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

A permit issued by the commissioner is not required for the harvest of spawn on kelp in pounds. However, a CFEC permit holder may not participate in the spawn-on-kelp fishery in any year unless the permit holder has registered with the department's Cordova office by March 15 of t…

The Kayak Island District may be opened to commercial fishing on an exploratory basis with no specified guideline harvest level. A Prince William Sound Area herring fishery CFEC permit holder may participate in the Kayak Island District using the gear specified on the permit hold…

(a) From July 1 through October 31, herring may not be taken in waters closed to salmon fishing by 5 AAC 24.350 and 5 AAC 39.290. (b) Repealed 4/24/2003. Notes 5 AAC 27.350 In effect before 1985; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 3/30/2000, Register 153; am 4/24/2003, Register 166 Auth…

(a) Repealed 5/31/85. (b) Repealed 4/9/89. (c) Repealed 4/9/89. (d) Repealed 4/9/89. (e) Repealed 4/9/89. Notes 5 AAC 27.360 In effect before 1982; am 4/14/82, Register 82; am 4/28/84, Register 90; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 5/31/85, Register 94; am 4/18/86, Register 98; am 3/29…

(a) The purpose of the Prince William Sound herring management plan in this section is to describe management strategies for all Prince William Sound herring fisheries and to provide for an optimum sustained yield and an equitable allocation for all user groups. (b) The managemen…

A vessel used to take herring in the Prince William Sound Area during the period July 1 - February 28 may not be used to take herring in another registration area during that period and a vessel used to take herring in any other registration area during the period July 1 - Februa…

(a) The holder of a valid CFEC interim use or limited entry permit may take, but may not sell, herring for use as bait in the commercial fishery for which the permit is held as follows: (1) herring may be taken at any time; (2) herring may be taken by gear specified in 5 AAC 39.1…

(a) Repealed 5/11/85. (b) Repealed 9/17/94. (c) Repealed 4/14/82. Notes 5 AAC 27.380 In effect before 1982; am 4/14/82, Register 82; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 9/17/94, Register 131 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a com…

(a) In addition to the requirements of 5 AAC 39.130(n), a buyer, buyer's agent, or fisherman who has arranged for tendering of that fisherman's own catch shall report in person, by telephone, or by radio to, and register with, a local representative of the department upon arrival…

The Cook Inlet Area has as its eastern boundary the longitude of Cape Fairfield (148º 50.25' W. long.) and as its southern boundary the latitude of Cape Douglas (58º 51.10' N. lat.). Notes 5 AAC 27.400 In effect before 1986; am 4/18/86, Register 98; am 5/31/96, Register 138; am 5…

Districts are as described in 5 AAC 21.200. Notes 5 AAC 27.405 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 between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release.…

Lower Cook Inlet herring management areas are as follows: (1) Area 1: those waters of the Eastern District west of the longitude of Cape Fairfield (148º 50.25' W. long.) and east of the longitude of Aialik Cape (149º 31.1' W. long.); (2) Area 2: those waters of the Outer and East…

(a) The purpose of the management plan under this section is to allow the herring fisheries to occur in the Central District of the Cook Inlet Area while minimizing the bycatch of salmon and char. (b) Herring fishing in the Central District will occur only in the waters of the Up…

(a) Herring may be taken in the Central District only during periods established by emergency order as provided in 5 AAC 27.409. (b) Herring may be taken in the Kamishak Bay District from April 15 through June 30 only during periods established by emergency order. (c) There is no…

(a) In the Kamishak Bay District, herring may be taken only by purse seines from April 15 through June 30. (b) In the Central District, herring may be taken only by gillnets, except that in the Chinitna Bay and Kalgin Island Subdistricts herring may only be taken by set gillnets.…

(a) A herring set gillnet may not exceed 35 fathoms in length. A person may not operate more than 105 fathoms of set gillnet in the aggregate. Notwithstanding 5 AAC 27.050(c), the mesh size of a herring set gillnet may not be less than two inches and may not exceed two and one-ha…

From April 15 - June 30, a purse seine may not be more than 1,025 meshes in depth or more than 150 fathoms in length. Notes 5 AAC 27.432 In effect before 1988; em am 4/30/91 - 5/30/91, Register 118 [not printed]; am 7/21/91, Register 119; am 5/31/98, Register 146 Authority:AS 16.…

A set gillnet used to take herring must have a keg or buoy at one end and must be plainly and legibly marked with the fisherman's five-digit CFEC permit serial number and initials. Notes 5 AAC 27.434 In effect before 1982; am 4/14/82, Register 82; am 8/27/2016, Register 219, Octo…

A set gillnet may not be set or operated within 600 feet of another set gillnet, except that this provision does not apply in the Chinitna Bay Subdistrict. Notes 5 AAC 27.435 In effect before 1988; am 5/31/98, Register 146 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quar…

(a) Herring may not be taken in any waters listed in 5 AAC 21.350(a) - (c). (b) Herring may not be taken in the Resurrection Bay small boat harbor from April 16 through September 30. Notes 5 AAC 27.450 In effect before 1988 Authority:AS 16.05.251(a) State regulations are updated …

