Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries
Chapter 01 - Subsistence Finfish Fishery
Article 11 - Cook Inlet Area
5 AAC 01.560 - Fishing seasons and daily fishing periods

Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 01.560

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) Except in the nonsubsistence area described in 5 AAC 99.015(a) (3), and, unless restricted in this section and 5 AAC 01.575, or unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, fish, other than rainbow trout and steelhead trout, may be taken at any time in the Cook Inlet Area. Rainbow trout and steelhead trout, taken incidentally in other subsistence finfish net fisheries and through the ice, are lawfully taken and may be retained for subsistence purposes.

(b) Salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes only as follows:

(1) in the Tyonek Subdistrict
(A) from May 15 through June 15 from 4:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays;

(B) from June 16 through October 15 from 6:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays;

(C) repealed 5/21/2011;

(D) repealed 5/21/2011;

(2) repealed 5/17/81;

(3) in the Port Graham and Koyuktolik Subdistricts from April 1 through September 30 and in the Port Chatham and Windy Bay Subdistricts from April 1 through August 1, from 10:00 p.m. Thursday to 10:00 a.m. Wednesday;

(4) repealed 5/14/93;

(5) repealed 5/14/93;

(6) repealed 6/7/95;

(7) repealed 6/7/95;

(8) in the waters of Seldovia Bay described in 5 AAC 01.566(a)(1), except the waters from Watch Point at 59° 26.55' N. lat., 151° 43.28' W. long., to a point located approximately 300 yards south of the entrance to the Seldovia small boat harbor at 59° 25.97' N. lat., 151° 43.17' W. long., as follows:
(A) from April 1 through May 30, from 6:00 a.m. Monday until 6:00 a.m. Wednesday and from 6:00 a.m. Thursday until 6:00 a.m. Saturday;

(B) during the first two consecutive Saturdays and Sundays in August from 6:00 a.m. Saturday until 6:00 p.m. Sunday, except that if a commercial fishing period is open, the subsistence fishing period shall be closed by emergency order and reopened by emergency order during the next period closed to commercial fishing;

(C) the guideline harvest level for king salmon taken under (A) of this paragraph is 200 king salmon.

(D) from June 1 through June 30, from 6:00 a.m. Saturday through 6:00 a.m. Monday and from 6:00 a.m. Wednesday through 6:00 a.m. Thursday.

(c) Repealed 4/15/81.

(d) Repealed 5/11/85.

(e) Repealed 5/11/85.

(f) Repealed 5/11/85.

(g) Repealed 5/11/85.

(h) Repealed 6/30/83.

(i) Repealed 5/11/85.

(j) Dolly Varden may be taken in fresh water for subsistence purposes in the Port Graham Subdistrict only from April 1 through May 31.

(k) Smelt may be taken as provided in 5 AAC 01.599.

(l) Lingcod may be taken for subsistence purposes only from July 1 through December 31.

Authority:AS 16.05.060

AS 16.05.251

AS 16.05.258

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