Forest Service, USDA § 242.27

[77 FR 35498, June 13, 2012]

§ 242.27 Subsistence taking of . (2) You must include an escape mech- (a) Applicability. (1) Regulations in anism on all pots used to take fish or this section apply to the taking of fish shellfish. The escape mechanisms are or their parts for subsistence uses. as follows: (2) You may take fish for subsistence (i) A sidewall, which may include the uses at any time by any method unless tunnel, of all shellfish and bottomfish you are restricted by the subsistence pots must contain an opening equal to regulations found in this sec- or exceeding 18 inches in length, except tion. The harvest limit specified in this that in shrimp pots the opening must section for a subsistence season for a be a minimum of 6 inches in length. species and the State harvest limit set The opening must be laced, sewn, or se- for a State season for the same species cured together by a single length of un- are not cumulative, except as modified treated, 100 percent cotton twine, no by regulations in paragraph (e) of this larger than 30 thread. The cotton twine section. This means that if you have may be knotted at each end only. The taken the harvest limit for a particular opening must be within 6 inches of the species under a subsistence season bottom of the pot and must be parallel specified in this section, you may not, with it. The cotton twine may not be after that, take any additional fish of tied or looped around the web bars. that species under any other harvest Dungeness crab pots may have the pot limit specified for a State season. lid tie-down straps secured to the pot (3) You may not possess, transport, at one end by a single loop of un- give, receive, or barter subsistence- treated, 100 percent cotton twine no taken fish or their parts that have been larger than 60 thread, or the pot lid taken contrary to Federal law or regu- must be secured so that, when the lation or State law or regulation (un- twine degrades, the lid will no longer less superseded by regulations in this be securely closed. part). (ii) All king crab, Tanner crab, (b) Methods, means, and general restric- shrimp, miscellaneous shellfish and tions. (1) Unless otherwise specified in bottomfish pots may, instead of com- this section or under terms of a re- plying with paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this quired subsistence fishing permit (as section, satisfy the following: a side- may be modified by regulations in this wall, which may include the tunnel, section), you may use the following must contain an opening at least 18 legal types of gear for subsistence fish- inches in length, except that shrimp ing: pots must contain an opening at least (i) A set gillnet; 6 inches in length. The opening must be (ii) A drift gillnet; laced, sewn, or secured together by a (iii) A purse seine; single length of treated or untreated (iv) A hand purse seine; twine, no larger than 36 thread. A gal- (v) A beach seine; vanic timed-release device, designed to (vi) Troll gear; release in no more than 30 days in salt- (vii) A ; water, must be integral to the length (viii) A trawl; of twine so that, when the device re- (ix) A pot; leases, the twine will no longer secure (x) A longline; or obstruct the opening of the pot. The (xi) A fyke net; twine may be knotted only at each end (xii) A lead; and at the attachment points on the (xiii) A herring pound; galvanic timed-release device. The (xiv) A dip net; opening must be within 6 inches of the (xv) gear; bottom of the pot and must be parallel (xvi) A mechanical jigging machine; with it. The twine may not be tied or (xvii) A handline; looped around the web bars. (xviii) A ; (3) For subsistence fishing for salm- (xix) A rod and reel; and on, you may not use a gillnet exceeding (xx) A spear. 50 fathoms in length, unless otherwise

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specified in this section. The gillnet District and exchanged in customary web must contain at least 30 filaments trade to rural residents may not exceed of equal diameter or at least 6 fila- 50 percent of the annual harvest of ments, each of which must be at least salmon by the household. No more 0.20 millimeter in diameter. than 50 percent of the annual house- (4) Except as otherwise provided for hold limit may be sold under para- in this section, you may not obstruct graphs (b)(11) and (12) of this section more than one-half the width of any when taken together. These customary stream with any gear used to take fish trade sales must be immediately re- for subsistence uses. corded on a customary trade record- (5) You may not use live nonindige- keeping form. The recording require- nous fish as bait. ment and the responsibility to ensure (6) You must have your first initial, the household limit is not exceeded last name, and address plainly and leg- rests with the seller. ibly inscribed on the side of your fish (iii) Customary trade of wheel facing midstream of the river. may only occur be- (7) You may use kegs or buoys of any tween Federally qualified rural resi- color but red on any permitted gear, dents with a current customary and except in the following areas where traditional use determination for kegs or buoys of any color, including Yukon River Chinook salmon. red, may be used: (12) Transactions between a rural resi- (i) Yukon–Northern Area; and dent and others. In customary trade, a (ii) Kuskokwim Area. rural resident may exchange fish, their (8) You must have your first initial, parts, or their eggs, legally taken last name, and address plainly and leg- under the regulations in this part, for ibly inscribed on each keg, buoy, cash from individuals other than rural stakes attached to gillnets, stakes residents if the individual who pur- identifying gear fished under the ice, chases the fish, their parts, or their and any other unattended fishing gear eggs uses them for personal or family which you use to take fish for subsist- consumption. If you are not a rural ence uses. resident, you may not sell fish, their (9) You may not use explosives or parts, or their eggs taken under the chemicals to take fish for subsistence regulations in this part. The Board uses. may recognize regional differences and (10) You may not take fish for sub- regulates customary trade differently sistence uses within 300 feet of any for separate regions of the State. dam, fish ladder, weir, culvert or other (i) Bristol Bay Management artificial obstruction, unless otherwise Area—The total cash value per house- indicated. hold of salmon taken within Federal (11) Transactions between rural resi- jurisdiction in the Bristol Bay Fishery dents. Rural residents may exchange in Management Area and exchanged in customary trade subsistence-harvested customary trade between rural resi- fish, their parts, or their eggs, legally dents and individuals other than rural taken under the regulations in this residents may not exceed $400.00 annu- part, for cash from other rural resi- ally. These customary trade sales must dents. The Board may recognize re- be immediately recorded on a cus- gional differences and regulates cus- tomary trade recordkeeping form. The tomary trade differently for separate recording requirement and the respon- regions of the State. sibility to ensure the household limit (i) Bristol Bay Fishery Management is not exceeded rest with the seller. Area—The total cash value per house- (ii) Upper District—The hold of salmon taken within Federal total cash value of salmon per house- jurisdiction in the Bristol Bay Fishery hold taken within the Upper Copper Management Area and exchanged in River District and exchanged in cus- customary trade to rural residents may tomary trade between rural residents not exceed $500.00 annually. and individuals other than rural resi- (ii) Upper Copper River District—The dents may not exceed $500.00 annually. total number of salmon per household No more than 50 percent of the annual taken within the Upper Copper River household limit may be sold under

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paragraphs (b)(11) and (12) of this sec- (ii) Except as otherwise provided for tion when taken together. These cus- in this section, if you are not required tomary trade sales must be imme- to obtain a subsistence fishing permit diately recorded on a customary trade for an area, the harvest and possession recordkeeping form. The recording re- limits for taking fish for subsistence quirement and the responsibility to en- uses with a rod and reel are the same sure the household limit is not exceed- as for taking fish under State of Alas- ed rest with the seller. ka subsistence fishing regulations in (iii) Customary trade of Yukon River those same areas. If the State does not Chinook salmon may only occur be- have a specific subsistence season and/ tween Federally qualified rural resi- or harvest limit for that particular spe- dents with a current customary and cies, the limit shall be the same as for traditional use determination for taking fish under State of Alaska sport Yukon River Chinook salmon. fishing regulations. (13) No sale to, nor purchase by, fish- (17) Unless restricted in this section, eries businesses. (i) You may not sell or unless restricted under the terms of fish, their parts, or their eggs taken a subsistence fishing permit, you may under the regulations in this part to take fish for subsistence uses at any any individual, business, or organiza- time. tion required to be licensed as a fish- (18) Provisions on ADF&G subsist- eries business under Alaska Statute AS ence fishing permits that are more re- 43.75.011 (commercial limited-entry strictive or in conflict with the provi- permit or crew license holders ex- sions contained in this section do not cluded) or to any other business as de- apply to Federal subsistence users. fined under Alaska Statute 43.70.110(1) (19) You may not intentionally waste as part of its business transactions. or destroy any subsistence-caught fish (ii) If you are required to be licensed or shellfish; however, you may use for as a business under Alaska bait or other purposes, whitefish, her- Statute AS 43.75.011 (commercial lim- ring, and species for which harvest lim- ited-entry permit or crew license hold- its, seasons, or other regulatory meth- ers excluded) or are a business as de- ods and means are not provided in this fined under Alaska Statute 43.70.110(1), section, as well as the head, tail, fins, you may not purchase, receive, or sell and viscera of legally taken subsist- fish, their parts, or their eggs taken ence fish. under the regulations in this part as (20) The taking of fish from waters part of your business transactions. within Federal jurisdiction is author- (14) Except as provided elsewhere in ized outside of published open seasons this section, you may not take rain- or harvest limits if the harvested fish bow/steelhead trout. will be used for food in traditional or (15) You may not use fish taken for religious ceremonies that are part of subsistence use or under subsistence funerary or mortuary cycles, including regulations in this part as bait for memorial potlatches, provided that: commercial or sport fishing purposes. (i) Prior to attempting to take fish, (16) Unless specified otherwise in this the person (or designee) or Tribal Gov- section, you may use a rod and reel to ernment organizing the ceremony con- take fish without a subsistence fishing tacts the appropriate Federal fisheries permit. Harvest limits applicable to manager to provide the nature of the the use of a rod and reel to take fish ceremony, the parties and/or clans in- for subsistence uses shall be as follows: volved, the species and the number of (i) If you are required to obtain a fish to be taken, and the Federal wa- subsistence fishing permit for an area, ters from which the harvest will occur; that permit is required to take fish for (ii) The taking does not violate rec- subsistence uses with rod and reel in ognized principles of fisheries con- that area. The harvest and possession servation, and uses the methods and limits for taking fish with a rod and means allowable for the particular spe- reel in those areas are the same as in- cies published in the applicable Federal dicated on the permit issued for sub- regulations (the Federal fisheries man- sistence fishing with other gear types. ager will establish the number, species,

