5 AAC 21.372 - Tutka Bay Lagoon Salmon Hatchery Management Plan

(a) The department, in consultation with the hatchery operator, shall manage the Tutka Bay Subdistrict and the Paint River Subdistrict to provide for Common property fisheries and to achieve the hatchery broadstock and cost recovery goals set by the hatchery operator and approved by the department for the Tutka Bay Lagoon Hatchery. The department will manage the sport fisheries in accordance with regulations in 5 AAC 56 - 62 and 5 AAC 75. The commissioner may issue emergency orders to liberalize or restrict sport fisheries based on achievement of broodstock goals.

(b) The Tutka Bay Lagoon Hatchery special harvest areas are as follows:

(1) Tutka Bay Lagoon Special Harvest Area: the marine waters of Tutka Bay Subdistrict in the Southern District southeast and shoreward of a line from 59° 30.23' N. lat., 151° 28.23' W. long. to 59° 28.63' N. lat., 151° 30.37' W. long., including Tutka Bay Lagoon;

(2) Paint River Special Harvest Area: the marine waters of Akjemguiga Cove west of a line from 59° 09.50' N. lat., 154° 12.83' W. long. to 59° 10.00' N. lat., 154° 12.50' W. long., including the lagoon at the Paint River mouth and intertidal fish ladder;

(3) Halibut Cove Lagoon Special Harvest Area: the marine waters of Halibut Cove Subdistrict east of a 151° 11.90' W. long., including all marine waters of Halibut Cove Lagoon.

(c) Notwithstanding 5 AAC 21.320 and 5 AAC 21.330, and except as otherwise provided by emergency order issued under AS 16.05.060, the permit holder for the Tutka Bay Lagoon Hatchery, and the permit holder's agents, contractors, or employees authorized under 5 AAC 40.005(g) may harvest salmon in the Tutka Bay Lagoon Hatchery Special Harvest Area, Paint River Special Harvest Area, and Halibut Cove Lagoon Special Harvest Area from 6:00 a.m. June 15 until 6:00 p.m. September 15 using purse seines, hand purse seines, and beach seines.

Notes

5 AAC 21.372

Eff. 3/22/2014, Register 209, April 2014

Authority:AS 16.05.060

AS 16.05.251

AS 16.05.730

AS 16.10.440