5 AAC 18.369

Authority

AS 16.05.060 AS 16.05.251

History

Eff. 4/19/90, Register 114; am 4/14/93, Register 126; am 6/15/96, Register 138; am 4/25/2008, Register 186