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Title 5 . Fish and Game
Chapter 33 . Transportation, Possession and Release of Live Fish; Aquatic Farming
Section 374. District 12: Hidden Falls Hatchery Terminal Harvest Area Salmon Management Plan

5 AAC 33.374. District 12: Hidden Falls Hatchery Terminal Harvest Area Salmon Management Plan

(a) The Hidden Falls Terminal Harvest Area for chum, king, and coho salmon consists of the waters of District 12 within two nautical miles of the Baranof Island shoreline south of the latitude of South Point and north of 57ΓΈ 06.83' N. lat., excluding the waters of Kelp Bay.

(b) Purse seine and troll openings will be managed by emergency order to harvest king and chum salmon returning to the Hidden Falls Hatchery in excess of broodstock and cost recovery needs.

(c) From April 15 through June 30, chum and king salmon may be taken by troll and purse seine gear as follows:

(1) purse seine openings will be limited to a maximum of two fishing days per week in the terminal harvest area;

(2) if management actions are necessary to achieve broodstock and cost recovery goals, the purse seine and troll fisheries for the harvest of chum salmon will be closed; the department shall also manage the Hidden Falls Terminal Harvest Area troll fishery for king salmon to prohibit the harvest of chum salmon and the purse seine fishery for king salmon will not be opened;

(3) if necessary to allow troll gear access to king salmon, the waters of Kasnyku Bay west of a line from North Point to the westernmost tip of Round Island and north of the latitude of the westernmost tip of Round Island may be closed to purse seine fishing.

(d) Beginning July 1, king and chum salmon may be harvested by troll and purse seine gear as follows:

(1) during troll and purse seine gear openings, areas within the terminal harvest area may be closed to protect chum and king salmon broodstock;

(2) to limit the troll gear harvest of chum salmon in the terminal harvest area, the department shall manage the troll gear fishery so the harvest number of chum salmon on any vessel does not exceed the harvest number of king salmon.

(e) The Hidden Falls Terminal Harvest Area troll gear coho salmon fishery will be managed by emergency order to harvest coho salmon surplus after broodstock and cost recovery needs are met.

History: Eff. 6/25/89, Register 110; am 4/23/94, Register 130; am 6/28/97, Register 142; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 7/26/2003, Register 167

Authority: AS 16.05.060

AS 16.05.251


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