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or place of taking if necessary for con- to fish for management and conserva- servation purposes); tion purposes. (iii) Each person who takes fish (d) Relation to ac- under this section must, as soon as tivities. (1) If you are a Federally quali- practical, and not more than 15 days fied subsistence user who also commer- after the harvest, submit a written re- cial , you may retain fish for sub- port to the appropriate Federal fish- sistence purposes from your lawfully- eries manager, specifying the har- taken commercial catch. vester’s name and address, the number (2) When participating in a commer- and species of fish taken, and the date cial and subsistence fishery at the and locations of the taking; and same time, you may not use an amount (iv) No permit is required for taking of combined fishing gear in excess of under this section; however, the har- that allowed under the appropriate vester must be eligible to harvest the commercial fishing regulations. resource under Federal regulations. (e) Fishery management area restric- (c) Fishing permits and reports. (1) You tions. (1) Kotzebue Area. The Kotzebue may take salmon only under the au- Area includes all waters of Alaska be- thority of a subsistence fishing permit, tween the latitude of the westernmost unless a permit is specifically not re- tip of Point Hope and the latitude of quired in a particular area by the sub- the westernmost tip of Cape Prince of sistence regulations in this part, or un- Wales, including those waters draining less you are retaining salmon from into the Chukchi Sea. your commercial catch consistent with (i) You may take fish for subsistence paragraph (d) of this section. purposes without a permit. (2) If a subsistence fishing permit is (ii) You may take salmon only by required by this section, the following gillnets, beach seines, or a rod and reel. permit conditions apply unless other- (iii) In the Kotzebue District, you wise specified in this section: may take sheefish with gillnets that (i) You may not take more fish for are not more than 50 fathoms in subsistence use than the limits set out length, nor more than 12 meshes in in the permit; depth, nor have a stretched-mesh size (ii) You must obtain the permit prior larger than 7 inches. to fishing; (iv) You may not obstruct more than (iii) You must have the permit in one-half the width of a stream, creek, your possession and readily available or slough with any gear used to take for inspection while fishing or trans- fish for subsistence uses, except from porting subsistence-taken fish; May 15 to July 15 and August 15 to Oc- (iv) If specified on the permit, you tober 31 when taking whitefish or pike must record, prior to leaving the fish- in streams, creeks, or sloughs within ing site, daily records of the catch, the Kobuk River drainage and from showing the number of fish taken by May 15 to October 31 in the Selawik species, location and date of catch, and River drainage. Only one gillnet 100 other such information as may be re- feet or less in length with a stretched- quired for management or conservation mesh size from 21⁄2 to 41⁄2 inches may be purposes; and used per site. You must check your net (v) If the return of catch information at least once in every 24-hour period. necessary for management and con- (2) Norton Sound–Port Clarence Area. servation purposes is required by a The Norton Sound–Port Clarence Area fishing permit and you fail to comply includes all waters of Alaska between with such reporting requirements, you the latitude of the westernmost tip of are ineligible to receive a subsistence Cape Prince of Wales and the latitude permit for that activity during the fol- of Point Romanof, including those wa- lowing calendar year, unless you dem- ters of Alaska surrounding St. Law- onstrate that failure to report was due rence Island and those waters draining to loss in the mail, accident, sickness, into the Bering Sea. or other unavoidable circumstances. (i) Unless otherwise restricted in this You must also return any tags or section, you may take fish at any time transmitters that have been attached in the Port Clarence District.

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(ii) In the Norton Sound District, you each household per year. You may sub- may take fish at any time except as sistence fish for salmon with rod and follows: reel in the Yukon River drainage 24 (A) In Subdistricts 2 through 6, if you hours per day, 7 days per week, unless are a commercial fishermen, you may rod and reel are specifically otherwise not fish for subsistence purposes during restricted in paragraph (e)(3) of this the weekly closures of the State com- section. mercial salmon fishing season, except (ii) For the Yukon River drainage, that from July 15 through August 1, Federal subsistence fishing schedules, you may take salmon for subsistence openings, closings, and fishing methods purposes 7 days per week in the Una- are the same as those issued for the lakleet and Shaktoolik River drainages subsistence taking of fish under Alaska with gillnets which have a stretched- Statutes (AS 16.05.060), unless super- mesh size that does not exceed 41⁄2 seded by a Federal Special Action. inches, and with beach seines; (iii) In the following locations, you (B) In the Unalakleet River from may take salmon during the open June 1 through July 15, you may take weekly fishing periods of the State salmon only from 8:00 a.m. Monday commercial salmon fishing season and until 8:00 p.m. Saturday. may not take them for 24 hours before (C) Federal public waters of the Una- the opening of the State commercial lakleet River, upstream from the salmon fishing season: mouth of the Chirosky River, are (A) In District 4, excluding the closed to the taking of Chinook salmon Koyukuk River drainage; from July 1 to July 31, by all users. The (B) In Subdistricts 4B and 4C from BLM field manager is authorized to June 15 through September 30, salmon open the closed area to Federally may be taken from 6:00 p.m. Sunday qualified subsistence users or to all until 6:00 p.m. Tuesday and from 6:00 users when run strength warrants. p.m. Wednesday until 6:00 p.m. Friday; (iii) You may take salmon only by (C) In District 6, excluding the gillnets, beach seines, fish wheel, or a Kantishna River drainage, salmon may rod and reel. be taken from 6:00 p.m. Friday until (iv) You may take fish other than 6:00 p.m. Wednesday. salmon by set gillnet, drift gillnet, beach seine, fish wheel, pot, long line, (iv) During any State commercial fyke net, jigging gear, spear, lead, or a salmon fishing season closure of great- rod and reel. er than 5 days in duration, you may (v) In the Unalakleet River from not take salmon during the following June 1 through July 15, you may not periods in the following districts: operate more than 25 fathoms of gillnet (A) In District 4, excluding the in the aggregate nor may you operate Koyukuk River drainage, salmon may an unanchored gillnet. not be taken from 6:00 p.m. Friday (3) Yukon–Northern Area. The Yukon– until 6:00 p.m. Sunday; Northern Area includes all waters of (B) In District 5, excluding the Alaska between the latitude of Point Tozitna River drainage and Subdistrict Romanof and the latitude of the west- 5D, salmon may not be taken from 6:00 ernmost point of the Naskonat Penin- p.m. Sunday until 6:00 p.m. Tuesday. sula, including those waters draining (v) Except as provided in this section, into the Bering Sea, and all waters of and except as may be provided by the Alaska north of the latitude of the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, westernmost tip of Point Hope and you may take fish other than salmon west of 141° West longitude, including at any time. those waters draining into the Arctic (vi) In Districts 1, 2, 3, and Subdis- Ocean and the Chukchi Sea. trict 4A, excluding the Koyukuk and (i) Unless otherwise restricted in this Innoko River drainages, you may not section, you may take fish in the take salmon for subsistence purposes Yukon–Northern Area at any time. In during the 24 hours immediately before those locations where subsistence fish- the opening of the State commercial ing permits are required, only one sub- salmon fishing season. sistence fishing permit will be issued to (vii) In Districts 1, 2, and 3:

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(A) After the opening of the State (xii) You may not subsistence fish in commercial salmon fishing season the Toklat River drainage from August through July 15, you may not take 15 through May 15. salmon for subsistence for 18 hours im- (xiii) You may take salmon only by mediately before, during, and for 12 gillnet, beach seine, fish wheel, or rod hours after each State commercial and reel, subject to the restrictions set salmon fishing period; forth in this section. (B) After July 15, you may not take (A) In the Yukon River drainage, you salmon for subsistence for 12 hours im- may not take salmon for subsistence mediately before, during, and for 12 fishing using gillnets with stretched hours after each State commercial mesh larger than 7.5 inches. salmon fishing period. (B) [Reserved] (viii) In Subdistrict 4A after the (xiv) In District 4, if you are a com- opening of the State commercial salm- mercial , you may not take on fishing season, you may not take salmon for subsistence purposes during salmon for subsistence for 12 hours im- the State commercial salmon fishing mediately before, during, and for 12 season using gillnets with stretched- hours after each State commercial mesh larger than 6 inches after a date salmon fishing period; however, you specified by ADF&G emergency order may take Chinook salmon during the issued between July 10 and July 31. State commercial fishing season, with (xv) In Districts 4, 5, and 6, you may drift gillnet gear only, from 6:00 p.m. not take salmon for subsistence pur- Sunday until 6:00 p.m. Tuesday and poses by drift gillnets, except as fol- from 6:00 p.m. Wednesday until 6:00 lows: p.m. Friday. (A) In Subdistrict 4A upstream from (ix) You may not subsistence fish in the mouth of Stink Creek, you may the following drainages located north take Chinook salmon by drift gillnets of the main Yukon River: less than 150 feet in length from June (A) Kanuti River upstream from a 10 through July 14, and point 5 miles downstream of the State by drift gillnets after August 2; highway crossing; (B) In Subdistrict 4A downstream (B) Bonanza Creek; from the mouth of Stink Creek, you (C) Jim River including Prospect and may take Chinook salmon by drift Douglas Creeks. gillnets less than 150 feet in length (x) You may not subsistence fish in from June 10 through July 14; the Delta River. (C) In the Yukon River mainstem, (xi) In Beaver Creek downstream Subdistricts 4B and 4C you may take from the confluence of Moose Creek, a Chinook salmon during the weekly sub- gillnet with mesh size not to exceed 3- sistence fishing opening(s) by drift inches stretch-measure may be used gillnets no more than 150 feet long and from June 15 through September 15. no more than 35 meshes deep, from You may subsistence fish for all non- June 10 through July 14. salmon species but may not target (xvi) Unless otherwise specified in salmon during this time period (reten- this section, you may take fish other tion of salmon taken incidentally to than salmon by set gillnet, drift non-salmon directed fisheries is al- gillnet, beach seine, fish wheel, long lowed). From the mouth of Nome Creek line, fyke net, dip net, jigging gear, downstream to the confluence of Moose spear, lead, or rod and reel, subject to Creek, only rod and reel may be used. the following restrictions, which also From the mouth of Nome Creek down- apply to subsistence salmon fishing: stream to the confluence of O’Brien (A) During the open weekly fishing Creek, the daily harvest and possession periods of the State commercial salm- limit is 5 grayling; from the mouth of on fishing season, if you are a commer- O’Brien Creek downstream to the con- cial fisherman, you may not operate fluence of Moose Creek, the daily har- more than one type of gear at a time, vest and possession limit is 10 grayling. for commercial, personal use, and sub- The Nome Creek drainage of Beaver sistence purposes. Creek is closed to subsistence fishing (B) You may not use an aggregate for grayling. length of set gillnet in excess of 150

