Section 5 AAC 29.114 - Districts 9, 10, 12 and 14 Enhanced Chum Salmon Troll Fisheries Management Plan(a) The purpose of the management plan in this section is to give the department direction for the orderly development of enhanced chum salmon troll fisheries during the directed troll fisheries in Cross Sound, Icy Strait, Northern Chatham Straiyt, and in the waters of Districts 9 and 10 enclosed by a line extending from approximately one mile north of Cornwallis Point Light at 56° 56.80' N. lat., 134° 16.43' W. long., to Pinta Rocks Light at 57° 05.15' N . . lat., 134° 00.76' W. long., to Cape Bendel at 57° 04.27' N. lat., 134° 00.76' W. long., while providing for the conservation of wild stocks.(b) The commissioner may open, by emergency order, the Northern Chatham Strait Fishery Area in District 12 and the Point Couverden Fishery Area in District 14 for up to four weekdays per week beginning on the second Monday in June through the last week in June to the retention of pink and chum salmon only. The Northern Chatham Strait Fishery Area consists of those waters enclosed by a line from 58° 11.29' N. lat., 134° 53.27' W. long. to 58° 10.40' N. lat., 135° 02.63' W. long. to 58° 07.78' N. lat., 135° 00.78' W. long. to 58° 05.81' N. lat., 134° 47.09' W. long. The Point Couverden Fishery Area consists of those waters enclosed by a line from 58° 11.63' N. lat., 135° 09.60' W. long. to 58° 09.58' N. lat., 135° 09.60' W. long. to 58° 07.78' N. lat., 135° 00.78' W. long. to 58° 10.00' N. lat., 135° 02.35' W. long. to 58° 10.00' N. lat., 135° 06.24' W. long. to 58° 11.63' N. lat., 135° 09.60' W. long.(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of 5 AAC 29.090, the spring troll fisheries in District 14 will be managed to minimize the harvest of wild chum salmon and may be closed to the retention of chum salmon by emergency order based on wild chum salmon abundance.(d) Participants in Districts 9, 10, 12, and 14 enhanced chum salmon troll fisheries shall comply with the following retention and recordkeeping requirements: (1) the operator of a salmon troll vessel shall keep the fish caught in each enhanced chum salmon fishery area separate from any other fish on board the vessel;(2) a fish buyer shall separate fish caught in each enhanced chum salmon fishery area until delivered to the port of landing and shall issue a separate fish ticket for fish caught in each enhanced chum salmon fishery area.(3) a person may not have king salmon on board a salmon troll vessel when fishing in an area closed to king salmon retention.Eff. 7/13/2012, Register 203; am 5/9/2015, Register 214, July 2015; am 6/17/2018,Register 226, July 2018Authority:AS 16.05.060
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