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

The Kuskokwim Area consists of all waters of Alaska between the latitude of the westernmost point of the Naskonat Peninsula and the latitude of the southernmost tip of Cape Newenham, including the waters of Alaska surrounding Nunivak and St. Matthew Islands and those waters drain…

(a) Districts and subdistricts are as described in 5 AAC 07.200. (b) During times of king salmon conservation, the Kuskokwim River may be divided into the following sections by emergency order: (1) Section 1: from a line at the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge boundary at the…

(a) Unless otherwise specified in this section, 5 AAC 01.275, or 5 AAC 07.365, finfish, except rainbow trout, may be taken in the Kuskokwim Area at any time. Rainbow trout taken incidentally in other subsistence finfish net fisheries and through the ice are legally taken and may …

(a) Salmon may be taken only by gillnet, beach seine, a hook and line attached to a rod or pole, handline, dip net as defined in 5 AAC 07.365(c)(11)(A), or fish wheel subject to the restrictions set out in this section and 5 AAC 01.275, except that salmon may also be taken by spe…

In addition to the requirements of 5 AAC 01.010(h), (1) each fish wheel must have the first initial, last name and address of the operator plainly and legibly inscribed on the side of the fish wheel facing midstream of the river; (2) for all gillnets and unattended gear that are …

(a) Repealed 4/15/81. (b) The commissioner may, by emergency order, close the Goodnews River to the subsistence taking of fish by nets east of a line between ADF&G regulatory markers placed near the mouth of the Ufigag River and an ADF&G regulatory marker placed near the mouth of…

Fish may be taken for subsistence purposes without a subsistence fishing permit, except as otherwise provided in this section. (1) Starting in the 2018 fishing season, during times when the commissioner determines it is necessary for the conservation of king salmon, the commissio…

During times when the commissioner determines it to be necessary for the conservation of salmon, the commissioner may, by emergency order, close the fishing season for salmon, and immediately reopen the season during which restrictions apply to the waters, seasons, bag, possessio…

Notes 5 AAC 01.285 Repealed 5/15/93.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 (board) finds that the following fish stocks are customarily and traditionally taken or used for subsistence: (1) halibut, Pacific cod, and all other finfish, except as specified in (2) - (4) of this subsection, in the Kuskokwim Area; (2) salmon …

From June 1 through August 31, when subsistence fishing with a hook and line attached to a rod or pole, in that portion of the Aniak River drainage upstream of Doestock Creek, (1) the bag and possession limit, is as specified by species in 5 AAC 71.010, except that the bag and po…

Notes 5 AAC 01.299 In eff. 7/8/2000 - 11/4/2000, by em adop., Register 155 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 ad…

The Bristol Bay Area consists of all waters of Bristol Bay including drainages enclosed by a line from Cape Newenham at 58º 38.88' N. lat., 162º 10.51' W. long. to Cape Menshikof at 57º 28.34' N. lat., 157º 55.84' W. long. Notes 5 AAC 01.300 In effect before 1988; readopt 5/15/93…

Districts and sections for salmon, halibut, bottomfish, and other finfish fisheries are described in 5 AAC 06.200. The districts and sections for herring, herring spawn on kelp, and capelin fisheries are described in 5 AAC 27.805. Notes 5 AAC 01.305 In effect before 1983; am 4/16…

(a) Unless restricted in this section and 5 AAC 01.325, by emergency order, or unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, fish, other than rainbow trout, may be taken at any time in the Bristol Bay Area. (b) In all commercial salmon districts, except for s…

(a) Within any district, salmon, herring, and capelin may be taken only by drift and set gillnets. (b) Outside the boundaries of any district and within the Naknek, Alagnak, and Wood River special harvest areas, salmon may only be taken by set gillnet, except that salmon may also…

(a) Except for the western shore of the Newhalen River, waters within 300 feet of a stream mouth used by salmon are closed to the subsistence taking of fish. (b) Unless otherwise specified in 5 AAC 01.320, gillnets are prohibited in all waters of the Naknek River drainage upstrea…

(a) Salmon may only be taken under authority of a subsistence fishing permit. (b) Repealed 4/15/81. (c) Only one subsistence fishing permit may be issued to each household per year. (d) Repealed 4/16/2023. (e) Repealed 4/2/88. Notes 5 AAC 01.330 In effect before 1982; am 4/14/82,…

Notes 5 AAC 01.335 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 (board) finds that the following fish stocks are customarily and traditionally taken or used for subsistence in the Bristol Bay Area: (1) all finfish; (2) herring spawn on kelp in the waters of the Togiak District as described in 5 AAC 27.805(a).…

In the Togiak River drainage, a person may not possess (1) coho salmon taken under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit unless both lobes of the caudal fin (tail) or the dorsal fin have been removed; (2) salmon taken under authority of a subsistence fishing permit with a…

(a) The total annual possession limit for sockeye salmon taken after August 15 in the Naknek District is 200 sockeye salmon. (b) The daily bag limit for halibut is two, and the possession limit is two daily bag limits. No person may possess sport-taken and subsistence-taken halib…

(a) In the Bristol Bay 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 has been t…

The Aleutian Islands Area includes the waters of Alaska in and surrounding the Aleutian Islands west of Cape Sarichef Light and west of a line extending from Scotch Cap through the easternmost tip of Ugamak Island, including the waters in and surrounding the Pribilof Islands. Not…