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fathoms and each drift gillnet may not may not be targeted for dog food. Dried exceed 50 fathoms in length. Chinook salmon may not be used for (C) In Districts 4, 5, and 6, you may dog food anywhere in the Yukon River not set subsistence fishing gear within drainage. Whole fish unfit for human 200 feet of other operating commercial consumption (due to disease, deteriora- use, personal use, or subsistence fish- tion, deformities), scraps, and small ing gear except that, at the site ap- fish (16 inches or less) may be fed to proximately 1 mile upstream from dogs. Also, whole Chinook salmon Ruby on the south bank of the Yukon caught incidentally during a subsist- River between ADF&G regulatory ence chum salmon fishery in the fol- markers containing the area known lo- lowing time periods and locations may cally as the ‘‘Slide,’’ you may set sub- be fed to dogs: sistence fishing gear within 200 feet of (A) After July 10 in the Koyukuk other operating commercial or subsist- River drainage; ence fishing gear, and in District 4, (B) After August 10, in Subdistrict from Old Paradise Village upstream to 5D, upstream of Circle City. a point 4 miles upstream from Anvik, (4) Kuskokwim Area. The Kuskokwim there is no minimum distance require- Area consists of all waters of Alaska ment between fish wheels. between the latitude of the western- (D) During the State commercial most point of Naskonat Peninsula and salmon fishing season, within the the latitude of the southernmost tip of Yukon River and the Tanana River Cape Newenham, including the waters below the confluence of the Wood of Alaska surrounding Nunivak and St. River, you may use drift gillnets and Matthew Islands and those waters fish wheels only during open subsist- draining into the Bering Sea. ence salmon fishing periods. (i) Unless otherwise restricted in this (E) In Birch Creek, gillnet mesh size section, you may take fish in the may not exceed 3-inches stretch-meas- Kuskokwim Area at any time without ure from June 15 through September a subsistence fishing permit. 15. (ii) For the Kuskokwim area, Federal (xvii) In District 4, from September subsistence fishing schedules, openings, 21 through May 15, you may use jigging closings, and fishing methods are the gear from shore ice. same as those issued for the subsist- (xviii) You must possess a subsist- ence taking of fish under Alaska Stat- ence fishing permit for the following utes (AS 16.05.060), unless superseded by locations: a Federal Special Action. (A) For the Yukon River drainage (iii) In District 1, Kuskokuak Slough, from the mouth of Hess Creek to the from June 1 through July 31 only, you mouth of the Dall River; may not take salmon for 16 hours be- (B) For the Yukon River drainage fore and during each State open com- from the upstream mouth of 22 Mile mercial salmon fishing period in the Slough to the U.S.-Canada border; district. (C) Only for salmon in the Tanana (iv) In Districts 4 and 5, from June 1 River drainage above the mouth of the through September 8, you may not Wood River. take salmon for 16 hours before or dur- (xix) Only one subsistence fishing ing, and for 6 hours after each State permit will be issued to each household open commercial salmon fishing period per year. in each district. (xx) In Districts 1, 2, and 3, from June (v) In District 2, and anywhere in 1 through July 15, you may not possess tributaries that flow into the Chinook salmon taken for subsistence Kuskokwim River within that district, purposes unless both tips (lobes) of the from June 1 through September 8 you tail fin have been removed before the may not take salmon by net gear or person conceals the salmon from plain fish wheel for 16 hours before or during, view or transfers the salmon from the and for 6 hours after each open com- fishing site. mercial salmon fishing period in the (xxi) In the Yukon River drainage, district. You may subsistence fish for Chinook salmon must be used pri- salmon with rod and reel 24 hours per marily for human consumption and day, 7 days per week, unless rod and

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reel are specifically restricted by para- (A) Gillnets with 6-inch or smaller graph (e)(4) of this section. stretched-mesh may not be more than (vi) You may not take subsistence 45 meshes in depth; fish by nets in the Goodnews River east (B) Gillnets with greater than 6-inch of a line between ADF&G regulatory stretched-mesh may not be more than markers placed near the mouth of the 35 meshes in depth. Ufigag River and an ADF&G regulatory (xv) You may not use subsistence set marker placed near the mouth of the and drift gillnets exceeding 15 fathoms Tunulik River 16 hours before or dur- in length in Whitefish Lake in the ing, and for 6 hours after each State Ophir Creek drainage. You may not op- open commercial salmon fishing pe- erate more than one subsistence set or riod. drift gillnet at a time in Whitefish (vii) You may not take subsistence Lake in the Ophir Creek drainage. You fish by nets in the Kanektok River up- must check the net at least once every stream of ADF&G regulatory markers 24 hours. placed near the mouth 16 hours before (xvi) You may take rainbow trout or during, and for 6 hours after each only in accordance with the following State open commercial salmon fishing restrictions: period. (A) You may take rainbow trout only (viii) You may not take subsistence by the use of gillnets, dip nets, fyke fish by nets in the Arolik River up- nets, handline, spear, rod and reel, or stream of ADF&G regulatory markers jigging through the ice; placed near the mouth 16 hours before (B) You may not use gillnets, dip or during, and for 6 hours after each nets, or fyke nets for targeting rainbow State open commercial salmon fishing trout from March 15 through June 15; period. (C) If you take rainbow trout inciden- (ix) You may only take salmon by tally in other subsistence net fisheries gillnet, beach seine, fish wheel, or rod and through the ice, you may retain and reel subject to the restrictions set them for subsistence purposes; out in this section, except that you (D) There are no harvest limits with may also take salmon by spear in the handline, spear, rod and reel, or jig- Kanektok, and Arolik River drainages, ging. and in the drainage of Goodnews Bay. (5) Bristol Bay Area. The Bristol Bay (x) You may not use an aggregate Area includes all waters of Bristol Bay, length of set gillnets or drift gillnets in including drainages enclosed by a line excess of 50 fathoms for taking salmon. from Cape Newenham to Cape (xi) You may take fish other than Menshikof. salmon by set gillnet, drift gillnet, (i) Unless restricted in this section, beach seine, fish wheel, pot, long line, or unless under the terms of a subsist- fyke net, dip net, jigging gear, spear, ence fishing permit, you may take fish lead, handline, or rod and reel. at any time in the Bristol Bay area. (xii) You must attach to the bank (ii) In all State commercial salmon each subsistence gillnet operated in districts, from May 1 through May 31 tributaries of the Kuskokwim River and October 1 through October 31, you and fish it substantially perpendicular may subsistence fish for salmon only to the bank and in a substantially from 9:00 a.m. Monday until 9:00 a.m. straight line. Friday. From June 1 through Sep- (xiii) Within a tributary to the tember 30, within the waters of a com- Kuskokwim River in that portion of mercial salmon district, you may take the Kuskokwim River drainage from salmon only during State open com- the north end of Eek Island upstream mercial salmon fishing periods. to the mouth of the Kolmakoff River, (iii) In the Egegik River from 9:00 you may not set or operate any part of a.m. June 23 through 9:00 a.m. July 17, a set gillnet within 150 feet of any part you may take salmon only during the of another set gillnet. following times: from 9:00 a.m. Tuesday (xiv) The maximum depth of gillnets to 9:00 a.m. Wednesday and from 9:00 is as follows: a.m. Saturday to 9:00 a.m. Sunday.

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(iv) You may not take fish from wa- (ix) You may not operate any part of ters within 300 feet of a stream mouth a set gillnet within 300 feet of any part used by salmon. of another set gillnet. (v) You may not subsistence fish with (x) You must stake and buoy each set nets in the Tazimina River and within gillnet. Instead of having the identi- one-fourth mile of the terminus of fying information on a keg or buoy at- those waters during the period from tached to the gillnet, you may plainly September 1 through June 14. and legibly inscribe your first initial, (vi) Within any district, you may last name, and subsistence permit take salmon, herring, and capelin by number on a sign at or near the set set gillnets only. gillnet. (vii) Outside the boundaries of any (xi) You may not operate or assist in district, unless otherwise specified, you operating subsistence salmon net gear may take salmon by set gillnet only. while simultaneously operating or as- (A) You may also take salmon by sisting in operating commercial salm- spear in the Togiak River, excluding on net gear. its tributaries. (xii) During State closed commercial (B) You may also use drift gillnets herring fishing periods, you may not not greater than 10 fathoms in length use gillnets exceeding 25 fathoms in to take salmon in the Togiak River in length for the subsistence taking of the first two river miles upstream from herring or capelin. the mouth of the Togiak River to the (xiii) You may take fish other than ADF&G regulatory markers. salmon, herring and capelin by gear (C) You may also take salmon with- listed in this part unless restricted out a permit in Lake Clark and its under the terms of a subsistence fish- tributaries by (by handline or ing permit. rod and reel), using a spear, bow and (xiv) You may take salmon only arrow, or capturing by bare hand. under authority of a State subsistence (D) You may also take salmon by salmon permit (permits are issued by beach seines not exceeding 25 fathoms ADF&G) except when using a Federal in length in Lake Clark, excluding its tributaries. permit for fyke net and lead. (E) You may also take fish (except (xv) Only one State subsistence fish- rainbow trout) with a fyke net and lead ing permit for salmon and one Federal in tributaries of Lake Clark and the permit for use of a fyke net and lead tributaries of Sixmile Lake within and for all fish (except rainbow trout) may adjacent to the exterior boundaries of be issued to each household per year. Lake Clark National Park and Pre- (xvi) In the Togiak River section and serve unless otherwise prohibited. the Togiak River drainage: (1) You may use a fyke net and lead (A) You may not possess only with a permit issued by the Fed- taken under the authority of a subsist- eral in-season manager. ence fishing permit unless both lobes of (2) All fyke nets and leads must be the caudal fin (tail) or the dorsal fin attended at all times while in use. have been removed. (3) All materials used to construct (B) You may not possess salmon the fyke net and lead must be made of taken with a drift gillnet under the au- wood and be removed from the water thority of a subsistence fishing permit when the fyke net and lead is no longer unless both lobes of the caudal fin in use. (tail) or the dorsal fin have been re- (viii) The maximum lengths for set moved. gillnets used to take salmon are as fol- (xvii) You may take rainbow trout lows: only by rod and reel or jigging gear. (A) You may not use set gillnets ex- Rainbow trout daily harvest and pos- ceeding 10 fathoms in length in the session limits are two per day/two in Egegik River; possession with no size limit from (B) In the remaining waters of the April 10 through October 31 and five per area, you may not use set gillnets ex- day/five in possession with no size limit ceeding 25 fathoms in length. from November 1 through April 9.

