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 7 - Aleutian Islands Area
5 AAC 01.380 - Subsistence fishing permits

Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 01.380

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) Salmon, trout, and char may be taken only under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, except that a permit is not required in the Akutan, Umnak, and Atka-Amlia Islands Districts.

(b) No more than 250 salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes unless otherwise specified on the subsistence fishing permit, except that in the Unalaska and Adak Districts,

(1) the holder of a subsistence salmon fishing permit may take no more than 25 salmon, of which no more than 10 sockeye salmon may be harvested from Front Beach in Unalaska Bay, plus an additional 25 salmon for each member of the same household whose name is listed on the permit, of which no more than 10 sockeye salmon may be harvested from Front Beach in Unalaska Bay; in this section, " Front Beach" means all Unalaska Bay waters south of a line from a point near the Bishop's House at 53° 52.64' N. lat., 166° 32.30' W. long., to a point on the Unalaska Bay shore at 53° 52.68' N. lat., 166° 30.91 1 W. long; and

(2) a permit holder may obtain an additional permit from the department to harvest more salmon other than sockeye salmon from Front Beach in Unalaska Bay.

(c) A record of subsistence-caught fish must be kept on the permit. The record must be completed immediately upon taking subsistence-caught fish and must be returned to the local representative of the department no later than October 31.

Authority:AS 16.05.251

AS 16.05.258

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