Section 5.58.060. Lower Cook Inlet Winter Salt Water King Salmon Sport Fishery Management Plan.

	(a)  The purpose of the management plan under this section is to meet the Board of Fisheries' goal of slowing the growth in the sport harvest of king salmon in the salt waters of Lower Cook Inlet during the winter, which occurs from October 1 through March 31.  
	(b)  In the winter salt water king salmon sport fishery in Lower Cook Inlet  
		(1) the guideline harvest level is 3,000 king salmon;  
		(2) the sport harvest will be estimated annually by the department's statewide harvest survey;  
		(3) the bag and possession limit for king salmon is two fish;  
		(4) the annual limit and harvest record specified in 5 AAC 58.022 does not apply.  
	(c)  For the purposes of this section, Lower Cook Inlet consists of the salt waters south of the latitude of the Anchor Point Light at 59_ 46.14' N. lat., including all of Kachemak Bay, to the latitude of Cape Douglas at 58_ 51.10' N. lat., and east to the longitude of Gore Point at 150_ 57.85' W. long.  

Authorities

16.05.251

Notes

Authority

AS 16.05.251

History

Eff. 12/29/2002, Register 164; am 3/2/2011, Register 197; am 2/23/2014, Register 209