Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries
Chapter 15 - Chignik Area
Article 3 - Salmon Fishery
5 AAC 15.357 - Chignik Area Salmon Management Plan
Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 15.357
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) he department shall manage the commercial salmon fishery in the Chignik Area in accordance with the guidelines set out in the management plan under this section. The goals of this management plan are to allow traditional fisheries in the area to be conducted on Chignik Area salmon stocks and to achieve the escapement goals for sockeye salmon and local stocks of pink, chum, coho, and king salmon. The department shall manage the Chignik area sockeye salmon fishery to achieve
(1) an optimal escapement goal for Black Lake
(early run) sockeye salmon of 300.000 to 400.000 fish:
(2) an optimal escapement goal for Chignik
Lake (late run) sockeye salmon of 240,000 to 360.000 fish.
(b) In the Chignik Bay and Central Districts, and the Inner Castle Cape Subsection of the Western District, the commercial salmon fishery shall open concurrently based on escapement objectives for the Chignik Lakes' system sockeye salmon runs, except that
(1) the commissioner may open, by emergency
order, the commercial salmon fishery when 40,000 sockeye salmon have escaped
into the Chignik River; however, if the department determines that a strong
buildup of sockeye salmon exists in Chignik Lagoon and that 40,000 sockeye
salmon will escape into the Chignik River, the commissioner may open, by
emergency order, the commercial salmon fishery before 40,000 sockeye
(2) during the period of transition from the
predominance of the early-run sockeye salmon to that of the late-run sockeye
salmon, usually late June through mid-July, the commissioner shall open and
close, by emergency order, the fishing periods to harvest surplus early-run
sockeye salmon without jeopardizing the late-run sockeye salmon escapement
objectives;
(3) from the end of the
transition period described in (2) of this subsection until July 31.
(A) the commissioner shall open and close, by
emergency order, fishing periods in the Chignik Bay and Central Districts, and
the Inner Castle Cape Subsection of the Western District, based on the Chignik
Lakes' system sockeye salmon optimal escapement goals;
(B) the commissioner may take additional
emergency order actions to, protect or harvest local pink, chum, king, and coho
salmon runs;
(4) from
August 1 until September 15, if the Chignik River late-run sockeye salmon
escapement goats are being met weekly, fishing periods in the I Chignik Bay and
Central Districts and the Inner Castle Cape Subsection of the Western District
will run from 6:00 a.m. Monday until 10:00 p.m. Friday
(c) In the Eastern District,
(1) during June, the commercial salmon
fishery will open concurrently with the Chignik Bay and Central Districts and
the Inner Castle Cape Subsection of the Western District, and the openings
shall be based on the department's expectation of achieving the Black Lake
sockeye salmon optimal escapement goal;
(2) from approximately June 26 through July
8,
(A) the department shall evaluate the
strength of the sockeye salmon late run; and
(B) in order to continue managing the Black
Lake sockeye salmon harvest and escapement, while assessing the Chignik Lake
sockeye salmon run strength, commercial salmon fishing in the Eastern District
will, in the department's discretion, be disallowed or severely
restricted;
(3) from the
end of the transition period, described in (b)(2) of this section, until July
31, the department shall manage the commercial salmon fishery based on its
evaluation of local pink and chum salmon runs, and the strength of the Chignik
Lakes' system sockeye salmon;
(4)
after July 31, the department shall manage the commercial salmon fishery based
on its evaluation of local pink, chum, and coho salmon runs or the strength of
the Chignik Lake sockeye salmon run.
