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Alaska Administrative Code
Title 05 . Fish and Game
Chapter 27 . Herring Fishery

Chapter 27. Herring Fishery

Section 1 . Application of this chapter
Section 5 . Registration areas established
Section 10 . Application of regulations
Section 20 . (Repealed)
Section 30 . Landing requirements
Section 35 . Closure of registration areas
Section 45 . Discretionary openings
Section 50 . Lawful gear for herring
Section 55 . Permits for herring spawn
Section 59 . Management guidelines for commercial herring sac roe fisheries
Section 60 . Bering Sea Herring Fishery Management Plan
Section 70 . (Repealed)
Section 90 . Unlawful possession of herring or herring gear
Section 92 . (Repealed)
Section 93 . (Repealed)
Section 95 . (Repealed)
Section 96 . (Repealed)
Section 97 . (Repealed)
Section 98 . (Repealed)
Section 100 . Description of Southeastern Alaska Area
Section 105 . Description of Southeastern Alaska Area districts
Section 110 . Fishing seasons for Southeastern Alaska Area
Section 130 . Lawful gear for Southeastern Alaska Area
Section 131 . Gillnet specifications and operations for Southeastern Alaska Area
Section 132 . Seine specifications and operations for Southeastern Alaska Area
Section 150 . Waters closed to herring fishing in Southeastern Alaska Area
Section 160 . Quotas and guideline harvest levels for Southeastern Alaska Area
Section 162 . Buyer and tender reporting requirements for the sac roe herring fishery in Southeastern Alaska Area
Section 170 . Harvest of bait by commercial permit holders in Southeastern Alaska Area
Section 179 . Permits for winter food and bait herring fishery in Southeastern Alaska Area
Section 180 . Permits for herring pounds in Southeastern Alaska Area
Section 185 . Management plan for herring spawn on kelp in pounds fisheries in Sections 3-B, 12-A, and 13-C, and District 7
Section 187 . Buyer and processors reporting requirements for spawn on kelp in pounds for the Southeastern Alaska Area
Section 190 . Herring Management Plan for Southeastern Alaska Area
Section 195 . Sitka Sound commercial sac roe herring fishery
Section 197 . Sections 1-E and 1-F commercial sac roe herring fishery
Section 200 . Description of Yakutat Area
Section 205 . Description of Yakutat Area districts
Section 210 . Fishing season for Yakutat Area
Section 230 . Lawful gear for Yakutat Area
Section 250 . Closed waters in Yakutat Area
Section 270 . Harvest of bait by commercial permit holders in Yakutat Area
Section 300 . Description of Prince William Sound Area
Section 305 . (Repealed)
Section 310 . Fishing seasons and periods for Prince William Sound Area
Section 330 . Lawful gear for Prince William Sound Area
Section 331 . Gillnet specifications and operations for Prince William Sound Area
Section 332 . Seine specifications and operations for Prince William Sound Area
Section 333 . Wild herring spawn on kelp harvest specifications and operations for Prince William Sound Area
Section 334 . Harvest specifications and operations for the herring spawn-on-kelp pound fishery in Prince William Sound Area
Section 350 . Waters closed to herring fishing in Prince William Sound Area
Section 360 . (Repealed)
Section 365 . Prince William Sound Herring Management Plan
Section 370 . General restrictions for Prince William Sound Area
Section 380 . (Repealed)
Section 390 . Buyer reporting requirements for Prince William Sound Area
Section 400 . Description of Cook Inlet Area
Section 405 . Description of Cook Inlet districts
Section 407 . Lower Cook Inlet herring management areas
Section 409 . Central District Herring Management Plan
Section 410 . Fishing seasons for Cook Inlet Area
Section 430 . Lawful gear for Cook Inlet Area
Section 431 . Gillnet specifications and operations for Cook Inlet Area
Section 432 . Seine specifications and operations for Cook Inlet Area
Section 434 . Identification of gear for Cook Inlet Area
Section 435 . Minimum distance between units of gear in Cook Inlet Area
Section 450 . Waters closed to herring fishing in Cook Inlet Area
Section 460 . (Repealed)
Section 462 . Reporting requirements for Cook Inlet Area
Section 463 . Eastern, Outer, and Southern Districts Herring Management Plan
Section 465 . Kamishak Bay District Herring Management Plan
Section 500 . Description of Kodiak Area
Section 505 . Description of Kodiak Area districts and sections
Section 506 . Use of global positioning system (GPS)
Section 510 . Fishing seasons and periods for Kodiak Area
Section 515 . Lawful gear for Kodiak Area
Section 520 . Gillnet specifications and operations for Kodiak Area
Section 525 . Seine specifications and operations for Kodiak Area
Section 530 . Waters closed to herring fishing in Kodiak Area
