Section 5.33.369. District 1: Herring Bay Terminal Harvest Area Salmon Management Plan.

	(a)  The management plan in this section allows for a harvest of Whitman Lake hatchery-produced king salmon by the troll, personal use, and sport fisheries.  
	(b)  The Herring Bay Troll Terminal Harvest Area is open for commercial salmon trolling from July 1 through August 30, unless closed earlier by emergency order. The Herring Bay Troll Terminal Harvest Area consists of those waters of Revillagigedo Channel north and west of a line from the easternmost tip of Carroll Point across to Spire Island light on the eastern shore of Annette Island, Carroll Inlet south of the latitude of the southernmost tip of California Head, George Inlet south of 55_ 20.80' N. lat., and south of a line from a point located on the southeastern shore of Gravina Island at 55_ 17.65' N. lat., 131_ 37.03' W. long., to a point on the southwest shore of Tongass Narrows at 55_ 18.63' N. lat., 131_ 35.20' W. long., and east of a line from the southernmost tip of Gravina Point located on the southeast shore of Gravina Island to the northernmost tip of Walden Point located on the northeast tip of Annette Island.  
	(c)  The Herring Bay Personal Use Terminal Harvest area is open for personal use fishing during the times that the Herring Bay Troll Terminal Harvest Area is open for commercial salmon troll gear under (b) of this section. The Herring Bay Personal Use Terminal Harvest Area consists of those waters of Herring Cove west of a line running from the southern entrance of Hole-In-The-Wall harbor to an unnamed creek one-eighth of a mile north of Whitman Creek (signed and red painted rocks) to the fresh/saltwater boundary signs (signed and green painted rocks) located at the mouth of Herring Cove Creek. The following conditions apply to a personal use salmon fishing permit issued under 5 AAC 77.682 for the Herring Bay Personal Use Terminal Harvest Area:  
		(1) salmon may be taken for personal use only by drift gillnets;  
		(2) a drift gillnet may be 10 fathoms or less in length; a gillnet may not be anchored or attached to a boat; a gillnet may be any mesh size; and  
		(3) the daily bag and possession limit for king salmon is 50 fish, unless specified by emergency order; any incidental harvest of other finfish species shall be listed on the personal use salmon fishing permit.  
	(d)  The Herring Bay Sportfish Terminal Harvest Area is open for sport fishing from June 1 through July 31. The Herring Bay Sportfish Terminal Harvest Area consists of those waters of Nichols Pass north of the latitude of Driest Point, Revillagigedo Channel north of the latitude of Harbor Point, and Tongass Narrows south of the latitude of the Lewis Reef light. The following conditions apply to sport fishing in the Herring Bay Sportfish Terminal Harvest Area:  
		(1) the bag and possession limit is six king salmon, with no size limit; the bag and possession limit for king salmon may be reduced by emergency order to assure adequate return of hatchery broodstock;  
		(2) king salmon harvested in the terminal harvest area do not count toward the nonresident annual limit.  

Authorities

16.05.060;16.05.251

Notes

Reference

5 AAC 29.200

Authority

AS 16.05.060 AS 16.05.251

History

Eff. 7/13/2012, Register 203