Alaska Administrative Code

(a) The Port Clarence District consists of all waters between the latitude of the westernmost tip of Cape Prince of Wales and the latitude of the westernmost tip of Cape Douglas. The following are the regulatory subdistricts of the Port Clarence District: (1) Grantley Harbor Subd…

Except as provided in 5 AAC 04.320 - 5 AAC 04.390, salmon may be taken only as follows: (1) repelaed 6/28/2019; (2) repelaed 6/28/2019; (3) in Subdistricts 1 - 6, during fishing periods established by emergency order from June 8 through September 7, unless extended by emergency o…

In the Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area, salmon may be taken only during fishing periods established by emergency order. Notes 5 AAC 04.320 In effect before 1985; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 7/26/90, Register 115; am 6/17/2001, Register 158; am 6/7/2007, Register 182; am 6/28/2019…

In the Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area, set gillnets may be operated. In the Norton Sound District, drift gillnets may also be operated. Notes 5 AAC 04.330 In effect before 1982; am 4/14/82, Register 82; am 5/22/2016, Register 218, July 2016 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulatio…

(a) The aggregate length of a gillnet may not exceed 100 fathoms, except that if the commissioner determines that there is a harvestable surplus of pink salmon, the commissioner may, by emergency order, close the fishing season and immediately reopen a season during which a set g…

(a) Each set gillnet in operation must be identified as required by 5 AAC 39.280. (b) Each drift gillnet in operation must have at one end a red keg, buoy or cluster of floats plainly and legibly marked with the fisherman's five-digit CFEC permit serial number. Notes 5 AAC 04.334…

No part of a set gillnet may be set or operated within 300 feet of any part of another set gillnet. Notes 5 AAC 04.335 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 …

Salmon may not be taken in the following locations: (1) all waters seaward of the mouth of the Unalakleet River from a line between ADF&G regulatory markers located on each side of the river to an outer line established by ADF&G regulatory markers and buoys; (2) all waters of the…

A salmon buyer or processor transporting salmon or salmon roe to the point of initial processing must have in possession, and display, upon request, to a peace officer of the state, a completed fish ticket, or a copy of the fish ticket, for all salmon or salmon roe in the buyer's…

Notes 5 AAC 04.358 Eff. 9/25/99, Register 151; am 6/17/2001, Register 158; repealed 6/28/2019, Register 230, May 2019 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly r…

Notes 5 AAC 04.360 In effect before 1988; repealed 6/17/2001, Register 158 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…

If the department projects that the in river run goal for the Pilgrim River is at least 30,000 sockeye salmon, a commercial fishery may occur in the Port Clarence District with the guideline harvest range from 0 - 10,000 sockeye salmon. Notes 5 AAC 04.362 Eff. 6/7/2007, Register …

(a) In addition to the requirements of 5 AAC 39.130, each buyer, or the buyer's agent, shall report to a local representative of the department before purchasing fish taken in the Norton Sound District. (b) Each commercial salmon fisherman shall report, on a ADF&G fish ticket, th…

(a) The purpose of this management plan is to provide the department with management guidelines for the sustained yield of salmon stocks in Subdistrict 1 of the Norton Sound District. The department shall manage, to the extent practicable, the subsistence, sport, and commercial f…

(a) repelaed 6/28/2019; (b) The department shall manage salmon fisheries in the Subdistricts 2 and 3 as follows: (1) in the commercial chum salmon fishery, (A) repealed 6/28/2019; (i) Kwiniuk River: 11,500 - 23,000 chum salmon; and (ii) Tubutulik River: 9,200 - 18,400 chum salmon…

(a) The purpose of this management plan is to provide the department management direction for the subsistence, sport, and commercial king salmon fisheries in the marine waters of Subdistricts 5 and 6 and in the Unalakleet River drainage from June 15 through July 15. (b) From June…

Notes 5 AAC 04.510 In effect before 1988; repealed 7/21/99, Register 151 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…

