Alaska Administrative Code

Notes 5 AAC 09.792 Repealed 6/15/74. 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Notes 5 AAC 11.001 Eff. 5/13/92, Register 122; repealed 12/31/94, Register 134 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available.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 b…

Requirements set out in this chapter apply only to commercial fishing, 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…

Notes 5 AAC 11.100 Eff. 5/13/92, Register 122; repealed 12/31/94, Register 134 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available.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 b…

The Atka-Amlia Islands Area includes the waters of Alaska between Seguam Pass (172º 50.00' W. long.) and Atka Pass (175º 23.00' W. long.). Notes 5 AAC 11.101 Eff. 5/17/95, Register 134; am 5/31/98, Register 146 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we cu…

In the Atka-Amlia Islands 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 11.106 …

Notes 5 AAC 11.310 Eff. 5/13/92, Register 122; repealed 12/31/94, Register 134 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available.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 b…

Salmon may be taken only from August 1 through August 31. Notes 5 AAC 11.311 Eff. 5/17/95, Register 134 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior qu…

Notes 5 AAC 11.320 Eff. 5/13/92, Register 122; repealed 12/31/94, Register 134 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available.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 b…

Salmon may be taken only from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Notes 5 AAC 11.321 Eff. 5/17/95, Register 134 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most re…

Notes 5 AAC 11.330 Eff. 5/13/92, Register 122; repealed 12/31/94, Register 134 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 b…

Notes 5 AAC 11.331 Eff. 5/13/92, Register 122; repealed 12/31/94, Register 134 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 b…

Notes 5 AAC 11.332 Eff. 5/13/92, Register 122; repealed 12/31/94, Register 134 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 b…

Salmon may be taken only by purse seines and set gillnets. A purse seine may be operated only by the holder of an Area M CFEC purse seine limited entry permit. Notes 5 AAC 11.333 Eff. 5/17/95, Register 134 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we current…

The size and operation of a set gillnet are as follows: (1) a set gillnet may not exceed 100 fathoms in length; a CFEC permit holder may not operate more than one set gillnet; (2) a set gillnet must be operated in a substantially straight line, with no more than 25 fathoms of the…

(a) A purse seine must be at least 100 fathoms long, but may not exceed 250 fathoms in length. (b) A seine lead must be at least 25 fathoms long, but may not exceed 150 fathoms in length. Notes 5 AAC 11.335 Eff. 5/17/95, Register 134 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are u…

Notes 5 AAC 11.341 Eff. 5/13/92, Register 122; repealed 12/31/94, Register 134 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 b…

A vessel used for setnet fishing may not exceed 29 feet in overall length. Notes 5 AAC 11.342 Eff. 5/17/95, Register 134 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version…

Notes 5 AAC 11.350 Eff. 5/13/92, Register 122; repealed 12/31/94, Register 134 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 b…

The waters specified in 5 AAC 39.290 are closed to salmon fishing. Notes 5 AAC 11.351 Eff. 5/17/95, Register 134 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the…

Notes 5 AAC 11.370 Eff. 5/13/92, Register 122; repealed 12/31/94, Register 134 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 b…

An Atka-Amlia Islands Area seine and setnet permit holder shall register himself or herself and each vessel that the permit holder will use by contacting a department area management biologist in Dutch Harbor, Cold Bay, Sand Point, or other place specified by the department, at l…

Notes 5 AAC 11.392 Eff. 5/30/2007, Register 182; repealed 6/1/2013, Register 206 In Register 206, July 2013, the provisions of 5 AAC 11.392 were repealed because the substance of that section appears in the provisions of 5 AAC 39.112, which applies on a statewide basis. State reg…

Requirements set out in this chapter apply only to commercial fishing, 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 Aleutian Islands Area includes the waters of Alaska in 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 surrounding the Pribilof Islands, except the Atka-Amlia Isla…

(a) Akutan District: all waters between Scotch Cap and Cape Sarichef Light and extending west to and including Akutan Pass. South of Scotch Cap, the eastern boundary of the district is a line extending from Scotch Cap through the easternmost tip of Ugamak Island. (b) Unalaska Dis…

In the Aleutian Islands 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 12.206 Ef…

(a) Salmon may be taken only from July 10 through September 30, except that in the Kashega Bay Section, salmon may be taken only from June 1 through September 30. (b) There is no open commercial fishing season for salmon in the Pribilof Islands District. Notes 5 AAC 12.310 In eff…

Salmon may be taken (1) June 1 through July 18: from 6:00 a.m. Monday until 6:00 p.m. Friday; (2) from July 19 through September 30 salmon may be taken during the open season only during fishing periods established by emergency order. Notes 5 AAC 12.320 In effect before 1988 Auth…

Salmon may be taken by purse seines, hand purse seines, and beach seines. Notes 5 AAC 12.330 In effect before 1988 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and t…

Notes 5 AAC 12.331 Repealed 1/29/72. 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) Purse seines and hand purse seines may not be less than 100 fathoms nor more than 250 fathoms in length. (b) Beach seines may not be less than 100 fathoms in length and three fathoms in depth nor more than 250 fathoms in length and 12 fathoms in depth. (c) No lead may be less…

The following waters are closed to commercial salmon fishing: (1) Iliuliuk Harbor vicinity: waters between Unalaska and Amaknak Islands west of 166º 32.00' W. long. and north of a line from 53º 52.28' N. lat., 166º 32.68' W. long. south of Agnes Beach to a point at 53º 52.28' N. …

The operator of a floating salmon processing vessel or tender, or a shorebased processing operation, and a company employing aircraft used for transporting salmon, shall report in person, or by radio or telephone, to a local representative of the department located in the managem…

In the Aleutian Islands Area, at least 48 hours before fishing, a commercial salmon permit holder for purse seine gear must register with the department the permit and the vessel that will be used in the commercial salmon fishery by contacting, by telephone, the local representat…

Notes 5 AAC 12.392 Eff. 5/30/2007, Register 182; repealed 6/1/2013, Register 206 In Register 206, July 2013, the provisions of 5 AAC 12.392 were repealed since the substance of that section appears in the provisions of 5 AAC 39.112, which applies on a statewide basis. State regul…

Notes 5 AAC 12.700 Repealed 6/15/74. 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 12.705 Repealed 6/15/74. 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 12.710 Repealed 10/12/74. 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 compa…

Notes 5 AAC 12.730 Repealed 10/12/74. 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 compa…

Notes 5 AAC 12.741 Repealed 6/15/74. 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 12.750 Repealed 10/12/74. 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 compa…

Notes 5 AAC 12.760 Repealed 6/15/74. 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 12.792 Repealed 6/15/74. 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…

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 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…

(a) The Eastern District includes all waters from the latitude of the southernmost ADF&G regulatory marker 500 yards from the mouth of Aniakchak Lagoon to the eastern boundary of the Chignik Area. (1) Agripina Section: all waters bounded by the eastern boundary of the Chignik Are…