Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries
Chapter 30 - Yakutat Area
Article 3 - Salmon Fishery
5 AAC 30.331 - Gillnet specifications and operations
Current through November 28, 2024
(a) A set gillnet with a mesh size smaller than eight inches may not be more than 45 meshes in depth and a set gillnet with a mesh size eight inches or larger may not be more than 35 meshes in depth, except that after July 1, in the waters of Yakutat Bay, a set gillnet of all mesh sizes may not be more than 60 meshes in depth. The individual and aggregate lengths of any and all set gillnets on board a vessel or operated by a person may not be more than one of the following in hung measure:
(b) A set gillnet may not obstruct more than two-thirds of a salmon migratory waterway, except that in the Tsiu River, a set gillnet may not obstruct more than one-half of the waterway. The provisions of this subsection apply in [IN] the intertidal zone at all stages of the tide.
(c) A set gillnet shall be operated in substantially a straight line, except that in Disenchantment Bay and Yakutat Bay a set gillnet may have no more than 15 fathoms of its length used as a single hook.
(d) Repealed 4/15/81.
(e) The operation of each set gillnet shall be performed or assisted by the fisherman who holds the valid interim-use or entry permit card for that gear.
(f) In the Alsek River, salmon may be taken only with gillnets of six inch or smaller mesh size during seasons established by emergency order.
Authority:AS 16.05.060
AS 16.05.251