Current through August 30, 2024
(a) The commissioner shall establish by
emergency order the king salmon sport fish bag and possession limits and all
other necessary management measures based on the allocation to the sport
fishery as determined by
5
AAC 29.060. The bag and possession limits and other
management measures established by the commissioner will remain in effect until
March 31 of the following year.
(b)
The objectives of the management plan under this section are to
(1) manage the sport fishery to attain an
average harvest of 20 percent of the annual harvest ceiling specified by the
Pacific Salmon Commission, after the subtraction of the commercial net
allocation specified in
5
AAC 29.060 from the harvest ceiling;
(2) allow uninterrupted sport fishing in salt
waters for king salmon, while not exceeding the harvest ceiling;
(3) minimize regulatory restrictions on
resident anglers; and
(4) allow for
the transfer of any projected unused balance in sport allocation to the troll
fishery at a date determined by the department.
(c) When the allocation of treaty king salmon
to the sport fishery, as determined by
5
AAC 29.060, is greater than 69,014 fish the
commissioner may implement by emergency order the following management
measures:
(1) a resident bag limit of three
king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
(2) a nonresident bag limit of one king
salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
(3) from January 1 through June 30, a
nonresident annual harvest limit of three king salmon, 28 inches or greater in
length;
(4) from July 1 through
July 15, a nonresident annual harvest limit of two king salmon, 28 inches or
greater in length; any king salmon harvested by a nonresident from January 1
through June 30 will apply towards the two fish annual harvest limit;
(5) from July 16 through December 31, a
nonresident annual harvest limit of one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in
length; any king salmon harvested by a nonresident from January 1 through July
15 will apply towards the one fish annual harvest limit;
(6) from October 1 through March 31, a sport
fish angler may use two rods when fishing for king salmon; a person using two
rods under this paragraph may only retain salmon.
(d) When the allocation of treaty king salmon
to the sport fishery, as determined by
5
AAC 29.060 is between 55,421 and 69,014 fish, the
commissioner may implement by emergency order the following management
measures:
(1) a resident bag limit of three
king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
(2) a nonresident bag limit of one king
salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
(3) from January 1 through June 30, a
nonresident annual harvest limit of three king salmon, 28 inches or greater in
length;
(4) from July 1 through
July 15, a nonresident annual harvest limit of two king salmon, 28 inches or
greater in length; any king salmon harvested by a nonresident from January 1
through June 30 will apply towards the two fish annual harvest limit;
(5) from July 16 through December 31, a
nonresident annual harvest limit of one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in
length: any king salmon harvested by a nonresident from January 1 through July
15 will apply towards the one fish annual harvest limit;
(6) from October 1 through March 31, a sport
fish angler may use two rods when fishing for king salmon; a person using two
rods under this paragraph may only retain salmon.
(e) When the allocation of treaty king salmon
to the sport fishery, as determined by
5
AAC 29.060, is between 42,685 and 55,420 fish the
commissioner may implement by emergency order the following management
measures:
(1) a resident bag limit of two
king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
(2) a nonresident bag limit of one king
salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
(3) from January 1 through June 30, a
nonresident annual harvest limit of three king salmon, 28 inches or greater in
length;
(4) from July 1 through
July 15, a nonresident annual harvest limit of two king salmon, 28 inches or
greater in length; any king salmon harvested by a nonresident from January 1
through June 30 will apply towards the two fish annual harvest limit;
(5) from July 16 through December 31, a
nonresident annual harvest limit of one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in
length; any king salmon harvested by a nonresident from January 1 through July
15 will apply towards the one fish annual harvest limit;
(6) from October 1 through March 31, a
resident sport fish angler may use two rods when fishing for king salmon; a
person using two rods under this paragraph may only retain salmon.
(f) When the allocation of treaty
king salmon to the sport fishery, as determined by
5
AAC 29.060, is between 34,303 and 42,684 fish the
commissioner may implement by emergency order the following management
measures:
(1) a resident bag limit of two
king salmon 28 inches or greater in length;
(2) a nonresident bag limit of one king
salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
(3) from January 1 through June 30, a
nonresident annual harvest limit of three king salmon, 28 inches or greater in
length;
(4) from July 1 through
July 15, a nonresident annual harvest limit of two king salmon, 28 inches or
greater in length; any king salmon harvested by a nonresident from January 1
through June 30 will apply towards the two fish annual harvest limit;
(5) from July 16 through December 31, a
nonresident annual harvest limit of one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in
length; any king salmon harvested by a nonresident from January 1 through July
15 will apply towards the one fish annual harvest limit;
(6) from October 1 through March 31, a
resident sport fish angler may use two rods when fishing for king salmon; a
person using two rods under this paragraph may only retain salmon.
(g) When the allocation of treaty
king salmon to the sport fishery, as determined by
5
AAC 29.060, is between 22,328 and 34,302 fish the
commissioner may implement by emergency order the following management
measures:
(1) a bag limit of one king salmon,
28 inches or greater in length;
(2)
from January 1 through June 30, a nonresident annual harvest limit of three
king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
(3) from July 1 through July 7, a nonresident
annual harvest limit of two king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length; any
king salmon harvested by the nonresident from January 1 through June 30 will
apply toward the two fish annual harvest limit;
(4) from July 8 through December 31, a
nonresident annual harvest limit of one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in
length: any king salmon harvested by a nonresident from January 1 through
December 31 will apply towards the one fish annual harvest limit;
(5) a resident bag limit of two king salmon
28 inches or greater in length will be established in areas where conservation
management measures have prohibited king salmon retention or closed fishing for
king salmon for all anglers once they reopen.
(h) When the allocation of treaty king salmon
to the sport fishery, as determined by
5
AAC 29.060, is between 19,381 and 22,327 fish the
commissioner may implement by emergency order the following management
measures:
(1) a bag limit of one king salmon,
28 inches or greater in length;
(2)
from January 1 through June 30, a nonresident annual harvest limit of three
king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
(3) from July 1 through December 31, a
nonresident annual harvest limit of one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in
lengthy; any king salmon harvested by a nonresident from January 1 through June
30 will apply towards the one fish annual harvest limit;
(4) a resident bag limit of two king salmon
28 inches or greater in length will be established in areas where conservation
management measures have prohibited king salmon retention or closed fishing for
king salmon for all anglers once they reopen.
(i) When the allocation of treaty king salmon
to the sport fishery, as determined by
5
AAC 29.060, is less than 19,381 fish, the commissioner
may implement by emergency order the provisions specified in (g) and (h) of
this section.
(j) The commissioner
may adopt regulations that establish reporting requirements necessary to obtain
the information required to implement the management plan under this
section.
(k) The commissioner may,
by emergency order, establish that the nonresident harvest and annual limits
for king salmon under this section do not apply in a hatchery terminal harvest
area.
(l) A harvest record under
5
AAC 75.006 is required for nonresidents.
(m) The department shall manage the resident
sport fishery so that there are no closures for residents, unless the
commissioner determines that additional harvest reduction to the resident bag
limits is necessary to comply with the Pacific Salmon Treaty.
(n) The provisions of this section do not
apply after July 31, 2025.
Authority:AS
16.05.060
AS 16.05.251
AS
16.05.270