Notes 5 AAC 27.460 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…

(a) In addition to the requirements of 5 AAC 39.130(n), a buyer, buyer's agent, or fisherman who has arranged for the tendering of the fisherman's own catch, operating in the Southern, Kamishak Bay, Barren Island, Outer, and Eastern Districts, shall report in person to and regist…

The Board of Fisheries (board) is concerned that the current stock abundance of herring in the Eastern, Outer, and Southern Districts is insufficient to ensure that the commercial herring fishery can be conducted in a sustainable manner. Therefore, the commercial herring fishery …

(a) The purpose of the Kamishak Bay District herring management plan under this section is to promote and maintain the viability of the herring stock in the Kamishak Bay District and stabilize the commercial fishery targeting the herring stock by using conservative management str…

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' …

(a) West Afognak District: all waters south of a line from Head Point (57º 59.67' N. lat., 152º 46.75' W. long.) to Dolphin Point (57º 59.17' N. lat., 152º 43.42' W. long.), and north of a line from Occident Point (57º 57.42' N. lat., 152º 51.75' W. long.) to Last Timber Point (5…

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 27.506 Eff. 4/9/200…

(a) Unless otherwise provided for by emergency order, herring may be taken during the sac roe season from April 1 through June 30, as follows: (1) fishing periods for purse seines are from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. (2) from April 2 through June 30, the fishing periods for gillnet…

(a) Herring may be taken only by seines, gillnets and trawls, except that beach seines and trawls may not be used to take herring during the sac roe season. (b) A herring fishing vessel may operate or assist in operating, or have on board it, only one legal limit of herring fishi…

(a) The aggregate length of herring gillnets in use by any herring 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 a buoy at one e…

(a) From April 1 through July 31, a purse seine may not exceed 18 fathoms stretch measure in depth or 100 fathoms in length. The depth shall be determined by using a stretch measure of the web from the cork line to the bottom of the net, including any lines that hang below the le…

(a) During the period July 1 - October 31, herring may not be taken in waters described in 5 AAC 18.350 and 5 AAC 39.290. (b) During the commercial herring sac roe fishing season, herring may not be taken in the waters of Womens Bay enclosed by a line from Shannon's Point (57º 43…

Notes 5 AAC 27.531 Repealed 4/15/81. 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 27.532 Repealed 4/15/81. 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) Repealed 6/5/2020. (b) The department shall establish guideline harvest levels for the herring food and bait fisheries for the Kodiak Area, which may not exceed 10 percent of the guideline harvest level of that section in the previous sac roe season. The Shiiyak Island, Offsh…

A CFEC herring seine permit holder may not sell or have aboard a vessel any herring that were taken during the herring sac roe season if the number of individual herring per 50 pounds of net weight exceeds 250 fish. Notes 5 AAC 27.536 Eff. 6/2/88, Register 106; am 5/31/98, Regist…

(a) In addition to the requirements of 5 AAC 39.130(n), a tender operator, 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 and be…

The holder of a valid CFEC interim use or limited entry permit may take but may not sell herring for use as bait in the commercial fishery for which the permit is held as follows: (1) herring may only be taken under the authority of a herring bait fishing permit issued by the com…

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 as described in 5 AAC 15.200. Notes 5 AAC 27.555 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 between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release.…

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 27.556 Eff. 3/13/2…

(a) Herring may be taken from April 15 through June 30 (sac roe season) and from August 15 through February 28 (food and bait season). (b) Herring may be taken only during periods established by emergency order. (c) A CFEC permit holder must register with the department before pa…

(a) Herring may be taken only by purse seines. (b) A herring fishing vessel may operate or assist in operating only one legal limit of herring fishing gear in the aggregate. (c) Unhung gear sufficient for mending purposes may be carried aboard fishing vessels. (d) Herring fishing…

A purse seine may not be more than 1,000 meshes in depth or more than 100 fathoms in length. Notes 5 AAC 27.575 In effect before 1988; am 5/31/98, Register 146 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a com…

During the period June 12 - October 31, herring may not be taken in waters described in 5 AAC 15.350 and 5 AAC 39.290. Notes 5 AAC 27.580 In effect before 1988 Authority:AS 16.05.251(a) State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a …

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 …

The Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area includes all waters bound on the east by a line extending southeast (135º) from the southernmost tip of Kupreanof Point, on the west by the International Date Line, and on the north by a line extending west from the westernmost tip of Ca…

(a) Sand Point District: all waters on the south (Pacific) side of the Alaska Peninsula west of a line extending 135º from Kupreanof Point (55º 33.98' N. lat., 159º 35.88' W. long.), and east of 160º 59.00' W. long. (longitude of McGinty Point). Sections are as follows: (1) Stepo…

In the Aleutian Island-Alaska Peninsula Area herring fishery, 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 regulator…

(a) In the Sand Point, Pavlof, King Cove, Amak, Port Moller, and Port Heiden Districts, herring may be taken from April 15 through July 15 (sac roe season) only during fishing periods established by emergency order. (b) Repealed 4/2/88. (c) Repealed 5/2/92. (d) Repealed 5/31/98. …