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

(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

(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)

(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…

(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)

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

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)

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. …

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

(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…

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 …

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

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…