Districts are (1) as described in 5 AAC 12.200; and (2) Atka-Amlia Islands District: the waters described in 5 AAC 11.101. Notes 5 AAC 01.355 In effect before 1988; readopt 5/15/93, Register 126; am 5/31/98, Register 146 At its February 23 - 27, 1993 meeting, the Board of Fisheri…

(a) In the Unalaska District, salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. from January 1 through December 31, except (1) that from June 1 through September 15, a salmon seine vessel may not be used to take salmon for subsistence purposes during the…

Notes 5 AAC 01.365 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 (board) finds that halibut and all other finfish in the Aleutian Islands Area and the waters surrounding the Pribilof Islands are customarily and traditionally taken or used for subsistence. (b) The board finds that (1) 13,500 - 23,000 salmon are…

(a) Salmon may be taken by seine and gillnet, or with gear specified on a subsistence fishing permit. (b) Fish other than salmon may be taken by gear specified in 5 AAC 01.010(a), unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit. (c) Halibut may be taken for subs…

The following waters are closed to subsistence fishing for salmon: (1) waters of Unalaska Lake (at the city of Unalaska), its tributaries and outlet stream, and waters between Unalaska and Amaknak Islands, including Margaret's Bay, west of a line from the "Bishop's House" at 53º …

(a) Salmon, trout, and char may be taken only under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, except that a permit is not required in the Akutan, Umnak, and Atka-Amlia Islands Districts. (b) No more than 250 salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes unless otherwise specified…

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 01.390 Eff. 6/2/88, Register 106; readopt 5/15/93, Register 126 At its February 23 - 27, 1993…

The Alaska Peninsula Area consists of all waters of Alaska on the north side of the Alaska Peninsula southwest of a line from Cape Menshikof (57º 28.34' N. lat., 157º 55.84' W. long.) to Cape Newenham (58º 39.00' N. lat., 162º W. long.) and east of the longitude of Cape Sarichef …

Subsistence fishing districts and sections in the Alaska Peninsula Area are as described in 5 AAC 09.200. Notes 5 AAC 01.405 Eff. 6/4/2004, Register 170 Authority:AS 16.05.251 AS 16.05.258 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is…

(a) In the Alaska Peninsula Area, salmon may be taken at any time, except (1) in those districts and sections open to commercial salmon fishing, a commercial salmon fishing permit holder may not subsistence fish for salmon during the 24 hours before a commercial salmon fishing pe…

Notes 5 AAC 01.415 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 (board) finds that halibut and all other finfish in the Alaska Peninsula Area are customarily and traditionally taken or used for subsistence. (b) The board finds that (1) 34,000 - 56,000 salmon are reasonably necessary for subsistence uses in th…

(a) Salmon may be taken only by seine and gillnet, or with gear specified on a subsistence fishing permit. (b) Fish other than salmon may be taken by gear specified in 5 AAC 01.010(a) unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit. (c) In waters open to commerc…

(a) The special provisions in this section for subsistence finfish fishing in the Alaska Peninsula Area apply as follows: (1) in Mortensens Lagoon (A) a gillnet may not exceed 15 fathoms in length; (B) no more than 50 salmon may be taken per permit; (2) in the False Pass vicinity…

The following waters are closed to subsistence fishing for salmon: (1) Russell Creek and Nurse Lagoon and within 500 yards from the stream terminus of Russell Creek and Nurse Lagoon; (2) Trout Creek and within 500 yards outside its mouth; (3) inshore of a line from the Trident Se…

A buoy attached to one end of gillnet subsistence fishing gear must have printed on it the first initial, last name, and address of the subsistence permit holder, or the ADF&G number of the vessel used to operate the gear, in numbers and letters that are (1) at least one inch hig…

(a) Salmon, trout, and char may only be taken under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit. The department will only issue one permit per household. (b) No more than 250 salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes, per household, unless otherwise specified by a local repr…

(a) In the Alaska Peninsula Area, a person may not possess salmon taken under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit unless the dorsal fin has been removed immediately after harvest. (b) A person may not sell or purchase salmon from which the dorsal fin has been removed. N…

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 01.440 Eff. 6/2/88, Register 106; readopt 5/15/93, Register 126 At its February 23 - 27, 1993…

The Chignik Area includes all waters of Alaska on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula bounded by a line extending 135º southeast for three miles from a point near Kilokak Rocks at 57º 10.34' N. lat., 156º 20.22' W. long. (the longitude of the southern entrance to Imuya Bay), t…

Districts are described in 5 AAC 15.200. Notes 5 AAC 01.455 Eff. 3/13/2005, Register 173 Authority:AS 16.05.251 AS 16.05.258 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quar…

In the Chignik 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 01.456 Eff. 3/13/2…

Fish, other than rainbow trout and steelhead trout, may be taken at any time, except as may be specified by a subsistence fishing permit. Rainbow trout and steelhead trout, taken incidentally in other subsistence finfish net fisheries, are lawfully taken and may be retained for s…

Notes 5 AAC 01.465 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 (board) finds that salmon and finfish other than salmon are customarily and traditionally taken or used for subsistence in the Chignik Area. (b) The board finds that the following amounts of salmon and other finfish are reasonably necessary for s…