Alaska Administrative Code

(a) Only one personal use salmon fishing permit may be issued to each household per year. (b) Repealed 7/21/91. (c) In the personal use taking of salmon, unless otherwise specified in 5 AAC 77.500 - 5 AAC 77.548, the total annual limit for each personal use salmon fishing permit …

Notes 5 AAC 77.526 Eff. 5/31/96, Register 138; repealed 5/31/98, Register 146 As of Register 146, July 1998, the substance of 5 AAC 77.526 appears in 5 AAC 01.593. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our…

In the personal use taking of smelt (1) there are no bag or possession limits; (2) smelt may be taken (A) in salt water from April 1 through May 31; (B) in fresh water from April 1 through June 15; (C) with dip nets; and (D) with a drift gillnet only from April through June 15, a…

Notes 5 AAC 77.530 Repealed 7/1/86. 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 compare…

In the personal use taking of herring (1) there are no bag or possession limits; (2) herring may be taken (A) in the Northern and Central Districts from April 1 through May 31; (B) in the Southern, Kamishak Bay, Barren Island, Outer, and Eastern Districts from January 1 through D…

Within the Anchorage-Matsu-Kenai Nonsubsistence Area defined in 5 AAC 99.015(3), the harvest of aquatic plants is closed, except that from January 1 through April 30 and September 1 through December 31, aquatic plants that have been naturally dislodged from the substrate and are …

(a) Salmon may be taken for personal use under this section only under a personal use permit issued under 5 AAC 77.015 and 5 AAC 77.525; in addition to the requirements under 5 AAC 77.015, a person (1) shall, before a permit may be issued, show the person's resident sport fish li…

(a) In China Foot Creek, upstream from ADF&G regulatory markers, sockeye salmon may be taken by dip net from June 15 through August 15, with a bag and possession limit of six fish. King, pink, chum, and coho salmon may not be retained or possessed. All king, pink, chum, and coho …

Notes 5 AAC 77.546 Repealed 7/21/91. 5 AAC 77.546 was repealed by emergency regulation, effective May 22, 1991. On May 30, 1991, the Superior Court found the repeal invalid as an emergency regulation. Therefore, the repeal was not published in Register 118 (July 1991). The repeal…

Notes 5 AAC 77.547 Eff. 6/20/82, Register 82; em am 4/30/91 - 5/30/91, Register 118 [not printed]; am 7/21/91 Register 119; repealed 5/31/96, Register 138 As of Register 138, July 1996, the substance of 5 AAC 77.547 appears in 5 AAC 77.540. State regulations are updated quarterly…

Notes 5 AAC 77.548 Eff. 6/30/83, Register 86; am 5/31/84, Register 90; em am 4/30/91 - 5/30/91, Register 118 [not printed]; am 7/21/91, Register 119; repealed 5/31/96, Register 138 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a compa…

(a) In the Southern District, only in a year in which a subsistence fishery is not conducted in the same area, salmon may be taken for personal use under the plan set out in this section beginning at 6:00 a.m. on the first Monday or Thursday following August 15, until the last We…

The Prince William Sound Area includes all waters of Alaska between the longitude of Cape Fairfield and the longitude of Cape Suckling. Notes 5 AAC 77.550 Eff. 4/28/84, Register 90 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions avai…

Notes 5 AAC 77.551 Eff. 4/28/84, Register 90; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 7/1/86, Register 99; am 4/30/91, Register 118; repealed 3/30/2000, Register 153 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most rece…

Notes 5 AAC 77.553 Eff. 7/1/86, Register 99; am 6/5/94, Register 130; am 2/16/96, Register 137; am 7/5/2000, Register 155; am 7/1/2006, Register 178; am 8/23/2009, Register 191; am 7/13/2012, Register 203; repealed 8/27/2016, Register 219, October 2016 State regulations are updat…

Notes 5 AAC 77.555 Repealed 7/1/86. 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 compare…

Notes 5 AAC 77.556 Eff. 7/1/86, Register 99; am 9/5/97, Register 143; am 7/5/2000, Register 155; repealed 8/27/2016, Register 219, October 2016 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version…

Notes 5 AAC 77.557 Eff. 7/1/86, Register 99; am 8/8/99, Register 151; repealed 8/27/2016, Register 219, October 2016 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly re…

Notes 5 AAC 77.558 Eff. 7/1/86, Register 99; am 7/23/88, Register 107; am 8/8/99, Register 151; repealed 8/27/2016, Register 219, October 2016 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version …

Notes 5 AAC 77.559 Eff. 7/1/86, Register 99; am 12/1/2004, Register 172; repealed 8/27/2016, Register 219, October 2016 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly…

Notes 5 AAC 77.560 Eff. 4/28/84, Register 90; repealed 5/24/97, Register 142 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 …

Notes 5 AAC 77.561 Eff. 5/24/97, Register 142; repealed 3/30/2000, Register 153 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 …

Notes 5 AAC 77.565 Eff. 4/28/84, Register 90; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 4/30/91, Register 118; repealed 5/24/97, Register 142 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior q…

The waters of the Prince William Sound Area are closed to the personal use taking of finfish, except that salmon may be taken in the Chitina Subdistrict, as described in 5 AAC 77.591. Notes 5 AAC 77.570 Eff. 4/28/84, Register 90; am 5/24/97, Register 142; am 3/30/2000, Register 1…

