Section 5.33.368. District 8 King Salmon Management Plan.  


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  • 	(a)  The purpose of the management plan in this section is to provide for abundance-based management of king salmon, reduce the conflicts between commercial and sport fishermen, and reduce the incidental harvest of steelhead.  
    	(b)  District 8 will open on the second Monday in June, except that from the first Monday in May through the third Monday in June the commissioner may, by emergency order, open drift gillnet fishing in the waters of District 8.  
    	(c)  Fishing periods established under this section will begin at 8:00 a.m. and may not exceed four days a week before the second Monday in June. The commissioner may not establish fishing periods under this section to occur  
    		(1) on a weekend day;  
    		(2) on a state or federal holiday; and  
    		(3) after 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday during the week before the Memorial Day weekend.  
    	(d)  In this section, "week" means a calendar week, a period of time beginning at 12:00:01 a.m. Sunday and ending at 12:00 midnight the following Saturday.  
    

Authorities

16.05.060;16.05.251

Notes


Reference

5 AAC 33.381
Authority
AS 16.05.060 AS 16.05.251
History
Eff. 5/26/2006, Register 178; am 4/24/2009, Register 190