Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries
Chapter 27 - Herring Fishery
Article 13 - Kuskokwim Area (Registration Area W)
5 AAC 27.875 - Description of Kuskokwim Area districts

Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 27.875

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) The Security Cove District consists of the waters between the latitude of Cape Newenham and the latitude of the Salmon River (58º 51.83' N. lat.).

(b) The Goodnews Bay District consists of that portion of Goodnews Bay inside a line between the northernmost tip of South Spit (59º 02.92' N. lat., 161º 49.08' W. long.) and the southernmost tip of North Spit (59º 03.58' N. lat., 161º 49.17' W. long.) and a line between the mouth of Ukfigag Creek (59º 04.17' N. lat., 161º 36' W. long.) and the mouth of the Tunulik River (59º 08' N. lat., 161º 37' W. long.).

(c) The Nelson Island District consists of the waters north of the latitude of Chinigyak Cape (60º 27' N. lat.) and east of the longitude of Atrnak Point (165º 15' W. long.) (approximately two miles west of Umkumiut), and all waters north of the latitude of Talurarevuk Point (60º 35' N. lat.) and south of the latitude of the southernmost tip of Chinit Point (60º 36' N. lat.) and east of 165º 30' W. long., and all waters north of the latitude of the northernmost tip of Chinit Point (60º 37' N. lat.) and south of the latitude of the southeasternmost tip of Kigigak Island (60º 49' N. lat.) and east of 165º 30' W. long.

(d) The Nunivak Island District consists of the waters extending three miles seaward of mean low water from Kikoojit Rocks (60º 20' N. lat., 166º 40' W. long.) to Cape Mendenhall (59º 45.17' N. lat., 166º 07' W. long.).

(e) The Cape Avinof District consists of the waters extending landward of Kikegtek, Pingurbek, and Kwigluk Islands and north of the latitude of the southernmost tip of Kwigluk Island (59º 42' N. lat.), from the longitude of Ishkowik River (162º 44' W. long.) to the latitude of Tern Mountain (60º 42' N. lat.), to a point at 60º 42' N. lat., 164º 14' W. long., then to the northernmost tip of Kikegtek Island.

Authority:AS 16.05.251

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Alaska may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.