Section 5.47.060. Lingcod delegation of authority and provisions for management.

	(a)  The Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) has allocated the harvest of lingcod in seven management areas of Southeast Alaska (Eastern Gulf of Alaska) to the commercial and sport fisheries under 5 AAC 28.160 and 5 AAC 28.165. The board recognizes that harvest regulations in the sport fishery may need to be modified to attain the allocations in the seven management areas.  
	(b)  If the commissioner determines that the regulations must be modified to attain the allocation, the commissioner may establish, by emergency order, minimum size limits, maximum size limits, and annual limits in any of the seven management areas for nonresident sport anglers.  
	(c)  Repealed 3/13/2004.  
	(d)  Notwithstanding any bag limit, possession limit, annual limit, or maximum size limit established under (b) of this section, from May 16 through November 30, unless otherwise specified by emergency order, there is an additional nonresident bag, possession, and annual limit of one lingcod 55 inches or greater in length.  

Authorities

16.05.060;16.05.251

Notes

Authority

AS 16.05.060 AS 16.05.251

History

Eff. 6/14/2000, Register 154; am 3/13/2004, Register 169; am 5/31/2009, Register 190