5 AAC 64.060 - Kodiak Area 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 stabilizing the sport harvest of king salmon in the salt waters of the
Kodiak Area.
(b) In the Kodiak Area
salt water king salmon sport fishery,
(1) the
guideline harvest level is 11,000 king salmon;
(2) the sport harvest will be estimated
annually by the department's statewide harvest survey;
(3) king salmon taken in Monashka Bay will
not count towards the guideline harvest level established in (1) of this
subsection;
(4) the bag and
possession limit for king salmon is two fish, with no size limit;
(5) the annual limit and harvest record
specified in
5
AAC 64.022 does not apply.
(c) If the guideline harvest level is
exceeded, the board will consider restrictions that may be necessary to avoid
exceeding the guideline harvest level at a regularly scheduled meeting for the
Kodiak Area. If the board finds that restrictions are necessary, the board will
adopt one or more of the following restrictions in the following order:
(1) reduce the nonresident bag and possession
limit for king salmon in salt waters to one fish;
(2) prohibit a sport fishing guide from
taking a king salmon while a client is present or is within the guide's control
or responsibility;
(3) allow only
king salmon 28 inches or greater in length to be retained;
(4) reduce the resident bag and possession
limit for king salmon in salt waters to one fish.
Notes
Authority:AS 16.05.251
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