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(xviii) If you take rainbow trout inci- Akutan, Umnak, and Atka–Amlia Is- dentally in other subsistence net fish- lands Districts. eries, or through the ice, you may re- (ix) You may take no more than 250 tain them for subsistence purposes. salmon for subsistence purposes unless (6) Aleutian Islands Area. The Aleu- otherwise specified on the subsistence tian Islands Area includes all waters of fishing permit, except that in the Un- Alaska west of the longitude of the tip alaska and Adak Districts, you may of Cape Sarichef, east of 172° East lon- take no more than 25 salmon plus an gitude, and south of 54°36′ North lati- additional 25 salmon for each member tude. of your household listed on the permit. (i) You may take fish other than You may obtain an additional permit. salmon, rainbow/steelhead trout, or (x) You must keep a record on the re- char at any time unless restricted verse side of the permit of subsistence- under the terms of a subsistence fish- caught fish. You must complete the ing permit. If you take rainbow/ record immediately upon taking sub- steelhead trout incidentally in other sistence-caught fish and must return it subsistence net fisheries, you may re- no later than October 31. tain them for subsistence purposes. (7) Alaska Peninsula Area. The Alaska (ii) In the Unalaska District, you Peninsula Area includes all waters of may take salmon for subsistence pur- Alaska on the north side of the Alaska poses from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. peninsula southwest of a line from from January 1 through December 31, Cape Menshikof (57°28.34′ North lati- except as may be specified on a subsist- tude, 157°55.84′ West longitude) to Cape ence fishing permit. Newenham (58°39.00’ North latitude, (iii) In the Adak, Akutan, Atka– 162° West longitude) and east of the Amlia, and Umnak Districts, you may longitude of Cape Sarichef Light take salmon at any time. (164°55.70′ West longitude) and on the (iv) You may not subsistence fish for south side of the Alaska Peninsula salmon in the following waters: from a line extending from Scotch (A) The waters of Unalaska Lake, its Cape through the easternmost tip of tributaries and outlet stream; Ugamak Island to a line extending 135° (B) The waters of Summers and Mor- southeast from Kupreanof Point ris Lakes and their tributaries and out- (55°33.98′ North latitude, 159°35.88′ West let streams; longitude). (C) All streams supporting anad- (i) You may take fish, other than romous fish runs that flow into Un- salmon, rainbow/steelhead trout, or alaska Bay south of a line from the char, at any time unless restricted northern tip of Cape Cheerful to the under the terms of a subsistence fish- northern tip of Kalekta Point; ing permit. If you take rainbow/ (D) Waters of McLees Lake and its steelhead trout incidentally in other tributaries and outlet stream; subsistence net fisheries or through the (E) All fresh water on Adak Island ice, you may retain them for subsist- and Kagalaska Island in the Adak Dis- ence purposes. trict. (ii) You may take salmon, trout, and (v) You may take salmon by seine char only under the authority of a sub- and gillnet, or with gear specified on a sistence fishing permit. subsistence fishing permit. (iii) You must keep a record on the (vi) In the Unalaska District, if you reverse side of the permit of subsist- fish with a net, you must be physically ence-caught fish. You must complete present at the net at all times when the record immediately upon taking the net is being used. subsistence-caught fish and must re- (vii) You may take fish other than turn it no later than October 31. salmon by gear listed in this part un- (iv) You may take salmon at any less restricted under the terms of a time, except in those districts and sec- subsistence fishing permit. tions open to commercial salmon fish- (viii) You may take salmon, trout, ing where salmon may not be taken and char only under the terms of a sub- during the 24 hours before and 12 hours sistence fishing permit, except that following each State open weekly com- you do not need a permit in the mercial salmon fishing period, or as

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may be specified on a subsistence fish- a point 300 feet upstream of the ing permit. ADF&G weir to Chignik Lake from (v) You may not subsistence fish for January 1 through August 9, with no salmon in the following waters: daily harvest or possession limit under (A) Russell Creek and Nurse Lagoon the authority of a Federal subsistence and within 500 yards outside the mouth fishing permit. You may take salmon of Nurse Lagoon; by gillnet in Black Lake or any tribu- (B) Trout Creek and within 500 yards tary to Black or Chignik Lakes with a outside its mouth. Federal subsistence fishing permit. (vi) You may take salmon by seine, You may take salmon in the waters of gillnet, rod and reel, or with gear speci- Clark River and Home Creek from their fied on a subsistence fishing permit. confluence with Chignik Lake up- You may also take salmon without a stream 1 mile. In the open waters of permit by snagging (by handline or rod Clark River and Home Creek you may and reel), using a spear, bow and arrow, take salmon by snagging (handline or or capturing by bare hand. rod and reel), spear, bow and arrow, or (vii) You may take fish other than capture by hand without a permit. The salmon by gear listed in this part un- daily harvest and possession limits less restricted under the terms of a using these methods are five per day subsistence fishing permit. and five in possession. (viii) You may not use a set gillnet (iii) You may take salmon, trout, and exceeding 100 fathoms in length. char only under the authority of a sub- (ix) You may take no more than 250 sistence fishing permit unless other- salmon for subsistence purposes unless wise indicated in this section or as otherwise specified on your subsistence noted in the permit conditions. fishing permit. (iv) You must keep a record on your (8) Chignik Area. The Chignik Area permit of subsistence-caught fish. You includes all waters of Alaska on the must complete the record immediately south side of the Alaska Peninsula upon taking subsistence-caught fish bounded by a line extending 135° south- and must return it no later than the east for 3 miles from a point near due date listed on the permit. Kilokak Rocks at 57°10.34′ North lati- (v) If you hold a commercial fishing tude, 156°20.22′ West longitude (the lon- license, you may only subsistence fish gitude of the southern entrance to for salmon as specified on a subsistence Imuya Bay) then due south, and a line fishing permit. extending 135° southeast from (vi) You may take salmon by seines, Kupreanof Point at 55°33.98′ North lati- gillnets, rod and reel, or with gear tude, 159°35.88′ West longitude. specified on a subsistence fishing per- (i) You may take fish other than mit, except that in Chignik Lake, you salmon, rainbow/steelhead trout, or may not use purse seines. You may char at any time, except as may be also take salmon without a permit by specified by a subsistence fishing per- snagging (by handline or rod and reel), mit. For salmon, Federal subsistence using a spear, bow and arrow, or cap- fishing openings, closings and fishing turing by bare hand. methods are the same as those issued (vii) You may take fish other than for the subsistence taking of fish under salmon by gear listed in this part un- Alaska Statutes (AS 16.05.060), unless less restricted under the terms of a superseded by a Federal Special Ac- subsistence fishing permit. tion. Within the Chignik Area, depend- (viii) You may take no more than 250 ing upon the area that you may fish, in salmon for subsistence purposes unless addition to a State subsistence fishing otherwise specified on the subsistence permit, you may be required to also fishing permit. have a Federal subsistence permit. (9) Kodiak Area. The Kodiak Area in- If you take rainbow/steelhead trout cludes all waters of Alaska south of a incidentally in other subsistence net line extending east from Cape Douglas fisheries, you may retain them for sub- (58°51.10′ North latitude), west of 150° sistence purposes. West longitude, north of 55°30.00′ North (ii) You may take salmon in the latitude, and north and east of a line Chignik River, with rod and reel, from extending 135° southeast for three

