Section 5.21.330. Gear.

	(a)  Purse seines, hand purse seines, and beach seines may be used in the Southern, Kamishak Bay, Outer, and Eastern Districts, and in the Chinitna Bay Subdistrict east of a line from the crane on the south shore to the largest boulder on the landward end of Glacier Spit.  
	(b)  Set gillnets may be used only in the following locations:  
		(1) Southern District: within 1,000 feet of beach areas that at mean low water are connected by exposed land to the shore, except as specified in (1)(E) of this section, and only in the following locations:  
			(A) on Ismailof Island east of 151_ 13.10' W. long., and the mainland south of Ismailof Island from 151_ 13.10' W. long., to 151_ 12.25' W. long.;  
			(B) between Barabara Point and a point on the north side of McDonald Spit at 59_ 28.49' N. lat., 151_ 36.12' W. long.;  
			(C) from the north side of McDonald Spit at 59_ 28.69' N. lat., 151_ 35.25' 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 Naskowhak to a point at the latitude of an unnamed creek at 59_ 25.19' N. lat., 151_ 44.05' 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_ 20.94' N. lat., 151_ 56.77' W. long.; set gillnets in these waters may be used within 2,500 feet of beach areas that at mean low water are connected by exposed land to the shore;  
		(2) Northern District: set gillnets may be used only in the following areas:  
			(A) those waters along the north and west coast from Point MacKenzie (61_ 14.33' N. lat., 149_ 59.17' W. long.) to the southern boundary of the district on the west shore at 60_ 46.39' N. lat., except for closed waters listed in 5 AAC 21.350;  
			(B) waters along the west coast of Fire Island from North Point to West Point;  
			(C) waters along the east coast in the Northern District  
				(i) from Point Possession to the latitude of Birch Hill at approximately 60_ 55.00' N. lat.;  
				(ii) from 60_ 52.67' N. lat. (one-half mile north of Otter Creek) to the southern boundary of the district (60_ 46.39' N. lat.);  
		(3) Central District: set gillnets may be used only in the following locations:  
			(A) waters along the west coast in the Central District  
				(i) from the northern boundary of the district to the Drift River terminal and only within five miles of the mean high tide mark;  
				(ii) from 60_ 29.50' N. lat., 152_ 19.00' W. long., to 60_ 28.50' N. lat., 152_ 19.50' W. long. and only within five miles of the mean high tide mark;  
				(iii) from 60_ 27.50' N. lat., 152_ 19.74' W. long., to 60_ 22.75' N. lat., 152_ 16.50' W. long. and only within five miles of the mean high tide mark;  
				(iv) from 60_ 21.47' N. lat., 152_ 21.50' W. long., to 60_ 20.67' N. lat., 152_ 22.50' W. long. and only within five miles of the mean high tide mark;  
				(v) from 60_ 16.19' N. lat., 152_ 29.90' W. long., to 60_ 14.24' N. lat., 152_ 32.62' W. long. and from 60_ 13.42' N. lat., 152_ 34.65' W. long. to 60_ 05.25' N. lat., 152_ 34.92' W. long. and only within five miles of the mean high tide mark;  
				(vi) near Johnson River from 60_ 01.32' N. lat., 152_ 36.25' W. long., to 59_ 55.67' N. lat., 152_ 41.67' W. long. and only within five miles of the mean high tide mark;  
				(vii) along the north side of Chinitna Bay from 59_ 53.17' N. lat., 153_ W. long., to 59_ 51.52' N. lat., 153_ 08.17' W. long. and only within 2,500 feet of the mean high tide mark;  
			(B) waters along the coast of Kalgin Island within one mile of the mean lower low tide mark;  
			(C) waters along the east coast in the Central District  
				(i) within one mile of the mean high tide mark from the northern boundary of the district to the northern ADF&G regulatory marker at the mouth of the Kenai River at 60_ 34.24' N. lat., 151_ 18.99' W. long. then offshore on a bearing of 235_ to a point one mile from the mean high tide mark;  
				(ii) from the latitude of the southern ADF&G regulatory marker at the mouth of the Kenai River at 60_ 30.49' N. lat., 151_ 16.80' W. long. to the latitude of the northern ADF&G regulatory marker at the mouth of the Kasilof River at 60_ 24.23' N. lat., 151_ 17.66' W. long. and only within one and one-half miles of the mean high tide mark;  
				(iii) from the southern ADF&G regulatory marker at the mouth of the Kasilof River  at 60_ 22.56' N. lat., 151_ 20.98' W. long. to the latitude of the ADF&G regulatory marker at the northern limit of the closed area at the mouth of the Ninilchik River at  60_ 04.02' N. lat., 151_ 38.90' W. long. and only within one and one-half miles of the mean high tide mark;  
			(D) waters around Chisik Island north of the latitude of Chisik Island Light within five miles of the mean high tide mark except those waters near the Crescent River described in 5 AAC 21.350(a).  
	(c)  Drift gillnets may be used only in the Central District, except that in the Chinitna Bay Subdistrict drift gillnets may be used only east of a line from the crane on the south shore at 59_ 50.07' N. lat., 153_ 05.10' W. long., to the ADF&G regulatory marker on Glacier Spit at 59_ 51.72' N. lat., 153_ 07.84' W. long.  
	(d)  Repealed 3/8/74.  
	(e)  Each fisherman shall operate or assist in operating only one type of gear at any one time.  
	(f)  Repealed 4/18/86.  
	(g)  Repealed 3/8/74.  
	(h)  Repealed 3/8/74.  

Authorities

16.05.251

Notes

Reference

5 AAC 21.365
5 AAC 21.372
5 AAC 21.373
5 AAC 21.377

Authority

AS 16.05.251

History

In effect before 1982; am 4/14/82, Register 82; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 4/18/86, Register 98; am 3/29/87, Register 101; am 6/10/89, Register 110; em am 4/30/91 - 5/30/91, Register 118 [not printed]; am 7/21/91, Register 119; am 4/7/93, Register 126; am 7/23/94, Register 131; am 5/31/96, Register 138; am 8/8/99, Register 151; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 3/2/2011, Register 197; am 5/18/2014, Register 210