Section 5.77.190. Personal use whitefish and sucker fishery.

	(a)  Whitefish and suckers may be taken for personal use only in the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Area described in 5 AAC 99.015(a)(4) under the authority of a permit issued under 5 AAC 77.015.  
	(b)  The department shall adhere to the following when issuing personal use whitefish and sucker permits:  
		(1) the fishing effort may be permitted only in places and during times when resource abundance will allow a harvest without jeopardizing sustained yield and in a manner that will provide for an orderly fishery;  
		(2) permits may be issued for spears and set gillnet, beach seine, dip net, fyke net, and fish wheel gear;  
		(3) finfish other than whitefish and suckers may not be retained under a permit issued under this section.  
	(c)  In the Chatanika River, the annual limit for whitefish is 10 fish.  

Authorities

16.05.251

Notes

Authority

AS 16.05.251 ________________________

History

Eff. 7/26/90, Register 115; am 6/17/98, Register 146; am 6/17/2001, Register 158; am 6/7/2007, Register 182; am 6/21/2007, Register 182; am 6/5/2016, Register 218