5 AAC 27 — Herring Fishery (Article 1 to 14)

Herring may be taken only by purse seines and gillnets. Notes 5 AAC 27.630 In effect before 1982; am 4/14/82, Register 82; am 4/16/83, Register 86; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 4/7/90, Register 114 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have t…

(a) In the herring gillnet fishery, the aggregate length of gillnets operated by a CFEC permit holder may not exceed 150 fathoms. (b) The interim-use or entry permit holder must be physically present while the gillnet is being fished. (c) Each drift gillnet in operation must have…

During the herring sac roe season, a purse seine may not be more than 1,000 meshes in depth and more than 100 fathoms in length. During the herring food and bait season, a purse seine may not be more than 250 fathoms in length. Notes 5 AAC 27.632 In effect before 1982; am 4/14/82…

In the Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area, at least 48 hours before fishing, a commercial herring permit holder for seine or gillnet gear must register with the department the permit and the vessel that will be used in the commercial herring fishery by contacting, by telephon…

(a) Herring may not be taken from June 25 through September 30 in the closed waters described in 5 AAC 01.375 and 5 AAC 09.350. (b) Repealed 4/16/83. Notes 5 AAC 27.650 In effect before 1982; am 4/14/82, Register 82; am 4/16/83, Register 86; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 5/31/98, R…

(a) The herring available for harvest in the Dutch Harbor food and bait herring fishery is provided under 5 AAC 27.865(b)(4). (1) repealed 5/31/2019; (2) repealed 5/31/2019. (b) If the harvest by the food and bait herring fishery in a given year is greater than the amount allocat…

In the Adak District, the department shall manage the commercial herring fishery to allow a harvest of up to 500 tons, using seine or gillnet gear, in the waters of the state between 175º 30' W. long. and 177º W. long., from June 24 through February 28. The fishery will be conduc…

(a) Repealed 4/2/88. (b) Repealed 5/2/92. Notes 5 AAC 27.660 Eff. 4/16/83, Register 86; am 4/28/84, Register 90; am 4/2/88, Register 105; am 5/2/92, Register 122 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our m…

In addition to the requirements of 5 AAC 39.130(n), each tender operator and each buyer or the tender operator or buyer's agent shall report in person to and register with a local representative of the department upon arrival in the registration area before commencing operations …

Notes 5 AAC 27.665 Repealed 1/1/87. 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 compare…

In the Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area, a herring pound or other holding device may be used to hold live herring before processing, only under the conditions specified in a commissioner's permit. Notes 5 AAC 27.692 Eff. 5/30/2007, Register 182 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State …

The Bristol Bay Area has as its southern boundary a line extending west from Cape Menshikof at 57º 28.34' N. lat., 157º 55.84' W. long., and as its northern boundary a line extending west from Cape Newenham at 58º 38.88' N. lat., 162º 10.51' W. long., and as its western boundary …

(a) The Togiak District consists of all waters of Alaska between the longitude of the tip of Cape Constantine at 158° 53.50' W. long. and the longitude of the tip of Cape Newenham at 162° 10.51' W. long. Sections are as follows: (1) Kulukak Section: all waters between the longitu…

(a) In the Togiak and Bay Districts, herring may be taken by purse seines and hand purse seines from April 15 through June 1. (b) In the Togiak and Bay Districts, herring may be taken by gillnets from April 15 through June 1. (c) In the Togiak and Bay Districts, herring spawn on …

(a) In the Togiak and Bay Districts, herring may be taken only by purse seines, hand purse seines, and gillnets. (b) Herring spawn on kelp may be taken only by hand picking and by hand-operated rakes. Herring spawn on kelp may not be taken with the assistance of underwater breath…

(a) No single herring gillnet may exceed 100 fathoms in length, and the aggregate length of gillnets in use by a CFEC herring interim-use or limited entry permit holder may not exceed 100 fathoms. (b) No more than 100 fathoms of herring gillnet may be operated from any herring fi…