(d) From June 1 through July 5, in the Western District, excluding the Inner Castle Cape Subsection, and in the Perryville District, the department may open the commercial salmon fishery concurrently with the Chignik Bay and Central Districts and the Inner Castle Cape Subsection of the Western District; during this time period the Perryville District may open lor no more than three 48 hour fishing periods with a minimum closure of 48 hours between each period; beginning July 6, the department may open the commercial salmon fishery in the Western District, excluding the Inner Castle Cape Subsection, and in the Pcrryyille District, except that,
(1) from approximately late June to mid-July
(transition period),
(A) the department shall
evaluate the strength of the sockeye salmon late run; and
(B) in order to allow the department to
assess the Chignik Lake run strength, the department may keep closed or
severely restrict commercial salmon fishing in the Western District, except the
Inner Castle Cape Subsection, and in the Perryville
District;
(2) from the
end of the transition period, described in (b)(2) of this section, until July
31, fishing periods shall be based on the department's evaluation of local pink
and chum salmon runs, and its evaluation of the Chignik Lake sockeye salmon
run; from July 22 through July 31,
(A)
repealed 3/29/2008;
(B) the
commissioner may, by emergency order, open fishing in the following terminal
harvest areas:
(i) those portions of the
Western and Perryville Districts north of a line from Cape Ikti at 56°
00.32' N. lat., 158° 32.02' W. long., to Coal Cape at 55° 53.42' N.
lat., 159° 00.45' W. long., to Cape Alexander at 55° 47.22' N. lat.,
159° 24.57 W. long.;
(ii)
waters in the Ivanof Bay Section of the Perryville District that are north of
the latitude from Alexander Point at 55° 47.37' W. long., to Kupreanof
Peninsula; and
(iii) those portions
of the Chignik Bay and Central Districts known locally as Jack's Box, which
consists of those waters east of 158° 15.36' W. long., south of 56° 20'
N. lat., and west of 158° 10' W. long.;
(3) from August 1 to August 31, the
department shall manage the fishing periods in the Outer Castle Cape
Subsection. Chankliut Island Subsection. DeviPs Bay Subsection, Outer Kuiukta
Bay area, Mitrofania Island area. Outer Ferryville Subsection and the Outer
Humpback Bay Subsection based on the department's evaluation of local pink and
chum salmon runs or the strength of the Chignik Lake sockeye salmon
run;
(4) from August 1 to August
31, the department shall manage the fishing periods in the Inner
Kuiukta/Portage Bay area. Windy Bay area, Dorner Bay area, Mitrofania Bay area,
Fishrack Bay area, Ivan Bay area. Coal Cape area. Inner Ferryville Subsection,
Inner Humpback Bay Subsection, and the Ivanoff Bay Section based on the
department's evaluation of local pink and chum salmon runs;
(5) after August 31, the department shall
manage fishing periods based on the department's evaluation of local pink,
chum, and coho salmon runs.
(e) repealed 5/31/2019
(f) For the purposes of this section, the
(1) Inner Kuiukta/Portage Bay area is all
waters in Portage Bay north and east of a line from 56° 06.78' N. lat.,
158° 38.42' W. long., to 56° 06.58' N. lat, 158° 35.82' W.
long.;
(2) Windy Bay area is all
waters northwest of 56° 05.49' N. lat., 158° 39.12' to 56° 06.78'
N. lat., 158° 38.42' W. long.;
(3) Domer Bay area is all waters south of the
Inner Kuiukta/Portage Bay area and the Windy Bay area and north of 56°
01.11' N. lat., 158° 38.44' W. long., to 56° 02.22' N. lat., 158°
35.32' W. long.;
(4) Outer Kuiukta
Bay area is all waters of the Domer Bay Section south of the Domer Bay
area;
(5) Fishrack Bay area is all
waters north of 55° 59.58' N. lat., 158° 46.70' and 55° 59.20' N.
lat., 158° 43.92' W. long.;
(6)
Ivan Bay area is all waters north of 55° 59.40' N. lat., 158° 48.79' W.
long., and 55° 58.41' N. lat., 158° 52.78' W. long.;
(7) Mitrofania Bay area is all waters south
of the Ivan Bay area and the Fishrack Bay area and north of 55° 57.01' N.
lat., 158° 40.93' W. long., and 55° 54.71' N. lat., 158° 55.19' W.
long.;
(8) Coal Cape area is all
waters north of 55° 54.71' N. lat., 158° 55.19' W. long., and 55°
53.42' N. lat., 159° 00.45' W. long.;
(9) Mitrofania Island area is all waters of the Mitrofania Section
south of the Mitrofania Bay area and the Coal Cape
area.
Authority:AS 16.05.060
AS 16.05.251
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