Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries
Chapter 27 - Herring Fishery
Article 4 - Southeastern Alaska Area (Registration Area A)
5 AAC 27.179 - Permits for winter food and bait herring fishery in Southeastern Alaska Area
Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 27.179
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) The owner or operator of a vessel used in the winter food and bait herring fishery must obtain a permit issued by the commissioner. In the permit, the commissioner shall set the date when the permit holder may begin fishing. The date shall occur during a 14-day period following the issuance of the permit. When setting the date under this subsection, the commissioner shall consider the following:
(1) the anticipated harvest
effort in the district;
(2) the
guideline harvest level established;
(3) the available tender capacity;
and
(4) seasonal bait
demand.
(b) The permit required under (a) of this section may
(1)
establish harvest limits;
(2)
specify open fishing areas;
(3)
establish reporting requirements; and
(4) set other conditions determined by the
commissioner to be necessary for the conservation and management of the
resource.
Authority:AS 16.05.251
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