Section 531 . (Repealed)
Section 532 . (Repealed)
Section 535 . Harvest strategies for Kodiak Area
Section 536 . Size limits for Kodiak Area
Section 540 . Buyer and tender reporting requirements for Kodiak Area
Section 545 . Harvest of bait by commercial permit holders in Kodiak Area
Section 550 . Description of Chignik Area
Section 555 . Description of Chignik Area districts
Section 556 . Use of global positioning systems (GPS)
Section 560 . Fishing seasons and weekly fishing periods for Chignik Area
Section 565 . Lawful gear for Chignik Area
Section 575 . Seine specifications and operations for Chignik Area
Section 580 . Waters closed to herring fishing in Chignik Area
Section 590 . Buyer and tender reporting requirements for Chignik Area
Section 600 . Description of Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area
Section 605 . Description of Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area districts and sections
Section 606 . Use of global positioning system (GPS)
Section 610 . Fishing seasons and periods for Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area
Section 630 . Lawful gear for Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area
Section 631 . Gillnet specifications and operations for Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area
Section 632 . Seine specifications and operations for Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area
Section 650 . Waters closed to herring fishing in Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area
Section 655 . Dutch Harbor Food and Bait Herring Fishery Allocation Plan
Section 657 . Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Herring Management Plan
Section 660 . (Repealed)
Section 662 . Buyer and tender reporting requirements for Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area
Section 665 . (Repealed)
Section 800 . Description of Bristol Bay Area
Section 805 . Description of Bristol Bay Area districts and sections
Section 810 . Fishing seasons and periods for Bristol Bay Area
Section 830 . Lawful gear for Bristol Bay Area
Section 831 . Gillnet specifications and operations for Bristol Bay Area
Section 832 . Seine specifications and operations for Bristol Bay Area
Section 833 . Herring spawn on kelp harvest specifications and operations for Bristol Bay Area
Section 834 . Togiak District Herring Spawn on Kelp Management Plan
Section 840 . (Repealed)
Section 850 . Closed waters in Bristol Bay Area
Section 860 . (Repealed)
Section 862 . Buyer reporting requirements for Bristol Bay Area
Section 865 . Bristol Bay Herring Management Plan
Section 870 . Description of Kuskokwim Area
Section 875 . Description of Kuskokwim Area districts
Section 880 . Fishing seasons and periods for Kuskokwim Area
Section 885 . Lawful gear for Kuskokwim Area
Section 887 . Seine specifications and operations for Kuskokwim Area
Section 888 . Gillnet specifications and operations for Kuskokwim Area
Section 889 . (Repealed)
Section 890 . Waters closed to herring fishing in Kuskokwim Area
Section 893 . Vessel specifications and operations for Kuskokwim Area
Section 894 . Management Plan for Gillnet and Cooperative Purse Seine Fishery in The Nunivak Island District
Section 895 . Harvest strategy for Kuskokwim Area
Section 896 . Buyer reporting requirements for Kuskokwim Area
Section 897 . Possession of salmon
Section 898 . (Repealed)
Section 899 . Superexclusive use areas in Kuskokwim Area
Section 900 . Description of Bering Sea-Kotzebue Area
Section 905 . Description of Bering Sea-Kotzebue Area districts and subdistricts
Section 910 . Fishing seasons and periods for Bering Sea-Kotzebue Area
Section 930 . Lawful gear for Bering Sea-Kotzebue Area
Section 931 . Gillnet specifications and operations for Bering Sea-Kotzebue Area
Section 932 . Seine specifications and operations for Bering Sea-Kotzebue Area
Section 933 . Wild herring spawn on kelp harvest specifications and operations for the Norton Sound District
Section 934 . Wild herring spawn-on-kelp harvest specifications and operations for the Norton Sound District
Section 935 . Vessel specifications and operations for Bering Sea-Kotzebue Area
Section 950 . Waters closed to herring fishing in Bering Sea-Kotzebue Area
Section 960 . Harvest strategy for Bering Sea-Kotzebue Area
Section 965 . Management Plan for Herring Pound Spawn-On-Kelp Fishery in the Norton Sound District
Section 970 . Buyer reporting requirements for Bering Sea-Kotzebue Area
Section 971 . Harvest of bait by commercial permit holders in Bering Sea-Kotzebue Area
Section 980 . Possession of salmon
Section 985 . (Repealed)
Section 987 . Superexclusive use areas in Bering Sea-Kotzebue Area

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