Section 5.28.165. Lingcod allocation guidelines for Eastern Gulf of Alaska Area.

In the Eastern Gulf of Alaska Area, the department shall annually allocate the harvest in the lingcod commercial and sport fisheries as follows:  
		(1) Icy Bay Subdistrict:  
			(A) 46 percent to the directed commercial lingcod fishery;  
			(B) 12.67 percent to the commercial longline fisheries;  
			(C) eight percent to the commercial salmon troll fishery; and  
			(D) 33.33 percent to the sport fishery;  
		(2) East Yakutat Section:  
			(A) if the annual guideline harvest level is at or below 200,000 pounds, as follows:  
				(i) 43 percent to the directed commercial lingcod fishery;  
				(ii) two percent to the sport fishery;  
				(iii) 47 percent to bycatch in the commercial longline fishery;  
				(iv) eight percent to bycatch in the commercial salmon troll fishery;  
			(B) if the guideline harvest level is over 200,000 pounds, as follows:  
				(i) 4,000 round pounds to the sport fishery;  
				(ii) 94,000 round pounds to bycatch in the commercial longline fishery;  
				(iii) 16,000 round pounds to bycatch in the commercial salmon troll fishery;  
				(iv) the remainder of the guideline harvest level will be allocated to the directed commercial lingcod fishery;  
		(3) Northern Southeast Outside Section:  
			(A) 43 percent to the directed commercial lingcod fishery;  
			(B) 22 percent to the sport fishery;  
			(C) 27 percent to bycatch in the commercial longline fishery;  
			(D) eight percent to bycatch in the commercial salmon troll fishery;  
		(4) Central Southeast Outside Section:  
			(A) 36 percent to the directed commercial lingcod fishery;  
			(B) 30 percent to the sport fishery;  
			(C) 23 percent to bycatch in the commercial longline fishery;  
			(D) seven percent to bycatch in the commercial salmon troll fishery;  
			(E) four percent to bycatch in the commercial groundfish fishery using hand troll gear and mechanical jigging machines;  
		(5) Southern Southeast Outer Coast Sector:  
			(A) 30 percent to the directed commercial lingcod fishery;   
			(B) 44 percent to the sport fishery;   
			(C) 17 percent to bycatch in the commercial longline fishery;   
			(D) seven percent to bycatch in the commercial groundfish fishery using hand troll gear and mechanical jigging machines;  
			(E) two percent to bycatch in the commercial salmon troll fishery;   
		(6) Southern Southeast Internal Sector:  
			(A) no directed commercial lingcod fishery;   
			(B) 92 percent to the sport fishery;  
			(C) four percent to bycatch in the commercial longline fishery;   
			(D) four percent to bycatch in the commercial salmon troll fishery;   
		(7) Northern Southeast Inside Subdistrict:  
			(A) no directed commercial lingcod fishery;  
			(B) 50 percent to the sport fishery;  
			(C) 30 percent to bycatch in the commercial longline fishery;   
			(D) 20 percent to bycatch in the commercial salmon troll fishery.  

Authorities

16.05.251

Notes

Reference

5 AAC 47.060

Authority

AS 16.05.251

History

Eff. 4/15/94, Register 130; am 6/14/2000, Register 154; am 7/18/2003, Register 167; am 7/31/2003, Register 167; am 5/26/2006, Register 178; am 7/15/2006, Register 179; am 7/13/2012, Register 203