Notes 5 AAC 77.575 Eff. 4/28/84, Register 90; am 4/30/91, Register 118; repealed 5/24/97, Register 142 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 co…

Notes 5 AAC 77.580 Eff. 4/28/84, Register 90; am 7/4/84, Register 90; am 3/29/87, Register 101; am 4/9/89, Register 110; repealed 5/24/97, Register 142 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent…

Notes 5 AAC 77.585 Eff. 5/24/97, Register 142; repealed 5/31/98, Register 146 As of Register 146, July 1998, the substance of 5 AAC 77.585 appears in 5 AAC 77.010(f). State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between …

Notes 5 AAC 77.590 Eff. 4/28/84, Register 90; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 7/1/86, Register 99; am 3/29/87, Register 101; am 4/30/91, Register 118; am 5/4/94, Register 130; am 5/24/97, Register 142; am 1/22/98, Register 145; am 4/23/98, Register 146; repealed 3/30/2000, Register 1…

(a) Salmon may be taken in the Chitina Subdistrict only under the authority of a Chitina Subdistrict personal use salmon fishing permit. Only one Chitina Subdistrict personal use salmon fishing permit may be issued to a household per calendar year. A household may not be issued b…

The Yakutat Area includes all waters of Alaska between the longitude of Cape Suckling (144º W. long.) and a line projected southwest from the westernmost tip of Cape Fairweather. Notes 5 AAC 77.600 Eff. 7/1/86, Register 99; am 3/11/2001, Register 157 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State …

Districts are described in 5 AAC 30.200. Notes 5 AAC 77.605 Eff. 7/1/86, Register 99 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 quarterly release. Mo…

In the personal use shrimp fishery (1) there is no closed season; (2) there is no daily possession limit; and (3) a pot used to take shrimp under this chapter must have (A) no more than four tunnel eye openings; no tunnel eye opening may exceed 15 inches in perimeter; (B) a botto…

Notes 5 AAC 77.612 Eff. 7/1/86, Register 99; am 6/3/2000, Register 154; am 7/18/2003, Register 167; am 7/29/2009, Register 191; am 5/11/2012, Register 202; repealed 6/17/2018,Register 226, July 2018 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available…

In the personal use taking of king crab (1) red and blue king crab may be taken only from July 1 through March 31; (2) the daily bag and possession limit is two male king crab; only male king crab seven inches or greater in width of shell may be taken or possessed; male king crab…

In the personal use taking of Tanner crab (1) there is no closed season; (2) the daily bag and possession limit is 30 male Tanner crab; only male Tanner crab five and one-half inches or greater in width of shell may be taken or possessed; male Tanner crab less than the minimum le…

In the personal use taking of scallops (1) there is no closed season; (2) the daily possession limit is (A) five rock scallops (Hinnites sp); (B) 50 weathervane scallops (Pecten sp); (3) there is no possession limit for bay scallops. (4) scallops may be taken by gear specified in…

In the personal use taking of clams (1) there is no closed season; (2) there are no daily bag and possession limits. Notes 5 AAC 77.618 Eff. 7/1/86, Register 99 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a co…

In the personal use taking of herring and herring spawn (1) herring may be taken at any time; (2) herring and herring spawn may be taken by gear listed in 5 AAC 01.010; (3) there is no annual possession limit for herring or for herring spawn which is not on kelp; (4) herring spaw…

In the personal use taking of bottomfish (1) bottomfish may be taken at any time, except lingcod may not be taken from December 1 through May 15; (2) bottomfish may be taken for personal use only by longline or hand held line; unattended gear must be marked as described in 5 AAC …

In the personal use taking of halibut (1) halibut may be taken from February 1 through December 31; (2) halibut may be taken only by a single line which is operated by hand with not more than two hooks attached to it; no person may operate more than one line and the line must be …

Smelt may be taken for personal use at any time and there are no bag or possession limits. Notes 5 AAC 77.626 Eff. 6/25/89, Register 110 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our mos…

(a) Salmon may only be taken under the authority of a personal use fishing permit. (b) The department shall adhere to the following when issuing personal use salmon fishing permits: (1) the fishing effort must be allowed in places and during times when resource abundance will all…

Notes 5 AAC 77.649 Eff. 6/3/2000, Register 154; repealed 7/1/2006, 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. More comparison features will …

The Southeastern Alaska Area consists of all waters of Alaska between Cape Fairweather and Dixon Entrance. Notes 5 AAC 77.650 Eff. 5/31/85, Register 94 Authority:AS 16.05.251 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison …

Districts and sections are as described in 5 AAC 33.200. Notes 5 AAC 77.655 Eff. 5/31/85, Register 94 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 quar…

In the personal use taking of shrimp (1) shrimp may only be taken from May 1 through February 28; except as provided in (7) and (8) of this section, there are no bag and possession limits; (2) a commercially licensed and registered shrimp fishing vessel may not be used to take sh…

In the personal use taking of Dungeness crab (1) there is no closed season; (2) the daily bag and possession limit is 20 male Dungeness crab except that, in waters of Thorne Bay west of the longitude of the southernmost tip of Thorne Head, the daily bag and possession limit is fi…