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miles from a point near Kilokak Rocks (E) From August 15 through Sep- at 57°10.34′ North latitude, 156°20.22′ tember 30, all waters 500 yards seaward West longitude (the longitude of the of the terminus of Little Kitoi Creek. southern entrance of Imuya Bay), then (F) All fresh water systems of Afog- due south. nak Island. (i) You may take fish other than (iv) You must have a subsistence salmon, rainbow/steelhead trout, char, fishing permit for taking salmon, bottomfish, or herring at any time un- trout, and char for subsistence pur- less restricted by the terms of a sub- poses. You must have a subsistence sistence fishing permit. If you take fishing permit for taking herring and rainbow/steelhead trout incidentally in bottomfish for subsistence purposes other subsistence net fisheries, you during the State commercial herring may retain them for subsistence pur- sac roe season from April 15 through poses. June 30. (ii) You may take salmon for subsist- (v) The annual limit for a subsistence ence purposes 24 hours a day from Jan- salmon fishing permit holder is as fol- uary 1 through December 31, with the lows: following exceptions: (A) In the Federal public waters of (A) From June 1 through September Kodiak Island, east of the line from 15, you may not use salmon seine ves- Crag Point south to the westernmost point of Saltery Cove, including the sels to take subsistence salmon for 24 waters of Woody and Long Islands, and hours before or during, and for 24 hours the salt waters bordering this area after any State open commercial salm- within 1 mile of Kodiak Island, exclud- on fishing period. The use of skiffs ing the waters bordering Spruce Island, from any type of vessel is allowed. 25 salmon for the permit holder plus an (B) From June 1 through September additional 25 salmon for each member 15, you may use purse seine vessels to of the same household whose names are take salmon only with gillnets, and listed on the permit: an additional per- you may have no other type of salmon mit may be obtained upon request. gear on board the vessel. (B) In the remainder of the Kodiak (iii) You may not subsistence fish for Area not described in paragraph salmon in the following locations: (e)(9)(v)(A) of this section, there is no (A) Womens Bay closed waters—All annual harvest limit for a subsistence waters inside a line from the tip of the salmon fishing permit holder. Nyman Peninsula (57°43.23′ North lati- (vi) You must record on your subsist- tude, 152°31.51′ West longitude), to the ence permit the number of subsistence northeastern tip of Mary’s Island fish taken. You must record all har- (57°42.40′ North latitude, 152°32.00′ West vested fish prior to leaving the fishing longitude), to the southeastern shore of site, and must return the permit by the Womens Bay at 57°41.95′ North latitude, due date marked on permit. 152°31.50′ West longitude. (vii) You may take fish other than (B) Buskin River closed waters—All salmon by gear listed in this part un- waters inside of a line running from a less restricted under the terms of a marker on the bluff north of the mouth subsistence fishing permit. of the Buskin River at approximately (viii) You may take salmon only by 57°45.80′ North latitude, 152°28.38′ West gillnet, rod and reel, or seine. longitude, to a point offshore at (ix) You must be physically present 57°45.35′ North latitude, 152°28.15′ West at the net when the net is being fished. longitude, to a marker located onshore (10) Cook Inlet Area. The Cook Inlet south of the river mouth at approxi- Area includes all waters of Alaska en- mately 57°45.15′ North latitude, closed by a line extending east from 152°28.65′ West longitude. Cape Douglas (58°51.10′ N. Lat.) and a (C) All waters closed to commercial line extending south from Cape Fair- salmon fishing within 100 yards of the field (148°50.25′ W. Long.). terminus of Selief Bay Creek. (i) Unless restricted in this section, (D) In Afognak Bay north and west of or unless restricted under the terms of a line from the tip of Last Point to the a subsistence fishing permit, you may tip of River Mouth Point. take fish at any time in the Cook Inlet

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Area. If you take rainbow/steelhead tained fish must be recorded on the trout incidentally in subsistence net permit and marked by removing the fisheries, you may retain them for sub- dorsal fin. Harvests must be reported sistence purposes, unless otherwise within 72 hours to the Federal fisheries prohibited or provided for in this sec- manager upon leaving the fishing site. tion. With jigging gear through the ice (1) Fishing for sockeye and Chinook or rod and reel gear in open waters salmon will be allowed June 16–August there is an annual limit of two rain- 15. bow/steelhead trout 20 inches or longer, (2) Fishing for coho and taken from Kenai Peninsula fresh wa- will be allowed June 16–October 31. ters. (3) Fishing for sockeye, Chinook, (ii) You may take fish by gear listed coho, or pink salmon will end prior to in this part unless restricted in this regulatory end dates if the annual section or under the terms of a subsist- total harvest limit for that species is ence fishing permit (as may be modi- reached or superseded by Federal spe- fied by this section). For all fish that cial action. must be marked and recorded on a per- (4) Each household may harvest their mit in this section, they must be annual sockeye, Chinook, coho, or pink marked and recorded prior to leaving salmon limits in one or more days, and the fishing site. The fishing site in- each household member may fish with cludes the particular Federal public a dip net or a rod and reel during this waters and/or adjacent shoreline from time. Salmon taken in the Kenai River which the fish were harvested. system dip net and rod and reel fishery (iii) You may not take grayling or will be included as part of each house- burbot for subsistence purposes. hold’s annual limit for the Kasilof (iv) You may take only salmon, River. trout, Dolly Varden, and other char (i) For —annual total under authority of a Federal subsist- harvest limit of 4,000; annual household ence fishing permit. Seasons, harvest limits of 25 for each permit holder and and possession limits, and methods and 5 additional for each household mem- means for take are the same as for the ber; taking of those species under Alaska (ii) For Chinook salmon—annual har- sport fishing regulations (5 AAC 56 and vest limit of 500; annual household 5 AAC 57) unless modified herein. Addi- limit of 10 for each permit holder and 2 tionally for Federally managed waters additional for each household member; of the Kasilof and Kenai River drain- (iii) For coho salmon—annual total ages: harvest limit of 500; annual household (A) Residents of Ninilchik may take limits of 10 for each permit holder and sockeye, Chinook, coho, and pink salm- 2 additional for each household mem- on through a dip net and a rod and reel ber; and fishery on the upper mainstem of the (iv) For pink salmon—annual total Kasilof River from a Federal regu- harvest limit of 500; annual household latory marker on the river below the limits of 10 for each permit holder and outlet of Tustumena Lake downstream 2 additional for each household mem- to a marker on the river approximately ber. 2.8 miles below the Tustumena Lake (B) In addition to the dip net and rod boat ramp. Residents using rod and and reel fishery on the upper mainstem reel gear may fish with up to two bait- of the Kasilof River described under ed single or treble hooks. Other species paragraph (e)(10)(iv)(A) of this section, incidentally caught during the dip net residents of Ninilchik may also take and rod and reel fishery may be re- coho and pink salmon through a rod tained for subsistence uses, including and reel fishery in Tustumena Lake. up to 200 rainbow/steelhead trout taken Before leaving the fishing site, all re- through August 15. After 200 rainbow/ tained salmon must be recorded on the steelhead trout have been taken in this permit and marked by removing the fishery or after August 15, all rainbow/ dorsal fin. Seasons, areas, harvest and steelhead trout must be released unless possession limits, and methods and otherwise provided for in this section. means for take are the same as for the Before leaving the fishing site, all re- taking of these species under Alaska

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sport fishing regulations (5 AAC 56), ex- prohibited by special action after the cept for the following methods and harvest quota of any species has been means, and harvest and possession lim- met. For the jig fishery, annual house- its: hold limits are 30 fish in any combina- (1) Fishing will be allowed with up to tion of lake trout, rainbow trout or two baited single or treble hooks. Dolly Varden/Arctic char. (2) For coho salmon 16 inches and (i) You may harvest fish under the longer, the daily harvest and posses- ice only in Tustumena Lake. Gillnets sion limits are four per day and four in are not allowed within a 1⁄4 mile radius possession. of the mouth of any tributary to (3) For pink salmon 16 inches and Tustumena Lake, or the outlet of longer, daily harvest and possession Tustumena Lake. limits are six per day and six in posses- (ii) Permits will be issued by the Fed- sion. eral fisheries manager or designated (C) Resident fish species including representative, and will be valid for the lake trout, rainbow/steelhead trout, winter season, unless the season is and Dolly Varden/Arctic char may be closed by special action. harvested in Federally managed waters (iii) All harvests must be reported of the Kasilof River drainage. Resident within 72 hours to the Federal fisheries fish species harvested in the Kasilof manager upon leaving the fishing site. River drainage under the conditions of Reported information must include a Federal subsistence permit must be number of each species caught; number marked by removing the dorsal fin im- of each species retained; length, depth mediately after harvest and recorded (number of meshes deep) and mesh size on the permit prior to leaving the fish- of gillnet fished; fishing site; and total ing site. hours fished. Harvest data on the per- (1) Lake trout may be harvested with mit must be filled out before trans- rod and reel gear the entire year. For porting fish from the fishing site. fish 20 inches or longer, daily harvest (iv) The gillnet must be checked at and possession limits are four per day least once in every 48-hour period. and four in possession. For fish less (v) For unattended gear, the permit- than 20 inches, daily harvest and pos- tee’s name and address must be plainly session limits are 15 per day and 15 in and legibly inscribed on a stake at one possession. end of the gillnet. (2) Dolly Varden/Arctic char may be (vi) Incidentally caught fish may be harvested with rod and reel gear the retained and must be recorded on the entire year. In flowing waters, daily permit before transporting fish from harvest and possession limits are four the fishing site. per day and four in possession. In lakes (vii) Failure to return the completed and ponds, daily harvest and possession harvest permit by May 31 may result in limits are 10 fish per day and 10 in pos- issuance of a violation notice and/or session. denial of a future subsistence permit. (3) Rainbow trout may be harvested (D) Residents of Hope, Cooper Land- with rod and reel gear the entire year ing, and Ninilchik may take only sock- for fish less than 20 inches in length. In eye salmon through a dip net and a rod flowing waters, daily harvest and pos- and reel fishery at one specified site on session limits are two per day and two the Russian River, and sockeye, late- in possession. In lakes and ponds, daily run Chinook, coho, and pink salmon harvest and possession limits are five through a dip net/rod and reel fishery per day and five in possession. at two specified sites on the Kenai (4) You may fish in Tustumena Lake River below Skilak Lake and as pro- with a gillnet, no longer than 10 fath- vided in this section. For Ninilchik oms, fished under the ice or jigging residents, salmon taken in the Kasilof gear used through the ice under au- River Federal subsistence fish wheel, thority of a Federal subsistence fishing and dip net/rod and reel fishery will be permit. The total annual harvest quota included as part of each household’s for this fishery is 200 lake trout, 200 annual limit for the Kenai and Russian rainbow trout, and 500 Dolly Varden/ Rivers’ dip net and rod and reel fishery. Arctic char. The use of a gillnet will be For both Kenai River fishing sites

