Section 5.24.360. Copper River District Salmon Management Plan.

	(a)  The department shall manage the Copper River District commercial salmon fishery to achieve a sustainable escapement goal of 360,000 - 750,000 sockeye salmon into the Copper River.  
	(b)  The department shall manage the Copper River District commercial salmon fishery to achieve an inriver goal of salmon, as measured at the sonar counter near Miles Lake, based on the total of the following categories:  
Spawning escapement                   lower end of sockeye salmon
                                      sustainable escapement goal
                                                     17,500 other salmon
Glennallen Subdistrict
subsistence fishery                               61,000 - 82,500 salmon
Chitina Subdistrict personal
use fishery                                     100,000 - 150,000 salmon
Sport fishery                                              15,000 salmon
Hatchery brood (sockeye salmon)                       estimated annually
Hatchery surplus (sockeye
salmon)                                               estimated annually
TOTAL                                                 announced annually
	(c)  Repealed 4/24/2009.  
	(d)  Repealed 3/30/2000.  

Authorities

16.05.251;16.05.258

Notes

Reference

5 AAC 01.647
5 AAC 24.331

Authority

AS 16.05.251 AS 16.05.258

History

In effect before 1988; am 4/30/91, Register 118; am 5/24/97, Register 142; am 1/22/98, Register 145; am 3/30/2000, Register 153; am 5/11/2003, Register 166; am 6/12/2003, Register 166; am 3/30/2006, Register 177; am 4/23/2006, Register 178; am 4/24/2009, Register 190; am 3/24/2012, Register 201