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 30.345 - Requirements and specifications for operation of two units of set gillnet gear in Yakutat Area

Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 30.345

Current through November 28, 2024

(a) A CFEC permit holder who holds two Yakutat Area set gillnet permits may operate two units of set gillnet gear as described in 5 AAC 30.331, 5 AAC 30.334, 5 AAC 30.335, 5 AAC 30.340, and this section.

(b) Before operating two units of set gillnet gear under this section, the holder of two Yakutat Area set gillnet permits shall register by contacting a local representative of the department at the department's Yakutat office and providing the information required by the department. Before terminating the operation of two units of set gillnet gear under this section and operating only a single unit of set gillnet gear, the permit holder shall contact a local representative of the department at the department's Yakutat office and provide the information required by the department.

(c) When a CFEC permit holder operates two units of set gillnet gear under this section, the permit holder

(1) is responsible for ensuring that both units of set gillnet gear are operated in a lawful manner; and

(2) shall clearly mark the buoy on the outer end of each set gillnet as described in 5 AAC 39.280, including both of the CFEC permit holders five-digit permit serial numbers followed by the letter "D", in numbers and letters that are displayed in a manner that is plainly visible, unobscured, and in a color that contrasts with the background.

(d) The operation of two units of set gillnet gear by a CFEC permit holder under this section is only allowed in the Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet, the marine waters of Yakutat Bay north of a line from Point Manby to Ocean Cape, and the Kaliakh River, except that when the projected escapement of king salmon in the Situk River is less than 750 fish, 28 inches or greater in length, the operation of two units of set gillnet gear under this section will only be allowed in the Kaliakh River.

(e) Repealed 6/17/2018.

The department's Yakutat office is located at 1 Fish and Game Plaza, P.O. Box 49, Yakutat, Alaska 99689; Telephone: (907) 784-3255.

Authority:AS 16.05.251

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