APPENDIX A 

PARTIAL LIST OF RECEIVING WATERS EXCLUDED FROM COVERAGE 

UNDER THE SEAFOOD GENERAL PERMIT AK-G52-4000 

The below list is a quick reference and does not include all excluded waterbodies. 

Code to acronyms used for status: 

NM – national monuments SMP-state marine park 

NP – national parks SP-state park 

Np – national preserves SSCH – Steller sea lion critical habitat 

NP&p – national parks and preserves 

NM&p-national monuments and preserves WQ-ar – water quality at-risk 

NWR – national wildlife refuges IW – Impaired waterbodies 

NWA – national wilderness areas TMDL –Total Maximum Daily Load 

allocations completed for waterbodies 

SCHA – state critical habitat areas SBN – seabird nesting areas 

SGR – state game refuge SECH – Steller’s eider critical habitat 

SGS – state game sanctuary SEWA – Steller’s eider wintering habitat 

Receiving Waters Location Status Excluded Area 

1. Admiralty Island, 

coastal waters 

Admiralty Island, SE 

Alaska 

NM Admiralty Island National 

Monument 

2. Akutan Harbor Akutan Island, Eastern 

Aleutians 

TMDL Akutan Harbor 

5. Aleutian Islands, 

coastal waters 

Bering Sea, Gulf of 

Alaska, Chukchi Sea, 

Pacific Ocean 

NWR Alaska Maritime NWR 

6. Alinchak Bay Alaska Peninsula NWR Becharof NWR 

7. Alitak Bay Kodiak Island NWR Kodiak NWR 

8. Amber Bay South central Alaska 

Peninsula 

NM&p Aniakchak NM&p 

10. Aniakchak Bay South central Alaska 

Peninsula 

NM&p Aniakchak NM&p 

12. Atka Island, 

includes Nazan and 

Korovin Bay 

Aleutians NWR National Maritime 

Wildlife Refuge 

13. Baird Inlet West of Bethel NWR Yukon Delta NWR 

14. North Redoubt Bay West of the town of 

Nikiski 

SCHA Redoubt Bay SCHA 

15. Chagvan Bay South of Goodnews Bay SGR 

NWR 

Togiak NWR 

19. Chinitna Bay West of Homer on the 

west side of Cook Inlet 

NP&p Lake Clark NP&p 

21 Cinder River Delta 

and tidal flats 

SW of the village 

of Pilot Point 

SCHA Cinder River SCHA 

22. Cold Bay Near town of Cold Bay 

on the Alaska Peninsula 

NWR Alaska Peninsula NWR, 

Izembek NWR 

A-1 
Receiving Waters Location Status Excluded Area 

23. Cook Inlet shoreline 

near Kasilof 

From Cape Kasilof 

south along the 

coastline to Happy 

Valley. 

SCHA Clam Gulch SCHA 

24. Copper River Delta SE of the City of 

Cordova 

SCHA Copper River Delta 

SCHA 

25. Coronation Island 

coves, bays and harbor 

Located off the 

northwest coast of 

Prince of Wales Island, 

south of Kuiu Island 

and north of Noyes 

Island. 

NWA Coronation Island NWA 

26. Cross Sound A passage in the 

Alexander Archipelago 

located between 

Chichagof Island to its 

south and the mainland 

to its north. It is 30 

miles long and extends 

from the Gulf of Alaska 

to Icy Strait. 

NP&p Glacier Bay NP&p 

27. Cube Cove Located on the 

northwestern side of 

Admiralty Island 

NM Admiralty Island NM 

28. Dixon Harbor North Alexander 

Archipelago 

NP&p Glacier NP&p 

30. Egegik Bay, 

southwest portion 

West of the town of 

Egegik 

SCHA Egegik SCHA 

32. Etolin Island, coves, 

bay and inlets around 

the wilderness area. 

South end of Etolin 

Island about midway 

between Ketchikan and 

Wrangell on the Inside 

Passage, and about 15 

miles north of the 

community of Thorne 

Bay across Clarence 

Strait. 

NWA South Etolin NWA 

33. False Pass Located on Unimak 

Island on the southern 

end of the Alaskan 

Peninsula. 

NWR, 

SEWA 

Alaska Peninsula NWR, 

Alaska Maritime NWR 

Steller’s Eider wintering 

area 

34. Fox River Delta Located at the head of 

Kachemak Bay, NE of 

the town of Homer 

SCHA Fox River Flats SCHA 

35. Fritz Cove Stretches 9 miles along 

Gastineau Channel 

north west of downtown 

Juneau, SE Alaska 

SGR Mendenhall Wetlands 

State Game Refuge 

37. Glacier Bay, and its 

coves, bays and inlets 

Adjacent to Gustavus, 

SE Alaska. 

NP&p Glacier Bay Nat’l Park 

and Preserve 

38 Goose Bay Located in Upper Cook 

Inlet on the west side of 

Knik Arm north of 

Anchorage.. 

