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Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017) |
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Title 5. Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries. (5 AAC 1 - 5 AAC 41). |
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Part 5.1. Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries. |
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Chapter 5.33. Southeastern Alaska Area. |
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Article 5.33.3. Salmon Fishery. |
Section 5.33.387. District 9: Southeast Cove Terminal Harvest Area Management Plan.
Latest version.
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(a) The purpose of the management plan in this section is to distribute the harvest of hatchery-produced salmon in the Southeast Cove Terminal Harvest Area. (b) The Southeast Cove Terminal Harvest Area consists of the waters of Keku Strait enclosed by a line from a rocky point on the northern end of Kuiu Island located on the east side of Southeast Cove at 56_ 52.95' N. lat., 134_ 01.33' W. long. to the northwest corner of Hound Island at 56_ 53.12' N. lat., 133_ 56.77' W. long., then northwest connecting points along the northern shore of Keku Islands at 56_ 53.98' N. lat., 133_ 57.58' W. long. to 56_ 54.90' N. lat., 133_ 59.53' W. long. to 56_ 55.93' N. lat., 134_ 00.97' W. long. to 56_ 55.95' N. lat., 134_ 02.15' W. long. to 56_ 55.22' N. lat., 134_ 02.53' W. long. to 56_ 56.37' N. lat., 134_ 06.62' W. long., then to the northwest corner of Payne Island at 56_ 57.45' N. lat., 134_ 08.75' W. long., then south to a point on Kuiu Island at 56_ 55.08' N. lat., 134_ 09.25' W. long. (c) From the third Sunday in June through the first Saturday in August, the commissioner, in consultation with the hatchery operator may open and close, by emergency order, fishing seasons and periods to harvest hatchery-produced salmon returning to the Southeast Cove Terminal Harvest Area in excess of broodstock and cost recovery needs. (d) The management plan in this section distributes the harvest of hatchery-produced chum salmon among the purse seine and troll fisheries when there are excess fish not being harvested by the hatchery operator. (e) The department shall manage the Southeast Cove Terminal Harvest Area to distribute the harvest of excess hatchery-produced chum salmon as follows: (1) the gear group that is furthest from that gear group's allocation of enhanced salmon will begin with the first rotation; (2) purse seine openings will be limited to a maximum of two fishing days per week in the terminal harvest area in order to harvest surplus chum salmon; (3) troll openings will be limited to a maximum of five fishing days per week in the terminal harvest area in order to harvest surplus chum salmon.
Authorities
16.05.060;16.05.251