Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries
Chapter 28 - Groundfish Fishery
Article 9 - South Alaska Peninsula Area (Registration Area M)
5 AAC 28.555 - Description of South Alaska Peninsula Area districts and sections
Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 28.555
Current through August 30, 2024
The districts and sections for the sablefish and rockfish fisheries in the South Alaska Peninsula Area are described as follows:
(1) Eastern District: all waters of the South Alaska Peninsula Area east of the longitude of Scotch Cap Light at 164º 44.72' W. long., which includes the following sections:
(A) Shumagin Islands Section: all waters of
the Eastern District west of a line extending from Kupreanof Point at 55º
33.98' N. lat., 159º 35.88' W. long, to a point offshore at 53° 40,46'
N.. 156° 20.22' W. long, and east of 161º W. long.;
(B) Pavlof Bay Section: all waters of the
Eastern District west of 161º W. long. and east of the 162º W.
long.;
(C) Sanak Island Section:
all waters of the Eastern District west of 162º W. long. and east of the
longitude of Scotch Cap Light at 164º 44.72' W. long.:
(2) Western District: all waters of the South Alaska Peninsula Area west of the longitude of Scotch Cap Light at 164º 44.72' W. long.
Authority:AS 16.05.251
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