5 AAC 01 — Subsistence Finfish Fishery (Article 1 to 14)

(a) Salmon may be taken by seines and gillnets, or with gear specified on a subsistence fishing permit, except that in Chignik Lake salmon may not be taken with purse seines. A gillnet may not be set, staked, anchored, or otherwise fixed in a stream while it obstructs more than o…

Salmon may not be taken (1) from July 1 through August 31, in the Chignik River from a point 300 feet upstream from the Chignik weir to Chignik Lake; (2) in Black Lake, or any tributary to Black Lake or Chignik Lake, except the waters of Clark River and Home Creek, from each of t…

(a) Salmon, trout and char may only be taken under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit. (b) Not more than 250 salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes unless otherwise specified on the subsistence fishing permit. (c) A subsistence fishermen shall keep a record of th…

In the Chignik Area, a commercial salmon fishing permit holder may not subsistence fish for salmon during the 12 hours before a commercial salmon fishing period or the 12 hours following the closure of a commercial salmon fishing period. However, a commercial salmon fishing licen…

The daily bag limit for halibut is two fish and the possession limit is two daily bag limits. No person may possess sport-taken and subsistence-taken halibut on the same day. Notes 5 AAC 01.490 Eff. 6/2/88, Register 106; readopt 5/13/93, Register 126 At its January 5 - 11, 1993 m…

The Kodiak Area includes all waters of Alaska south of a line extending from Cape Douglas (58º 51.10' N. lat.), west of 150º W. long., north of 55º 30.00' N. lat., and north and east of a line extending 135º southeast for three miles from a point near Kilokak Rocks at 57º 10.34' …

In the Kodiak Area, boundaries, lines, and coordinates are identified with the global positioning system (GPS). If the global positioning system is not operating, the boundaries, lines, and coordinates are as identified by ADF&G regulatory markers. Notes 5 AAC 01.506 Eff. 4/9/200…

(a) Salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. from January 1 through December 31, with the following exceptions: (1) from June 1 through September 15, salmon seine vessels may not be used to take subsistence salmon for 24 hours before, during, an…

(a) Unless restricted by this section or under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, fish may be taken by gear listed in 5 AAC 01.010(a). (b) Salmon may be taken only by gillnet and seine. Gillnet and seine gear may not be operated in a manner to obstruct more than one-half …

The following waters are closed to the subsistence taking of salmon: (1) all waters of Near Island Channel that are bounded by a line from a point on Kodiak Island near Delarov Street at 57º 47.62' N. lat., 152º 22.78' W. long., to the northernmost point of Holiday Island at 57º …

(a) A subsistence fishing permit is required for taking salmon, trout, char, and herring for subsistence purposes. (b) The annual limit for a subsistence salmon fishing permit holder is as follows: (1) in the fresh waters of Kodiak Island, east of a line from Crag Point south to …

Notes 5 AAC 01.535 Repealed 5/13/93. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…

(a) The Alaska Board of Fisheries finds that salmon and finfish other than salmon, except steelhead and rainbow trout, in the Kodiak Area, except that portion described in 5 AAC 18.200(g), are customarily and traditionally taken or used for subsistence. (b) The board finds that t…

(a) The daily bag limit for halibut is two fish and the possession limit is four fish. A person may not take or possess halibut under sport fishing regulations and under this section on the same day. (b) The daily bag limit for lingcod is two fish and the possession limit is four…

If the department projects that the Karluk River biological escapement goal for king salmon will not be met and the sport fishery is restricted in the Karluk watershed to the non-retention of king salmon or the sport fishery for king salmon is closed, the commissioner may close, …

(a) In the Kodiak Area, an owner, operator, or employee of a lodge, charter vessel, or other enterprise that furnishes food, lodging, or sport fishing guide services, as defined in 5 AAC 75.995, may not furnish to a client or guest of that enterprise, finfish that have been taken…

The Cook Inlet Area includes all waters of Alaska enclosed by a line extending east from Cape Douglas (58º 51.10' N. lat.) and a line extending south from Cape Fairfield (148º 50.25' W. long.), excluding all waters of the Upper Susitna River drainage upstream of the Susitna River…

(a) Districts and subdistricts are as described in 5 AAC 21.200. (b) In addition to (a) of this section, the Tyonek Subdistrict includes those waters of the Northern District within mean lower low tide from a point one mile south of the southern edge of the Chuitna River south to…

(a) Except in the nonsubsistence area described in 5 AAC 99.015(a) (3), and, unless restricted in this section and 5 AAC 01.575, or unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, fish, other than rainbow trout and steelhead trout, may be taken at any time in t…

Notes 5 AAC 01.565 Repealed 7/21/91. 5 AAC 01.565(a) and (b) were repealed by emergency regulation effective May 22, 1991. On May 30, 1991 the Superior Court found the repeals invalid as an emergency regulation. Therefore, the repeals were not published in Register 118 (July 1991…

(a) The Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) finds that the following fish stocks are customarily and traditionally taken or used for subsistence: (1) salmon in the following waters: (A) the Port Graham, Koyuktolik, Port Chatham, and Windy Bay Subdistricts; (B) salmon, except enhanc…

(a) Except in the nonsubsistence area described in 5 AAC 99.015(a) (3) and unless restricted in this section, 5 AAC 01.575, or under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, fish may be taken only by gear listed in 5 AAC 01.010(a). (b) Salmon may be taken only as follows: (1) i…

(a) All salt water is closed to the taking of finfish, except (1) the Tyonek and Port Graham Subdistricts; (2) salmon may be taken in the Koyuktolik, Port Chatham, and Windy Bay Subdistricts; (3) repealed 5/14/93; (4) repealed 5/14/93; (5) smelt may be taken as provided in 5 AAC …

