5 AAC 01.210 - Fishing seasons and periods
(a) Unless
restricted in this section, or in
5
AAC 01.220 -
5
AAC 01.249, salmon may be taken in the Yukon Area at
any time.
(b) When there are no
commercial salmon fishing periods, the subsistence fishery in the Yukon River
drainage will be based on a schedule implemented chronologically, consistent
with migratory timing as the salmon run progresses upstream. The commissioner
may alter fishing periods by emergency order, if the commissioner determines
that preseason or in season run indicators indicate it is necessary for
conservation purposes. The fishing periods for subsistence salmon fishing in
the Yukon River drainage will be established by emergency order as follows:
(1) Coastal District, Koyukuk River,
Kantishna River, and Subdistrict 5-D: seven days per week;
(2) Districts 1 - 3: two 36-hour fishing
periods per week;
(3) District 4,
and Subdistricts 5-A, 5-B, and 5-C: two 48-hour fishing periods per week,
except that in Subdistricts 5-A, 5-B, and 5-C when the department's in season
projection of the fall chum salmon run is greater than or equal to 700,000 fish
based on the summer to fall chum salmon historic relationship, the fishing
schedule will be seven days per week coinciding with the migratory timing of
the fall chum salmon run;
(4)
District 6: two 42-hour fishing periods per week; and
(5) Old Minto Area: five days per
week.
(c) When there are
commercial salmon fishing periods, in the following locations, in addition to
subsistence fishing periods opened by emergency order, salmon may be taken for
subsistence during commercial salmon fishing periods, except that, unless
allowed by emergency order, salmon may not be taken for subsistence during the
24 hours immediately before the opening of the commercial salmon fishing
season:
(1) District 4, excluding the Koyukuk
River drainage: from June 15 through September 30, salmon may be taken for two
48-hour fishing periods per week, established by emergency order;
(2) District 5, excluding the Tozitna River
drainage and Subdistrict 5-D;
(3)
District 6, except
(A) the Kantishna River
drainage and that portion of the Tanana River drainage upstream of the mouth of
the Salcha River;
(B) in Old Minto
Area, salmon may be taken from 6:00 p.m. Friday until 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday.
(d) During the commercial salmon fishing
season when the department announces a commercial fishing closure that will
last longer than five days, salmon may not be taken for subsistence during the
following periods in the following districts:
(1) in District 4, excluding the Koyukuk
River drainage, salmon may not be taken
(A)
in Subdistrict 4-A, from 6:00 p.m. Sunday until 6:00 p.m. Tuesday;
(B) in Subdistricts 4-B and 4-C, from 6:00
p.m. Friday until 6:00 p.m. Sunday;
(2) in District 5, excluding the Tozitna
River drainage and Subdistrict 5-D, salmon may not be taken from 6:00 p.m.
Sunday until 6:00 p.m. Tuesday.
(e) In Districts 1,2, and 3, excluding the
Innoko River drainage, unless allowed by emergency order, salmon may not be
taken for subsistence during the 24 hours immediately before the opening of the
commercial salmon fishing season, and
(1) in
Districts 1, 2, and 3,
(A) after the opening
of the commercial salmon fishing season through July 15, salmon may not be
taken for subsistence for 18 hours immediately before, during, and for 12 hours
after each commercial salmon fishing period;
(B) after July 15, salmon may not be taken
for subsistence for 12 hours immediately before, during, and for 12 hours after
each commercial salmon fishing period;
(C) notwithstanding the provisions of (A) and
(B) of this paragraph, if the commissioner determines it is necessary to ensure
that reasonable opportunity for subsistence uses is being provided, the
commissioner may, by emergency order, open a subsistence fishing period that
may occur during times that are before, during, and after a commercial salmon
fishing period;
(2)
repealed 5/19/2010.
(f)
Repealed 5/19/2010.
(g) The
commissioner may establish, by emergency order, additional subsistence salmon
fishing periods in Subdistricts 4-B and 4-C and Districts 5 and 6 to compensate
for any lost fishing opportunities due to reductions in commercial salmon
fishing time.
(h) Except as
provided in
5
AAC 01.225, and except as may be provided by the terms
of a subsistence fishing permit, there is no closed season on fish other than
salmon.
Notes
Authority:AS 16.05.060
AS 16.05.251
AS 16.05.258
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