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below Skilak Lake, incidentally sures and motor boat restrictions are caught fish may be retained for sub- the same as those listed in State of sistence uses, except for early-run Chi- Alaska fishing regulations (5 AAC 56, 5 nook salmon (unless otherwise pro- AAC 57, and 5 AAC 77.540). vided for), rainbow trout 18 inches or (iii) At the Russian River Falls site, longer, and Dolly Varden 18 inches or dip netting is allowed from a Federal longer, which must be released. For the regulatory marker near the upstream Russian River fishing site, incidentally end of the fish ladder at Russian River caught fish may be retained for sub- Falls downstream to a Federal regu- sistence uses, except for early- and latory marker approximately 600 yards late-run Chinook salmon, coho salmon, below Russian River Falls. Residents rainbow trout, and Dolly Varden, using rod and reel gear at this fishery which must be released. Before leaving site may not fish with bait at any the fishing site, all retained fish must time. be recorded on the permit and marked (2) Fishing seasons are as follows: by removing the dorsal fin. Harvests (i) For sockeye salmon at all fishery must be reported within 72 hours to the sites: June 15–August 15; Federal fisheries manager upon leaving (ii) For late-run Chinook, pink, and the fishing site, and permits must be coho salmon at both Kenai River fish- returned to the manager by the due ery sites only: July 16–September 30; date listed on the permit. Chum salm- and on that are retained are to be included (iii) Fishing for sockeye, late-run Chi- within the annual limit for sockeye nook, coho, or pink salmon will close salmon. Only residents of Cooper Land- by special action prior to regulatory ing, Hope, and Ninilchik may retain in- end dates if the annual total harvest cidentally caught resident species. limit for that species is reached or su- (1) The household dip net and rod and perseded by Federal special action. reel gear fishery is limited to three (3) Each household may harvest their sites: annual sockeye, late-run Chinook, (i) At the Kenai River Moose Range coho, or pink salmon limits in one or Meadows site, dip netting is allowed more days, and each household member only from a boat from a Federal regu- may fish with a dip net or rod and reel latory marker on the Kenai River at during this time. Salmon taken in the about river mile 29 downstream ap- Kenai River system dip net and rod and proximately 2.5 miles to another mark- reel fishery by Ninilchik households er on the Kenai River at about river will be included as part of those house- mile 26.5. Residents using rod and reel hold’s annual limits for the Kasilof gear at this fishery site may fish from River. boats or from shore with up to two (i) For sockeye salmon—annual total baited single or treble hooks June 15– harvest limit of 4,000 (including any re- August 31. Seasonal riverbank closures tained chum salmon); annual house- and motor boat restrictions are the hold limits of 25 for each permit holder same as those listed in State of Alaska and 5 additional for each household fishing regulations (5 AAC 56 and 5 member; AAC 57 and 5 AAC 77.540). (ii) For late-run Chinook salmon—an- (ii) At the Kenai River Mile 48 site, nual total harvest limit of 1,000; annual dip netting is allowed while either household limits of 10 for each permit standing in the river or from a boat, holder and 2 additional for each house- from Federal regulatory markers on hold member; both sides of the Kenai River at about (iii) For coho salmon—annual total river mile 48 (approximately 2 miles harvest limit of 3,000; annual household below the outlet of Skilak Lake) down- limits of 20 for each permit holder and stream approximately 2.5 miles to a 5 additional for each household mem- marker on the Kenai River at about ber; and river mile 45.5. Residents using rod and (iv) For pink salmon—annual total reel gear at this fishery site may fish harvest limit of 2,000; annual household from boats or from shore with up to limits of 15 for each permit holder and two baited single or treble hooks June 5 additional for each household mem- 15–August 31. Seasonal riverbank clo- ber.

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(E) For Federally managed waters of and Ninilchik may take resident fish the Kenai River and its tributaries, in species including lake trout, rainbow addition to the dip net and rod and reel trout, and Dolly Varden/Arctic char fisheries on the Kenai and Russian riv- with jigging gear through the ice or ers described under paragraph rod and reel gear in open waters. Resi- (e)(10)(iv)(D) of this section, residents dent fish species harvested in the Kenai of Hope, Cooper Landing, and Ninilchik River drainage under the conditions of may take sockeye, Chinook, coho, a Federal subsistence permit must be pink, and chum salmon through a sepa- marked by removal of the dorsal fin rate rod and reel fishery in the Kenai immediately after harvest and re- River drainage. Before leaving the fish- corded on the permit prior to leaving ing site, all retained fish must be re- the fishing site. Seasons, areas (includ- corded on the permit and marked by ing seasonal riverbank closures), har- removing the dorsal fin. Permits must vest and possession limits, and meth- be returned to the Federal fisheries ods and means (including motor boat manager by the due date listed on the restrictions) for take are the same as permit. Incidentally caught fish, other for the taking of these resident species than salmon, are subject to regulations under State of Alaska fishing regula- found in paragraphs (e)(10)(iv)(F) and tions (5 AAC 56, 5 AAC 57, and 5 AAC (G) of this section. Seasons, areas (in- 77.54), except for the following harvest cluding seasonal riverbank closures), and possession limits: harvest and possession limits, and (1) For lake trout 20 inches or longer, methods and means (including motor daily harvest and possession limits are boat restrictions) for take are the same four per day and four in possession. For as for the taking of these salmon spe- fish less than 20 inches, daily harvest cies under State of Alaska fishing regu- and possession limits are 15 per day lations (5 AAC 56, 5 AAC 57 and 5 AAC and 15 in possession. 77.54), except for the following harvest (2) In flowing waters, daily harvest and possession limits: and possession limits for Dolly Varden/ (1) In the Kenai River below Skilak Arctic char less than 18 inches in Lake, fishing is allowed with up to two length are one per day and one in pos- baited single or treble hooks June 15– session. In lakes and ponds, daily har- August 31. vest and possession limits are two per (2) For early-run Chinook salmon less day and two in possession. Only one of than 46 inches or 55 inches or longer, these fish can be 20 inches or longer. daily harvest and possession limits are (3) In flowing waters, daily harvest two per day and two in possession. and possession limits for rainbow/ (3) For late-run Chinook salmon 20 steelhead trout are one per day and one inches and longer, daily harvest and in possession and must be less than 18 possession limits are two per day and inches in length. In lakes and ponds, two in possession. daily harvest and possession limits are (4) Annual harvest limits for any two per day and two in possession of combination of early- and late-run Chi- which only one fish 20 inches or longer nook salmon are four for each permit may be harvested daily. holder. (G) For Federally managed waters of (5) For other salmon 16 inches and the upper Kenai River and its tribu- longer, the combined daily harvest and taries above Skilak Lake outlet at possession limits are six per day and river mile 50, residents of Cooper Land- six in possession, of which no more ing, Hope, and Ninilchik may take resi- than four per day and four in posses- dent fish species including lake trout, sion may be coho salmon, except for rainbow trout, and Dolly Varden/Arctic the Sanctuary Area and Russian River, char with jigging gear through the ice for which no more than two per day or rod and reel gear in open waters. and two in possession may be coho Resident fish species harvested in the salmon. Kenai River drainage under the condi- (F) For Federally managed waters of tions of a Federal subsistence permit the Kenai River and its tributaries must be marked by removal of the dor- below Skilak Lake outlet at river mile sal fin immediately after harvest and 50, residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, recorded on the permit prior to leaving

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the fishing site. Seasons, areas (includ- Federal in-season fishery manager, in ing seasonal riverbank closures), har- consultation with the Kenai National vest and possession limits, and meth- Wildlife Refuge manager, based on the ods and means (including motor boat merits of the operation plan. The reg- restrictions) for take are the same as istration permit will be issued to an or- for the taking of these resident species ganization that, as the fish wheel under Alaska fishing regulations (5 owner, will be responsible for its con- AAC 56, 5 AAC 57, 5 AAC 77.54), except struction, installation, operation, use, for the following harvest and posses- and removal in consultation with the sion limits: Federal fishery manager. The owner (1) For lake trout 20 inches or longer, may not rent or lease the fish wheel for daily harvest and possession limits are personal gain. As part of the permit, four per day and four in possession. For the organization must: fish less than 20 inches, daily harvest (i) Prior to the season, provide a and possession limits are 15 fish per written operation plan to the Federal day and 15 in possession. For Hidden Lake, daily harvest and possession lim- fishery manager including a descrip- its are two per day and two in posses- tion of how fishing time and fish will sion regardless of size. be offered and distributed among (2) In flowing waters, daily harvest households and residents of Ninilchik; and possession limits for Dolly Varden/ (ii) During the season, mark the fish Arctic char less than 16 inches are one wheel with a wood, metal, or plastic per day and one in possession. In lakes plate at least 12 inches high by 12 and ponds, daily harvest and possession inches wide that is permanently affixed limits are two per day and two in pos- and plainly visible, and that contains session of which only one fish 20 inches the following information in letters or longer may be harvested daily. and numerals at least 1 inch high: reg- (3) In flowing waters, daily harvest istration permit number; organiza- and possession limits for rainbow/ tion’s name and address; and primary steelhead trout are one per day and one contact person name and telephone in possession and it must be less than number; 16 inches in length. In lakes and ponds, (iii) After the season, provide written daily harvest and possession limits are documentation of required evaluation two per day and two in possession of information to the Federal fishery which only one fish 20 inches or longer manager including, but not limited to, may be harvested daily. person or households operating the (H) Residents of Ninilchik may har- gear, hours of operation, and number of vest sockeye, Chinook, coho, and pink each species caught and retained or re- salmon through a fish wheel fishery in leased. the Federal public waters of the upper (3) People operating the fish wheel mainstem of the Kasilof River. Resi- must: dents of Ninilchik may retain other (i) Have a valid Federal subsistence species incidentally caught in the fishing permit in their possession; Kasilof River except for rainbow/ steelhead trout, which must be re- (ii) If they are not the fish wheel leased and returned unharmed to the owner, attach an additional wood, water. metal, or plastic plate at least 12 (1) Only one fish wheel can be oper- inches high by 12 inches wide to the ated on the Kasilof River. The fish fish wheel that is plainly visible, and wheel must have a live box, must be that contains their fishing permit monitored when fishing, must be number, name, and address in letters stopped from fishing when it is not and numerals at least 1 inch high; being monitored or used, and must be (iii) Remain on site to monitor the installed and operated in compliance fish wheel and remove all fish at least with any regulations and restrictions every hour; for its use within the Kenai National (iv) Before leaving the site, mark all Wildlife Refuge. retained fish by removing their dorsal (2) One registration permit will be fin and record all retained fish on their available and will be awarded by the fishing permit; and