(a) A herring purse seine or hand purse seine (1) may not exceed 100 fathoms in length; and (2) may not be more than 630 meshes in depth. (b) In the Togiak District, during the open herring fishing season described in 5 AAC 27.810, a herring fishing vessel may not have on board, …

(a) Herring spawn may not be taken on transplanted or imported aquatic plants or any other substrate, except for kelp in its natural occurring state. Kelp plants used to take herring spawn may not be suspended from lines, frames, or other man-made devices. (b) Only a holder of a …

(a) The Togiak District herring spawn-on-kelp harvest may not exceed 350,000 pounds. A herring spawn-on-kelp harvest of 350,000 pounds is equivalent to the production from 1,500 short tons of herring. The biomass of herring that produces the equivalent of the herring spawn-on-kel…

Notes 5 AAC 27.840 Repealed 4/18/86. 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) Metervik Bay is closed to herring fishing north of a line from a point at 58° 49.10' N. lat., 159° 47.25' W. long. to a point at 58° 49.97' N. lat., 159° 45.75' W. long. This closure does not apply to the taking of herring spawn on kelp. (b) Ungalikthluk Bay is closed to the …

Notes 5 AAC 27.860 Repealed 5/31/85. 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…

In addition to the requirements of 5 AAC 39.130(n), a buyer or the buyer's agent shall report in person to and register with a local representative of the department upon arrival on the fishing grounds and before commencing operations. The buyer or the buyer's agent shall (1) ide…

(a) When managing the Bristol Bay commercial herring fishery, the primary objectives of the department are to prosecute an orderly and manageable fishery, while striving for the highest level of product value with a minimum of waste. (b) To ensure that no gear group is totally di…

The Kuskokwim Area has as its southern boundary a line extending west from Cape Newenham and as its northern boundary a line extending west from Naskonat Peninsula at 60º 58.17' N. lat., 165º 11' W. long., and as its western boundary the International Date Line in the Bering Sea.…

(a) The Security Cove District consists of the waters between the latitude of Cape Newenham and the latitude of the Salmon River (58º 51.83' N. lat.). (b) The Goodnews Bay District consists of that portion of Goodnews Bay inside a line between the northernmost tip of South Spit (…

In the Kuskokwim Area districts, herring may be taken only from May 1 through June 30 and only during periods established by emergency order. Notes 5 AAC 27.880 In effect before 1985; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 4/2/88, Register 105; am 5/31/98, Register 146 Authority:AS 16.05.06…

In the Kuskokwim Area, herring may be taken only by set and drift gillnets, except that in the Nunivak Island District herring may also be taken by purse seine. Notes 5 AAC 27.885 In effect before 1983; am 4/16/83, Register 86; am 4/2/88, Register 105; am 4/16/2000, Register 154;…

(a) A herring purse seine may not exceed 100 fathoms in length and may not be more than 625 meshes in depth, of which no more than 600 meshes may have a mesh size larger than one and one-half inches. (b) In the Nunivak Island District, during the open herring fishing season descr…

(a) No single herring gillnet may be less than 50 fathoms in length, unless the gillnet is attached to a commercial herring fishing vessel and the gillnet is personally attended by a herring interim-use or entry permit holder. The aggregate length of herring gillnet in use by a h…

Notes 5 AAC 27.889 Repealed 1/1/87. 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 compare…

(a) Herring may not be taken for commercial purposes in any waters of the Kuskokwim Area that are not described in 5 AAC 27.875. (b) Herring spawn on kelp and herring spawn on any other substrate may not be taken for commercial purposes in any waters of the Kuskokwim Area. Notes …

(a) In the Goodnews Bay, Nelson Island, and Cape Avinof Districts, a vessel used to take herring may not be more than 30 feet in overall length. For the purpose of this section, "overall length" means the straight-line measurement between the extremities of the vessel. (b) In the…

