Section 5.29.114. District 12 and District 14 Enhanced Chum Salmon Troll Fisheries Management Plan.

	(a)  The purpose of the management plan in this section is to give the department direction for the orderly development of enhanced chum salmon troll fisheries during the directed troll fisheries in Cross Sound, Icy Strait, and Northern Chatham Strait, while providing for the conservation of wild stocks.  
	(b)  The commissioner may open, by emergency order, the Northern Chatham Strait Fishery Area in District 12 and the Point Couverden Fishery Area in District 14 for up to four weekdays per week beginning on the second Monday in June through the last week in June to the retention of pink and chum salmon only. The Northern Chatham Strait Fishery Area consists of those waters enclosed by a line from 58_ 11.29' N. lat., 134_ 53.27' W. long. to 58_ 10.40'  N. lat., 135_ 02.63'  W. long. to 58_ 07.78'  N. lat., 135_ 00.78'  W. long. to 58_ 05.81' N. lat., 134_ 47.09' W. long. The Point Couverden Fishery Area consists of those waters enclosed by a line from 58_ 11.63' N. lat., 135_ 09.60' W. long. to 58_ 09.58' N. lat., 135_ 09.60' W. long. to 58_ 07.78' N. lat., 135_ 00.78' W. long. to 58_ 10.00' N. lat., 135_ 02.35' W. long. to 58_ 10.00' N. lat., 135_ 06.24' W. long. to 58_ 11.63' N. lat., 135_ 09.60' W. long.  
	(c)  Notwithstanding the provisions of 5 AAC 29.090, the spring troll fisheries in District 14 will be managed to minimize the harvest of wild chum salmon and may be closed to the retention of chum salmon by emergency order based on wild chum salmon abundance.  
	(d)  Participants in District 12 and District 14 enhanced chum salmon troll fisheries shall comply with the following retention and recordkeeping requirements:  
		(1) the operator of a salmon troll vessel shall keep the fish caught in each enhanced chum salmon fishery area separate from any other fish on board the vessel;  
		(2) a fish buyer shall separate fish caught in each enhanced chum salmon fishery area until delivered to the port of landing and shall issue a separate fish ticket for fish caught in each enhanced chum salmon fishery area.  
	(e)  The provisions of this section do not apply after December 31, 2017.  

Authorities

16.05.060;16.05.251

Notes

Authority

AS 16.05.060 AS 16.05.251 ________________________

History

Eff. 7/13/2012, Register 203; am 5/9/2015, Register 214