5 AAC 77.672 - Personal use herring fishery

In the personal use taking of herring and herring spawn

(1) herring may be taken at any time;

(2) herring and herring spawn may be taken by gear listed in 5 AAC 01.010;

(3) there is no annual possession limit for herring or for herring spawn which is not on kelp;

(4) herring spawn on kelp may only be taken under the authority of a personal use fishing permit; when issuing a personal use permit for the taking of herring spawn on kelp, the department may specify on the permit the times and locations for harvesting and the species of kelp which may be taken; the annual possession limit for herring spawn on kelp is 32 pounds for an individual or 158 pounds for a household of two or more persons; the department may issue an additional permit for taking herring spawn on kelp above the annual possession limit if harvestable surpluses of herring spawn on kelp are available;

(5) in the 72 hours before and 72 hours after an open commercial herring fishing period in the southeastern Alaska Area, a vessel that, or crew member or permit holder who participates in that commercial herring fishery opening may not take or possess herring under this chapter in any district in the southeastern Alaska Area;

(6) herring taken under personal use regulations may not be used as bait in a commercial fishery;

(7) herring may not be taken in Auke Bay, east of a line from the mouth of Waydelich Creek to an ADF&G regulatory marker located one-fourth mile south of the mouth of Auke Creek, from April 1 through May 31.

Notes

5 AAC 77.672

Eff. 6/25/89, Register 110; am 4/1/94, Register 129; am 4/23/94, Register 130; am 7/1/2015, Register 214, July 2015

Authority:AS 16.05.251