Notes 5 AAC 27.894 Eff. 4/16/2000, Register 154; am 4/5/2001, Register 158; repealed 5/26/2006, Register 178 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. M…

(a) In the Cape Avinof District, the department shall manage the commercial herring fishery for an exploitation rate not to exceed 15 percent of the estimated available biomass. (b) Repealed 5/11/85. (c) Repealed 5/11/85. (d) In the Nelson Island District, the department shall ma…

In addition to the requirements in 5 AAC 39.130(n), a buyer or the buyer's agent shall report in person to a local representative of the department upon arrival on the fishing grounds and before commencing operations in any district in the Kuskokwim Area. The buyer or the buyer's…

Salmon taken incidentally in conjunction with commercial herring fishing must be returned to the water. Notes 5 AAC 27.897 In effect before 1988 Authority:AS 16.05.251(a) State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison betw…

Notes 5 AAC 27.898 Repealed 1/1/87. 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 compare…

(a) The Cape Avinof District is a superexclusive use area. The Nelson Island and Nunivak Island Districts are a combined superexclusive use area. (b) A person who participates in the commercial taking of herring as a CFEC permit holder in a superexclusive use area at any time fro…

The Bering Sea-Kotzebue Area has as its southern boundary a line extending west from Naskonat Peninsula at 60º 58.17' N. lat., 165º 11' W. long. and as its northern boundary a line extending west from Point Hope, and as its western boundary the International Date Line in the Beri…

(a) The Cape Romanzof District consists of all waters between the latitude of Dall Point and 62º N. lat. (b) The Norton Sound District consists of all waters between the latitude of the westernmost tip of Cape Douglas and the latitude of Point Romanof. Subdistricts are as follows…

(a) In the Cape Romanzof District herring may be taken only from May 1 through June 30 and only during periods established by emergency order. (b) In the Norton Sound District, herring may be taken only as follows: (1) from May 15 through November 15 and only during periods estab…

(a) Herring may be taken by the gear specified for the following districts: (1) Cape Romanzof District: gillnets; (2) Norton Sound District: gillnets and beach seines; (3) Port Clarence and Kotzebue Districts: gillnets, beach seines, and purse seines. (b) Herring may be taken by …

(a) In the Bering Sea Kotzebue Area, no more than 100 fathoms of herring gillnet in the aggregate and no more than two gillnets may be on board or operated from any vessel, or vessel in tow, that is taking or attempting to take herring, except that no more than 50 fathoms and one…

A seine may not be more than 850 meshes in depth and 150 fathoms in length, except that in the Norton Sound District a seine may not be more than 75 fathoms in length and 850 meshes in depth. Notes 5 AAC 27.932 In effect before 1985; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 4/2/88, Register 1…

Notes 5 AAC 27.933 In effect 5/22/98 - 9/18/98 by em adop., Register 146 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 adde…

(a) A person may take wild herring spawn on kelp (not in pounds) in the Norton Sound District only from Canal Point Light to Wood Point and only as follows: (1) wild herring spawn on kelp may be taken only during periods established by emergency order; (2) wild herring spawn on k…

In the Cape Romanzof District, a vessel used to take herring may not have on board any mechanical device designed to shake or dislodge herring from a gillnet. Notes 5 AAC 27.935 Eff. 4/2/88, Register 105; am 5/31/98, Register 146 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updat…

(a) Repealed 5/19/2004. (b) Repealed 5/11/85. (c) The Port Clarence District east of a line from the northernmost tip of 4 Mile Point to the southernmost tip of Sunset Point is closed to the taking of herring. (d) Herring may not be taken in any waters of the Bering Sea-Kotzebue …

(a) The department shall manage the Norton Sound District herring sac roe fishery so that the seine harvest does not exceed 10 percent of the total herring sac roe harvest projection as published by the department. The board realizes that herring biomass projections, inseason ass…