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(v) Within 72 hours of leaving the the Copper River drainage downstream site, report their harvest to the Fed- of Haley Creek you may accumulate eral fisheries manager. Federal subsistence fishing harvest (4) The fish wheel owner (organiza- limits with harvest limits under State tion) may operate the fish wheel for of Alaska sport fishing regulations pro- subsistence purposes on behalf of resi- vided that accumulation of fishing har- dents of Ninilchik by requesting a sub- vest limits does not occur during the sistence fishing permit that: same day. (i) Identifies a person who will be re- (B) You may accumulate harvest lim- sponsible for operating the fish wheel; its of salmon authorized for the Copper (ii) Includes provisions for recording River drainage upstream from Haley daily catches, the household to whom Creek with harvest limits for salmon the catch was given, and other infor- authorized under State of Alaska sport mation determined to be necessary for fishing regulations. effective resource management by the (ii) You may take fish by gear listed Federal fishery manager. in paragraph (b)(1) of this section un- (5) Fishing will be allowed from June less restricted in this section or under 16 through October 31 on the Kasilof the terms of a subsistence fishing per- River unless closed or otherwise re- mit. stricted by Federal special action. (iii) If you catch rainbow/steelhead (6) Salmon taken in the fish wheel trout incidentally in other subsistence fishery will be included as part of dip net fisheries, you may retain them for net/rod and reel fishery annual total subsistence purposes, unless restricted harvest limits for the Kasilof River and in this section. as part of dip net/rod and reel house- hold annual limits of participating (iv) In the Copper River drainage, households. you may take salmon only in the wa- (7) Fishing for each salmon species ters of the Upper Copper River District, will end and the fishery will be closed or in the vicinity of the Native Village by Federal special action prior to regu- of Batzulnetas. latory end dates if the annual total (v) In the Upper Copper River Dis- harvest limit for that species is trict, you may take salmon only by reached or superseded by Federal spe- fish wheels, rod and reel, or dip nets. cial action. (vi) Rainbow/steelhead trout and (8) You may take smelt with dip nets other freshwater fish caught inciden- in fresh water only from April 1–June tally to salmon by fish wheel in the 15. There are no harvest or possession Upper Copper River District may be re- limits for smelt. tained. (9) Gillnets may not be used in fresh (vii) Freshwater fish other than rain- water, except for the taking of white- bow/steelhead trout caught inciden- fish in the Tyone River drainage and as tally to salmon by dip net in the Upper otherwise provided for in this Cook Copper River District may be retained. Inlet section. Rainbow/steelhead trout caught inci- (11) Prince William Sound Area. The dentally to salmon by dip net in the Prince William Sound Area includes all Upper Copper River District must be waters and drainages of Alaska be- released unharmed to the water. tween the longitude of Cape Fairfield (viii) You may not possess salmon and the longitude of Cape Suckling. taken under the authority of an Upper (i) You may take fish, other than Copper River District subsistence fish- rainbow/steelhead trout, in the Prince ing permit, or rainbow/steelhead trout William Sound Area only under author- caught incidentally to salmon by fish ity of a subsistence fishing permit, ex- wheel, unless the anal fin has been im- cept that a permit is not required to mediately removed from the fish. You take eulachon. You make not take must immediately record all retained rainbow/steelhead trout, except as oth- fish on the subsistence permit. Imme- erwise provided for in paragraph (e)(11) diately means prior to concealing the of this section. fish from plain view or transporting (A) In the Prince William Sound Area the fish more than 50 feet from where within Chugach National Forest and in the fish was removed from the water.

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(ix) You may take salmon in the (D) A fish wheel may be operated Upper Copper River District from May only by one permit holder at one time; 15 through September 30 only. that permit holder must have the fish (x) The total annual harvest limit for wheel marked as required by paragraph subsistence salmon fishing permits in (e)(11) of this section and during fishing combination for the Glennallen Subdis- operations; trict and the Chitina Subdistrict is as (E) Only the permit holder and the follows: authorized member(s) of the household (A) For a household with 1 person, 30 listed on the subsistence permit may salmon, of which no more than 5 may take salmon; be Chinook salmon taken by dip net (F) You must personally operate your and no more than 5 Chinook taken by fish wheel or dip net; rod and reel; (G) You may not loan or transfer a (B) For a household with 2 persons, 60 subsistence fish wheel or dip net per- salmon, of which no more than 5 may mit except as permitted. be Chinook salmon taken by dip net (xii) If you are a fish wheel owner: and no more than 5 Chinook taken by (A) You must register your fish wheel rod and reel, plus 10 salmon for each with ADF&G or the Federal Subsist- additional person in a household over 2 ence Board; persons, except that the household’s (B) Your registration number and a limit for Chinook salmon taken by dip wood, metal, or plastic plate at least 12 net or rod and reel does not increase; inches high by 12 inches wide bearing (C) Upon request, permits for addi- either your name and address, or your tional salmon will be issued for no Alaska driver’s license number, or your more than a total of 200 salmon for a Alaska State identification card num- permit issued to a household with 1 ber in letters and numerals at least 1 person, of which no more than 5 may be inch high, must be permanently affixed Chinook salmon taken by dip net and and plainly visible on the fish wheel no more than 5 Chinook taken by rod when the fish wheel is in the water; and reel, or no more than a total of 500 (C) Only the current year’s registra- salmon for a permit issued to a house- tion number may be affixed to the fish hold with 2 or more persons, of which wheel; you must remove any other reg- no more than 5 may be Chinook salmon istration number from the fish wheel; taken by dip net and no more than 5 (D) You must check your fish wheel Chinook taken by rod and reel. at least once every 10 hours and re- (xi) The following apply to Upper move all fish; Copper River District subsistence salm- on fishing permits: (E) You are responsible for the fish (A) Only one subsistence fishing per- wheel; you must remove the fish wheel mit per subdistrict will be issued to from the water at the end of the permit each household per year. If a household period; has been issued permits for both sub- (F) You may not rent, lease, or other- districts in the same year, both per- wise use your fish wheel used for sub- mits must be in your possession and sistence fishing for personal gain. readily available for inspection while (xiii) If you are operating a fish fishing or transporting subsistence- wheel: taken fish in either subdistrict. A (A) You may operate only one fish qualified household may also be issued wheel at any one time; a Batzulnetas salmon fishery permit in (B) You may not set or operate a fish the same year; wheel within 75 feet of another fish (B) Multiple types of gear may be wheel; specified on a permit, although only (C) No fish wheel may have more one unit of gear may be operated at than two baskets; any one time; (D) If you are a permittee other than (C) You must return your permit no the owner, you must attach an addi- later than October 31 of the year in tional wood, metal, or plastic plate at which the permit is issued, or you may least 12 inches high by 12 inches wide, be denied a permit for the following bearing your name and address in let- year; ters and numerals at least 1 inch high,

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to the fish wheel so that the name and National Park Service regulatory address are plainly visible. markers identifying the open waters of (xiv) A subsistence fishing permit the creek; may be issued to a village council, or (B) You may use only fish wheels, dip other similarly qualified organization nets, and rod and reel on the Copper whose members operate fish wheels for River and only dip nets, spears, fyke subsistence purposes in the Upper Cop- nets, and rod and reel in Tanada Creek. per River District, to operate fish One fyke net and associated lead may wheels on behalf of members of its vil- be used in Tanada Creek upstream of lage or organization. The following ad- the National Park Service weir; ditional provisions apply to subsistence (C) You may take salmon only from fishing permits issued under this para- May 15 through September 30 or until graph (e)(11)(xiv) of this section: the season is closed by special action; (A) The permit will list all house- (D) You may retain Chinook salmon holds and household members for taken in a fish wheel in the Copper whom the fish wheel is being operated. River. You must return to the water The permit will identify a person who unharmed any Chinook salmon caught will be responsible for each fish wheel in Tanada Creek; in a similar manner to a fish wheel (E) You must return the permit to owner as described in paragraph the National Park Service no later (e)(11)(xii) of this section; than October 15 of the year the permit (B) The allowable harvest may not was issued; exceed the combined seasonal limits (F) You may only use a fyke net after for the households listed on the permit; consultation with the in-season man- the permittee will notify the ADF&G ager. You must be present when the or Federal Subsistence Board when fyke net is actively fishing. You may households are added to the list, and take no more than 1,000 sockeye salm- the seasonal limit may be adjusted ac- on in Tanada Creek with a fyke net; cordingly; (C) Members of households listed on a (xvi) You may take pink salmon for permit issued to a village council or subsistence purposes from fresh water other similarly qualified organization with a dip net from May 15 through are not eligible for a separate house- September 30, 7 days per week, with no hold subsistence fishing permit for the harvest or possession limits in the fol- Upper Copper River District; lowing areas: (D) The permit will include provi- (A) Green Island, Knight Island, sions for recording daily catches for Chenega Island, Bainbridge Island, each fish wheel; location and number of Evans Island, Elrington Island, fish wheels; full legal name of the indi- Latouche Island, and adjacent islands, vidual responsible for the lawful oper- and the mainland waters from the ation of each fish wheel as described in outer point of Granite Bay located in paragraph (e)(11)(xii) of this section; Knight Island Passage to Cape Fair- and other information determined to field; be necessary for effective resource (B) Waters north of a line from Por- management. cupine Point to Granite Point, and (xv) You may take salmon in the vi- south of a line from Point Lowe to cinity of the former Native village of Tongue Point. Batzulnetas only under the authority (12) Yakutat Area. The Yakutat Area of a Batzulnetas subsistence salmon includes all waters and drainages of fishing permit available from the Na- Alaska between the longitude of Cape tional Park Service under the fol- Suckling and the longitude of Cape lowing conditions: Fairweather. (A) You may take salmon only in (i) Unless restricted in this section or those waters of the Copper River be- unless restricted under the terms of a tween National Park Service regu- subsistence fishing permit, you may latory markers located near the mouth take fish at any time in the Yakutat of Tanada Creek and approximately Area. one-half mile downstream from that (ii) You may take salmon, trout mouth and in Tanada Creek between (other than steelhead), and char only