(a) Salmon may be taken only under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the department; only one permit may be issued to a household each year. A subsistence fishing permit holder shall record daily salmon catches on forms provided by the department. (b) Repeal…

(a) No person may possess salmon taken under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit unless both lobes of the caudal fin (tail) have been immediately removed from the salmon. (b) It is unlawful to purchase or sell salmon from which both lobes of the caudal fin (tail) have b…

Notes 5 AAC 01.591 Eff. 5/6/94, Register 130; repealed 6/7/95, Register 135 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be a…

Notes 5 AAC 01.592 Eff. 5/6/94, Register 130; repealed 6/7/95, Register 135 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be a…

In the Yentna River drainage outside the Anchorage-Matsu-Kenai Nonsubsistence Area described in 5 AAC 99.015(a) (3), salmon, other than king salmon, may be taken for subsistence purposes only as follows: (1) under a subsistence permit issued under 5 AAC 01.015 and 5 AAC 01.580; (…

(a) The total annual possession limit for each subsistence salmon fishing permit is as follows: (1) there is no annual possession limit for holders of Port Graham, Koyuktolik, Port Chatham, and Windy Bay Subdistrict and Seldovia Bay subsistence salmon fishing permits, except that…

Notes 5 AAC 01.596 Repealed 5/14/93. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…

Notes 5 AAC 01.597 Repealed 5/11/85. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…

Notes 5 AAC 01.598 Repealed 5/14/93. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…

In the subsistence taking of smelt, (1) there are no bag or possession limits; (2) smelt may be taken (A) in salt water from April 1 through May 31 and September 1 through October 30; (B) in fresh water from April 1 through June 15; (C) only with the following gear: (i) dip nets …

The Prince William Sound Area includes all waters of Alaska between the longitude of Cape Fairfield and the longitude of Cape Suckling south of the Yukon Area described in 5 AAC 05.100, and all waters of the Upper Susitna River drainage upstream of the Susitna River's confluence …

(a) The Upper Copper River District consists of all waters of the mainstem Copper River from the mouth of the Slana River downstream to an east-west line crossing the Copper River approximately 200 yards upstream of Haley Creek as designated by ADF&G regulatory markers. (1) The C…

(a) Except in the nonsubsistence area described in 5 AAC 99.015(a) (5) and unless restricted in this section and 5 AAC 01.625, or unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, fish, other than rainbow trout and steelhead trout, may be taken at any time in the…

(a) The Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) finds that salmon stocks are customarily and traditionally taken or used for subsistence in the following locations: (1) the Glennallen Subdistrict of the Upper Copper River District described in 5 AAC 01.605(2) and the waters of the Copp…

(a) Fish may be taken by gear listed in 5 AAC 01.010(a) unless restricted in this section or under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit. (b) Salmon may be taken only by the following types of gear: (1) in the Glennallen Subdistrict by fish wheels or dip nets; (2) repealed 4/…

(a) All tributaries of the Copper River and waters of the Copper River that are not in the Upper Copper River District are closed to the taking of salmon. (b) Salmon may not be taken in any area closed to commercial salmon fishing unless permitted in 5 AAC 01.610 - 5 AAC 01.645. …

(a) Except as provided in this section, fish other than salmon, herring, sablefish, and freshwater fish species may be taken for subsistence purposes without a subsistence fishing permit. (b) Salmon, herring, sablefish, and freshwater fish species may be taken only under authorit…

(a) A person may not possess salmon taken under the authority of an Upper Copper River District subsistence permit unless both tips (lobes) of the tail fin (caudal) have been removed from the salmon before the person conceals the salmon from plain view or transports the salmon fr…

(a) The total annual possession limits for a Glennallen Subdistrict subsistence salmon fishing permit is as follows: (1) for a household with one person: 30 salmon, of which no more than five may be king salmon if taken by dip net; (2) for a household with two persons: 60 salmon,…

(a) The purpose of this plan is to ensure that adequate escapement of salmon in the Copper River system occurs and that subsistence uses, as described under AS 16.05.251 and 5 AAC 99.010, are accommodated. (b) The following are directives pertaining to the management of Copper Ri…

(a) Salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes in those waters of the Southwestern District, as described in 5 AAC 24.200, and along the northwestern shore of Green Island from the westernmost tip of the island to the northernmost tip, only as follows: (1) repealed 6/27/93; (2)…

The Yakutat Area includes all waters of Alaska between the longitude of Cape Suckling and the longitude of Cape Fairweather. Notes 5 AAC 01.650 In effect before 1988; readopt 5/15/93, Register 126 At its February 23 - 27, 1993 meeting, the Board of Fisheries readopted 5 AAC 01.65…

(a) Unless restricted in this section or 5 AAC 30.365, or unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, fish may be taken at any time in the Yakutat Area. (b) From the beginning of the commercial salmon net season through the end of the commercial salmon net …

Notes 5 AAC 01.665 Repealed 5/15/93. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…

(a) The Alaska Board of Fisheries finds that the following fish stocks are customarily and traditionally taken or used for subsistence: (1) herring and herring spawn in waters of Yakutat Bay, including Russell Fjord, within a line from the westernmost point of Point Manby to the …

(a) Fish may be taken by gear listed in 5 AAC 01.010(a), unless restricted in this section or under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit. (b) Halibut may be taken only by a single hand-held line with not more than two hooks attached to it. (c) In the Situk River, a subsisten…

(a) Salmon, trout and char may only be taken under authority of a subsistence fishing permit. (b) Except as provided in (d) of this section, the department shall not issue a permit for the taking of steelhead trout. (c) Salmon, trout, or char taken incidentally by gear operated u…