Requirements set out in this chapter apply to commercial fishing only, unless otherwise specified. Subsistence, personal use, and sport fishing regulations affecting commercial fishing vessels or affecting any other commercial fishing activity are set out in the subsistence fishi…

The Yukon Area includes all waters of Alaska between a line extending 315° northwest from Point Romanof at 63° 12.16' N. Jat., 162° 49.72' W. long. to a point three nautical miles offshore at 63° 14.27' N. lat., 162° 54.40' W. long. and the latitude of the westernmost point of th…

(a) District 1 consists of that portion of the Yukon River drainage from a line extending northwest from Point Roman of at 63°12.16' N. lat., 162° 49.72' W. long., to a point three nautical miles offshore at 63° 14.27' N. lat., 162° 54 .40' W. long., extending south and west alon…

Except as provided in 5 AAC 05.320 - 5 AAC 05.380, salmon may be taken only as follows: (1) in Districts 1, 2, and 3, the commissioner shall open and close the season by emergency order; (2) in District 4, the commissioner shall open and close the season by emergency order and cl…

In the Yukon Area, in all districts and subdistricts, salmon may be taken only during fishing periods established by emergency order. Notes 5 AAC 05.320 In effect before 1982; am 4/14/82, Register 82; am 4/16/83, Register 86; am 6/30/83, Register 86; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 7…

(a) In Districts 1 - 3, set gillnets and drift gillnets only may be operated, except that in District 1 after July 15 set gillnets only may be operated in the following locations: (1) waters of the Black River; (2) waters of Kwikluak Pass downstream of Agmulegut and the waters of…

(a) Set gillnet gear may not exceed 150 fathoms in aggregate length. (b) Drift gillnet gear may not exceed 50 fathoms in length. (c) Salmon may be taken only with gillnets of six-inch or smaller mesh during periods established by emergency order. (d) No gillnet gear may be operat…

(a) Fish wheel baskets must be stopped from rotating in the water during periods closed to commercial and subsistence fishing. The fish wheel registrant is responsible for the operation of the fish wheel. (b) A lead may be used with a commercial fish wheel operated under this cha…

(a) Each drift gillnet in operation must have at one end a red keg, buoy or cluster of floats plainly and legibly marked with the fisherman's five-digit CFEC permit serial number. (b) Each set gillnet and fish wheel in operation must be identified as required under 5 AAC 39.280. …

(a) In District 1, no person may set or operate any part of a set gillnet within 300 feet of any part of another set gillnet. (b) In District 2, no person may set or operate any part of a set gillnet within 200 feet of any part of another set gillnet. (c) In Districts 4, 5, and 6…

A vessel used by a commercial salmon permit holder to take salmon during the open commercial fishing season in District 1, 2, or 3, must display, on both sides of the hull or cabin, in permanent symbols at least 12 inches high and with lines at least one inch wide that contrast w…

Salmon may not be taken in the following waters: (1) repealed 4/13/2013; (2) waters farther than three nautical miles seaward from any grassland bank in District 1; (3) all waters south and west of a line extending seaward in a northwestern direction from an ADF&G regulatory mark…

A salmon buyer or processor transporting salmon or salmon roe to the point of initial processing must have in possession, and display, upon request, to a peace officer of the state, a completed fish ticket, or a copy of the fish ticket, for all salmon or salmon roe in the buyer's…

(a) The goal of this management plan is to provide for the management of directed commercial pink salmon fishing in the Yukon River. Pink salmon exhibit an odd-numbered year and even-numbered year cycle in the Yukon River, in which an even-numbered year experiences large returns …

(a) The objective of this management plan is to provide the department with guidelines to manage for the sustained yield of Yukon River king salmon. The department shall use the best available data, including preseason run projections, test fishing indices, age and sex compositio…

(a) The objective of this management plan is to provide the department with guidelines to manage for the sustained yield of Yukon River summer chum salmon. The department shall use the best available data, including preseason run projections, test fishing indices, age and sex com…

(a) The department shall manage the Yukon River commercial fall chum salmon fishery for a guideline harvest range of 72,750 - 320,500 chum salmon, distributed as follows: (1) Districts 1, 2, and 3: 60,000 - 220,000 chum salmon; (2) District 4: 5,000 - 40,000 chum salmon; (3) Subd…

