(a) Except as otherwise specified in this
section or through an emergency order issued under
AS
16.05.060, sport fishing is permitted year
round in the waters of the North Slope Area.
(b) Except as otherwise specified in (c) of
this section, the following are the general bag, possession, and size limits
for finfish and shellfish in the waters of the North Slope Area:
(1) king salmon 20 inches or greater in
length: the bag and possession limit is three fish, of which only two fish may
be 28 inches or greater in length;
(2) salmon, other than king salmon: the bag
and possession limit is 10 fish, with no size limit;
(3) Arctic char/Dolly Varden and lake trout:
(A) in all lakes: the bag and possession
limit is two fish of all species combined, with no size limit;
(B) in all flowing waters: the bag and
possession limit is 10 fish of all species combined, of which only two fish may
be 20 inches or greater in length, and of which only two fish may be lake
trout;
(4) Arctic
grayling: the bag and possession limit is five fish, with no size
limit;
(5) sheefish: the bag and
possession limit is 10 fish, with no size limit;
(6) northern pike: the bag and possession
limit is 10 fish, with no size limit;
(7) burbot: the bag and possession limit is
15 fish, with no size limit;
(8)
halibut: may be taken only from February 1 through December 31, with a bag
limit of two fish and a possession limit of four fish, with no size
limit;
(9) Dungeness crab: the bag
and possession limit is 12 male crab, with a size limit of 6.5 inches minimum
carapace width;
(10) repealed
7/22/2017;
(11) repealed
7/22/2017;
(12) finfish and
shellfish species that are not specified in this section: there are no bag,
possession, or size limits.
(c) The following are the exceptions to the
general bag, possession, and size limits, and fishing seasons specified in (a)
and (b) of this section for finfish in the waters of the Dalton Highway
Corridor (Transalaska Pipeline Corridor) within the North Slope Area, which is
described as a corridor five miles wide on each side of the Dalton Highway:
(1) salmon: sport fishing for salmon is
closed;
(2) lake trout: may be
taken by catch-and-release fishing only, and may not be possessed or retained;
all lake trout caught must be released immediately;
(3) northern pike: the bag and possession
limit is five fish, of which only one fish may be 30 inches or greater in
length.