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under authority of a subsistence fish- grayling, or char. You must possess a ing permit. You may take steelhead subsistence fishing permit to take trout only in the Situk and Ahrnklin eulachon from any freshwater stream Rivers and only under authority of a flowing into fishing District 1. Federal subsistence fishing permit. (iii) In the Southeastern Alaska (iii) If you take salmon, trout, or Area, a rainbow trout is defined as a char incidentally by gear operated fish of the species Oncorhyncus mykiss under the terms of a subsistence per- less than 22 inches in overall length. A mit for salmon, you may retain them steelhead is defined as a rainbow trout for subsistence purposes. You must re- with an overall length of 22 inches or port any salmon, trout, or char taken larger. in this manner on your permit cal- (iv) In areas where use of rod and reel endar. is allowed, you may use , (iv) You may take fish by gear listed lure, or bait when fishing with rod and in this part unless restricted in this reel, unless restricted by Federal per- section or under the terms of a subsist- mit. If you use bait, you must retain ence fishing permit. In areas where use all Federally regulated fish species of rod and reel is allowed, you may use caught, and they apply to your applica- artificial fly, lure, or bait when fishing ble daily, seasonal, and annual harvest with rod and reel, unless restricted by limits for that species. Federal permit. If you use bait, you (A) For streams with steelhead, once must retain all Federally regulated your daily, seasonal, or annual limit of fish species caught, and they apply to steelhead is harvested, you may no your applicable daily and annual har- longer fish with bait for any species. vest limits for that species. For streams with steelhead, once your (B) Unless otherwise specified in this daily or annual limit of steelhead is paragraph (e)(13) of this section, allow- harvested, you may no longer fish with able gear for salmon or steelhead is re- bait for any species. stricted to gaffs, spears, gillnets, (v) In the Situk River, each subsist- seines, dip nets, cast nets, handlines, or ence salmon fishing permit holder shall rod and reel. attend his or her gillnet at all times (v) Unless otherwise specified in this when it is being used to take salmon. paragraph (e)(13) of this section, you (vi) You may block up to two-thirds may use a handline for snagging salm- of a stream with a gillnet or seine used on or steelhead. for subsistence fishing. (vi) You may fish with a rod and reel (vii) You must immediately remove within 300 feet of a fish ladder unless both lobes of the caudal (tail) fin from the site is otherwise posted by the subsistence-caught salmon when taken. USDA Forest Service. You may not (viii) You may not possess subsist- fish from, on, or in a fish ladder. ence-taken and sport-taken salmon on (vii) You may not accumulate Fed- the same day. eral subsistence harvest limits author- (ix) You must possess a subsistence ized for the Southeastern Alaska Area fishing permit to take Dolly Varden. with any harvest limits authorized The daily harvest and possession limit under any State of Alaska fishery with is 10 Dolly Varden of any size. the following exception: Annual or sea- (13) Southeastern Alaska Area. The sonal Federal subsistence harvest lim- Southeastern Alaska Area includes all its may be accumulated with State waters between a line projecting south- sport fishing harvest limits provided west from the westernmost tip of Cape that accumulation of harvest limits Fairweather and Dixon Entrance. does not occur during the same day. (i) Unless restricted in this section or (viii) If you take salmon, trout, or under the terms of a subsistence fish- char incidentally with gear operated ing permit, you may take fish other under terms of a subsistence permit for than salmon, trout, grayling, and char other salmon, they may be kept for in the Southeastern Alaska Area at subsistence purposes. You must report any time. any salmon, trout, or char taken in (ii) You must possess a subsistence this manner on your subsistence fish- fishing permit to take salmon, trout, ing permit.

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(ix) No permits for the use of nets (xiv) You may take coho salmon with will be issued for the salmon streams a Federal salmon fishing permit. There flowing across or adjacent to the road is no closed season. The daily harvest systems within the city limits of Pe- limit is 20 coho salmon per household. tersburg, Wrangell, and Sitka. Only dip nets, spears, gaffs, handlines, (x) You may not possess subsistence- and rod and reel may be used. There taken and sport-taken fish of a given are specific rules to harvest any salm- species on the same day. on on the Stikine River, and you must (xi) If a harvest limit is not other- have a separate Stikine River subsist- wise listed for sockeye in paragraph ence salmon fishing permit to take (e)(13) of this section, the harvest limit salmon on the Stikine River. for sockeye salmon is the same as pro- (xv) Unless noted on a Federal sub- vided for in adjacent State subsistence sistence harvest permit, there are no or personal use fisheries. If a harvest harvest limits for pink or chum salm- limit is not established for the State on. subsistence or personal use fisheries, (xvi) Unless otherwise specified in the possession limit is 10 sockeye and paragraph (e)(13) of this section, you the annual harvest limit is 20 sockeye may take steelhead under the terms of per household for that stream. a subsistence fishing permit. The open (xii) The Sarkar River system above season is January 1 through May 31. the bridge is closed to the use of all The daily household harvest and pos- nets by both Federally qualified and session limit is one with an annual non-Federally qualified users. household limit of two. You may only (xiii) You may take Chinook, sock- use a dip net, gaff, handline, spear, or eye, and coho salmon in the mainstem rod and reel. The permit conditions and of the Stikine River only under the au- systems to receive special protection thority of a Federal subsistence fishing will be determined by the local Federal permit. Each Stikine River permit will fisheries manager in consultation with be issued to a household. Only dip nets, ADF&G. spears, gaffs, rod and reel, beach seine, (xvii) You may take steelhead trout or gillnets not exceeding 15 fathoms in on Prince of Wales and Kosciusko Is- length may be used. The maximum lands under the terms of Federal sub- gillnet mesh size is 51⁄2 inches, except sistence fishing permits. You must ob- during the Chinook season when the tain a separate permit for the winter maximum gillnet mesh size is 8 inches. and spring seasons. (A) You may take Chinook salmon (A) The winter season is December 1 from May 15 through June 20. The an- through the last day of February, with nual limit is 5 Chinook salmon per a harvest limit of two fish per house- household. hold, however, only 1 steelhead may be (B) You may take sockeye salmon harvested by a household from a par- from June 21 through July 31. The an- ticular drainage. You may use only a nual limit is 40 sockeye salmon per dip net, handline, spear, or rod and household. reel. You must return your winter sea- (C) You may take coho salmon from son permit within 15 days of the close August 1 through October 1. The an- of the season and before receiving an- nual limit is 20 coho salmon per house- other permit for a Prince of Wales/Kos- hold. ciusko steelhead subsistence fishery. (D) You may retain other salmon The permit conditions and systems to taken incidentally by gear operated receive special protection will be deter- under terms of this permit. The inci- mined by the local Federal fisheries dentally taken salmon must be re- manager in consultation with ADF&G. ported on your permit calendar. (B) The spring season is March 1 (E) The total annual guideline har- through May 31, with a harvest limit of vest level for the Stikine River fishery five fish per household, however, only 2 is 125 Chinook, 600 sockeye, and 400 steelhead may be harvested by a house- coho salmon. All salmon harvested, in- hold from a particular drainage. You cluding incidentally taken salmon, will may use only a dip net, handline, count against the guideline for that spear, or rod and reel. You must return species. your spring season permit within 15

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days of the close of the season and be- additional shellfish of that species fore receiving another permit for a under any other harvest limit specified Prince of Wales/Kosciusko steelhead for a State season. subsistence fishery. The permit condi- (2) Unless otherwise provided in this tions and systems to receive special section or under terms of a required protection will be determined by the subsistence fishing permit (as may be local Federal fisheries manager in con- modified by this section), you may use sultation with ADF&G. the following legal types of gear to (xviii) In addition to the requirement take shellfish: for a Federal subsistence fishing per- (i) iron; mit, the following restrictions for the (ii) Diving gear; harvest of Dolly Varden, brook trout, (iii) A grappling hook; grayling, cutthroat, and rainbow trout (iv) A handline; apply: (v) A hydraulic clam digger; (A) The daily household harvest and (vi) A mechanical clam digger; possession limit is 20 Dolly Varden; (vii) A pot; there is no closed season or size limit; (viii) A ring net; (B) The daily household harvest and (ix) A scallop dredge; possession limit is 20 brook trout; (x) A sea urchin rake; there is no closed season or size limit; (xi) A shovel; and (C) The daily household harvest and (xii) A trawl. possession limit is 20 grayling; there is (3) You are prohibited from buying or no closed season or size limit; selling subsistence-taken shellfish, (D) The daily household harvest limit their parts, or their eggs, unless other- is 6 and the household possession limit wise specified. is 12 cutthroat or rainbow trout in (4) You may not use explosives and combination; there is no closed season chemicals, except that you may use or size limit; chemical baits or lures to attract shell- (E) You may only use a rod and reel; fish. (F) The permit conditions and sys- (5) Marking requirements for subsist- tems to receive special protection will ence shellfish gear are as follows: be determined by the local Federal (i) You must plainly and legibly in- fisheries manager in consultation with scribe your first initial, last name, and ADF&G. address on a keg or buoy attached to (xix) There is no subsistence fishery unattended subsistence fishing gear, for any salmon on the . except when fishing through the ice, [78 FR 19112, Mar. 29, 2013] when you may substitute for the keg or buoy a stake inscribed with your first § 242.28 Subsistence taking of shell- initial, last name, and address inserted fish. in the ice near the hole; subsistence (a) Covered species(1) Regulations in fishing gear may not display a perma- this section apply to subsistence tak- nent ADF&G vessel license number; ing of Dungeness crab, king crab, Tan- (ii) Kegs or buoys attached to sub- ner crab, shrimp, clams, abalone, and sistence crab pots also must be in- other shellfish or their parts. scribed with the name or United States (2) You may take shellfish for sub- Coast Guard number of the vessel used sistence uses at any time in any area of to operate the pots. the public lands by any method unless (6) Pots used for subsistence fishing restricted by this section. must comply with the escape mecha- (b) Methods, means, and general restric- nism requirements found in tions. (1) The harvest limit specified in § 100.27(b)(2). this section for a subsistence season for (7) You may not mutilate or other- a species and the State harvest limit wise disfigure a crab in any manner set for a State season for the same spe- which would prevent determination of cies are not cumulative. This means the minimum size restrictions until that if you have taken the harvest the crab has been processed or prepared limit for a particular species under a for consumption. subsistence season specified in this sec- (c) Taking shellfish by designated har- tion, you may not, after that, take any vest permit. (1) Any species of shellfish

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