(a) The purpose of this management plan is to provide for the sustained yield of the Tanana River salmon resource. The department shall manage the salmon fisheries in the Tanana River drainage to achieve established spawning escapement goals. Except as provided in 5 AAC 01.249, t…

The department may not manage the Yukon River summer chum salmon run to specifically allow an allocation of catch to the Anvik River. It is the intent of the Board of Fisheries that Yukon River summer chum salmon be harvested in the fisheries that have historically harvested them…

(a) The goal of this plan is to provide for the management of directed commercial coho salmon fishing in the Yukon River. The majority of Yukon River coho salmon spawn in tributaries that flow into the Yukon River from the mouth of the Yukon River up to and including the Tanana R…

(a) A CFEC limited entry or interim-use salmon permit holder shall register for a fishing district described in 5 AAC 05.200 as follows: (1) In Districts 4, 5, and 6, initial district registration is accomplished by indicating on the fish ticket used for the first delivery of the…

The operator of a salmon-processing operation, and a company employing aircraft used for transporting salmon or salmon products, in District 6, must obtain a permit from the department before starting operations. The permit must contain the following: (1) procedures and requireme…

In Subdistrict 6-C, each commercial salmon fisherman shall report, on an ADF&G fish ticket, the number of salmon taken but not sold during each commercial salmon fishing period. Notes 5 AAC 05.377 Eff. 7/16/92, Register 123; am 6/10/98, Register 146 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State r…

It is unlawful to purchase salmon from which both tips (lobes) of the tail fin have been removed as required by 5 AAC 01.240(c). Possession of salmon taken for subsistence purposes from which both tips (lobes) of the tail fin have not been removed is prima facie evidence that the…

Notes 5 AAC 05.510 In effect before 1988; am 6/10/98, Register 146; repealed 7/21/99, Register 151 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 compar…

Requirements set out in this chapter apply to commercial fishing only, unless otherwise specified. Subsistence, personal use, and sport fishing regulations affecting commercial fishing vessels or affecting any other commercial fishing activity are set out in the subsistence fishi…

The Bristol Bay Area consists of all waters of Alaska in Bristol Bay including drainages enclosed by a line from Cape Newenham at 58° 38.88' N. lat., 162° 10.51' W. long., to Cape Menshikof at 57° 28.34' N. lat., 157° 55.84' W, long. Notes 5 AAC 06.100 In effect before 1988; am 4…

(a) Nushagak District: all waters of Nushagak Bay north of a line from a point at Nichols Hills at 58° 33.77' N. lat., 158° 46.57' W. long. to Etolin Point at 58° 39.37' N. lat., 158° 19.31' W. long., and the Wood River Special Harvest Area, (1) Igushik Section: all waters of Nus…

Notes 5 AAC 06.205 Eff. 4/2/88, Register 105; repealed 6/22/2001, Register 158 In 2001, boundaries, lines and coordinates in the Bristol Bay Area based on Loran C were converted to latitude and longitude coordinates identified with the global positioning system (GPS). State regul…

In the Bristol Bay 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 06.206 Eff. 6/…

Salmon may be taken only from June 1 through September 30 and only during open commercial salmon fishing periods. Notes 5 AAC 06.310 In effect before 1988; am 4/2/88, Register 105 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions avail…

(a) In the Togiak District, salmon may be taken only as follows: (1) in the Cape Peirce, Osviak, and Matogak Sections, from 9:00 a.m. Monday to 9:00 a.m. Saturday; (2) in the Kulukak Section, from 9:00 a.m. Monday to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday; (3) in the Togiak River Section, from 9:00…

(a) Salmon may be taken with set and drift gillnets only in the districts described in 5 AAC 06.200. Salmon may be taken with set gillnets on the northwest shore of Kvichak Bay from the Naknek-Kvichak District boundary south to 58º 43.80' N. lat., 157º 42.70' W. long. (b) Repeale…