Section 5.21.373. Trail Lakes Hatchery Salmon Hatchery Management Plan.

	(a)  The department, in consultation with the hatchery operator, shall manage the Resurrection Bay North Subdistrict, China Poot Subdistrict, Tutka Bay Subdistrict, and the Kirschner Lake Section of the Bruin Bay Subdistrict to provide for a common property fishery and to achieve the hatchery broodstock and cost recovery goals set by the hatchery operator and approved by the department for the Trail Lakes Hatchery. The department will manage the sport fisheries in accordance with regulations in 5 AAC 56 - 62 and 5 AAC 75. The commissioner may issue emergency orders to liberalize or restrict sport fisheries based on achievement of broodstock goals.  
	(b)  The Trail Lakes Hatchery special harvest areas are as follows:  
		(1) Bear Lake Special Harvest Area: the marine waters of Resurrection Bay in the Eastern District north of the latitude of Caines Head at 59_ 58.93' N. lat., and the fresh waters of Bear Creek, Salmon Creek, and Resurrection River downstream from, and including, the Bear Creek weir;  
		(2) China Poot and Hazel Lake Special Harvest Area: the marine waters of China Poot Bay Subdistrict in the Southern District inshore of, and enclosed by, a line connecting 59_ 34.66'  N. lat., 151_ 19.27'  W. long., then to 59_ 35.08' N. lat., 151_ 19.77' W. long., then to 59_ 33.09' N. lat., 151_ 25.22'  W. long., and then to 59_ 32.84' N. lat., 151_ 24.90' W. long.;  
		(3) Tutka Bay Lagoon Special Harvest Area: the marine waters of Tutka Bay Subdistrict in the Southern District southeast and shoreward of a line from 59_ 30.23' N. lat., 151_ 28.23'  W. long. to 59_ 28.63'  N.lat., 151_ 30.37' W. long., including Tutka Bay Lagoon;  
		(4) Kirschner Lake Special Harvest Area: the marine waters of Bruin Bay Subdistrict in the Kamishak Bay District northwest of a line connecting 59_ 25.17' N. lat., 153_ 50.50' W. long. and 59_ 23.17' N. lat., 153_ 56.90' W. long.  
	(c)  Notwithstanding 5 AAC 21.320 and 5 AAC 21.330, and except as otherwise provided by emergency order issued under AS 16.05.060, the permit holder for the Trail Lakes Hatchery, and the permit holder's agents, contractors, or employees authorized under 5 AAC 40.005(g) may harvest salmon in the  
		(1) Bear Lake Special Harvest Area, from 6:00 a.m. May 15 until 6:00 p.m. October 31 using weirs, purse seines, hand purse seines, and beach seines;  
		(2) China Poot and Hazel Lake Special Harvest Area, from 6:00 a.m. June 1 until 6:00 p.m. July 31 using purse seines, hand purse seines, and beach seines;  
		(3) Tutka Bay Lagoon Special Harvest Area, from 6:00 a.m. June 1 until 6:00 p.m. September 15 using purse seines, hand purse seines, and beach seines;  
		(4) Kirschner Lake Special Harvest Area, from 6:00 a.m. June 1 until 6:00 p.m. August 15 using purse seines, hand purse seines, and beach seines.  

Authorities

16.05.060;16.05.251;16.05.730;16.10.440

Notes

Authority

AS 16.05.060 AS 16.05.251 AS 16.05.730 AS 16.10.440 Editor's note: Before Register 209, April, 2014, the substance of 5 AAC 21.373 was entitled Trail Lakes Hatchery Sockeye Salmon Management Plan and contained a previous version of a salmon management plan for salmon returning to the Trail Lakes Hatchery. Even though that version of the management plan remained in Title 5, it did not apply under its own terms after May 1, 2011. The version of the management plan which became effective in Register 209, April 2014 contains some similarities to the previous version of the management plan. Because of the similarities, the section has been used and the history note has been retained and includes those changes.

History

Eff. 8/23/2009, Register 191; am 3/22/2014, Register 209

References

5.21.373