Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries
Chapter 28 - Groundfish Fishery
Article 4 - Eastern Gulf of Alaska Area (Registration Area A)
5 AAC 28.165 - Lingcod allocation guidelines for Eastern Gulf of Alaska Area

Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 28.165

Current through August 30, 2024

In the Eastern Gulf of Alaska Area, the department shall annually allocate the harvest in the lingcod commercial and sport fisheries as follows:

(1) Icy Bay Subdistrict:

(A) 46 percent to the directed commercial lingcod fishery;

(B) 12.67 percent to the commercial longline fisheries;

(D) 33.33 percent to the sport fishery;

(2) East Yakutat Section:

(A) if the annual guideline harvest level is at or below 200,000 pounds, as follows:

(i) 43 percent to the directed commercial lingcod fishery;

(ii) two percent to the sport fishery;

(iii) 47 percent to bycatch in the commercial longline fishery;

(iv) eight percent to bycatch in the commercial salmon troll fishery;

(B) if the guideline harvest level is over 200,000 pounds, as follows:

(i) 4,000 round pounds to the sport fishery;

(ii) 94,000 round pounds to bycatch in the commercial longline fishery;

(iii) 16,000 round pounds to bycatch in the commercial salmon troll fishery;

(iv) the remainder of the guideline harvest level will be allocated to the directed commercial lingcod fishery;

(3) Northern Southeast Outside Section:

(A) 43 percent to the directed commercial lingcod fishery;

(B) 22 percent to the sport fishery;

(D) eight percent to bycatch in the commercial salmon troll fishery;

(4) Central Southeast Outside Section:

(A) 36 percent to the directed commercial lingcod fishery;

(B) 30 percent to the sport fishery;

(D) seven percent to bycatch in the commercial salmon troll fishery;

(E) four percent to bycatch in the commercial groundfish fishery using hand troll gear and mechanical jigging machines;

(5) Southern Southeast Outer Coast Sector:

(A) 30 percent to the directed commercial lingcod fishery;

(B) 44 percent to the sport fishery;

(D) two percent to bycatch in the commercial groundfish fishery using hand troll gear and mechanical jigging machines;

(E) seven percent to bycatch in the commercial salmon troll fishery;

(6) Southern Southeast Internal Sector:

(A) no directed commercial lingcod fishery;

(B) 92 percent to the sport fishery;

(D) four percent to bycatch in the commercial salmon troll fishery;

(7) Northern Southeast Inside Subdistrict:

(A) no directed commercial lingcod fishery;

(B) 50 percent to the sport fishery;

(D) 20 percent to bycatch in the commercial salmon troll fishery.

Authority:AS 16.05.251

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