SGR Goose Bay SGR 

A-2 
Receiving Waters Location Status Excluded Area 

39. Hagemeister Strait, 

and coves, inlets and 

bays surrounding 

Togiak NWR 

South of the town of 

Togiak, located adjacent 

to Bristol Bay in 

southwest Alaska. 

NWR Togiak NWR 

40. Hallo Bay Located on the west 

side of Shelikof Strait, 

west of Afognak Island 

in southwest Alaska. 

NP&p Katmai Nat’l 

Park/Preserve 

41. Hazen Bay A 10 mile wide bay of 

the Bering Sea 37 miles 

southeast of Hooper 

Bay in Western Alaska. 

NWR Yukon Delta NWR 

42. Herendeen Bay, Located SW of Port 

Moller on the Alaska 

Peninsula 

NWR Alaska Peninsula NWR 

43. Herring Cove South of the City of 

Sitka 

TMDL Herring Cove 

44. Hooper Bay Closest village is 

Hooper Bay, in Western 

Alaska on the Bering 

Sea 

NWR Yukon Delta NWR 

45. Icy Bay, north NW of the City of 

Yakutat 

NP&p Wrangell-St. Elias Nat’l 

P&p 

47. Izembek Lagoon Located on the northern 

shore of the Alaskan 

Peninsula near the 

community of Cold 

Bay. 

SGR 

NWR 

Izembek SGR 

Izembek NWR 

48. Jacksmith Bay Located south of the 

village of Quinhagak in 

Western Alaska on 

Kuskokwim Bay. 

NWR Togiak NWR 

50. Kachemak Bay Kachemak Bay is a 64 

km long arm of Cook 

Inlet, located on the 

southwest side of the 

Kenai Peninsula. The 

communities of Homer, 

Halibut Cove, and 

Kachemak are on the 

bay within the SCHA. 

Seldovia is outside the 

SCHA. 

SCHA Kachemak Bay SCHA 

51. Kaliakh River delta West of Cape Yakataga 

on the Gulf of Alaska 

SGR Yakataga SGR 

52. Kamishak Bay, 

including inner tidal 

flats 

Located about 20 miles 

northwest of Cape 

Douglas. Iliamna Bay 

is on the north side of 

NP&p 

SGR 

Katmai Nat’l 

Park/Preserve, 

McNeil River SGR 

A-3 
Receiving Waters Location Status Excluded Area 

Kamishak Bay and 13 

miles north from 

Augustine Island. 

Homer is northeast of 

the bay. 

53. Kangirlvar Bay Located on Etolin Strait 

in Western Alaska. 

Bethel is to the east. 

NWR Yukon Delta NWR 

54. Karta Bay Located on Prince of 

Wales Island next to 

Kasaan Bay in SE 

Alaska 

NWA Karta NWA 

55. Katmai Bay Located adjacent to 

Shelikof Strait on the 

Alaskan Peninsula, 

northwest of Kodiak 

Island. 

NP&p Katmai Nat’l 

Park/Preserver 

56. Kiliuda Bay East side of Kodiak 

Island south of the town 

of Kodiak and north of 

Old Harbor. 

NWR Kodiak NWR 

57. Kinak Bay Located adjacent to 

Shelikof Strait on the 

Alaskan Peninsula, 

north west of Kodiak 

Island. 

NP&p Katmai Nat’l 

Park/Preserver 

58. King Cove King Cove is located 

adjacent to Deer 

Passage and the village 

of King Cove. The town 

of Cold Bay is located 

to the northwest. 

TMDL King Cove 

59. Knik River tidal 

flats 

Located north of 

Anchorage at the head 

of Knik Arm in Cook 

Inlet. 

SGR Palmer Hay Flats SGR 

61. Kokechik Bay Closest village is 

Hooper Bay, in Western 

Alaska on the Bering 

Sea. 

NWR Yukon Delta NWR 

62. Kootznoowoo, 

Bays, coves and inlets 

adjacent to the 

Kootznoowoo 

Wilderness Area 

On Admiralty Island, in 

SE Alaska. Closest 

village is Angoon. 

NWA Kootznoowoo NWA. The 

Kootznoowoo Wilderness 

includes most of 

Admiralty Island, except 

the Mansfield Peninsula, 

the village of Angoon, 

and Native lands along 

the island’s western 

shore. 

64. Kuiu, 

Bays, coves, canals, and 

inlets adjacent to the 

Located on the southern 

end of Kuiu Island in 

SE Alaska, bounded by 

NWA Kuiu NWA 

A-4 
Receiving Waters Location Status Excluded Area 

Kuiu Wilderness Area Chatham and Summer 

Straits. Kake is the 

closest town. 

65. Kukak Bay Located adjacent to 

Shelikof Strait on the 

Alaskan Peninsula, 

northwest of Kodiak 

Island. 

NP&p Katamai Nat’l 

Park/Preserve 

66. Kulukak Bay East of the village of 

Togiak. on Bristol Bay. 

NWR Togiak NWA 

67. Kuskokwim 

River Delta and 

adjacent Bay 

Located in southwest 

Alaska, flows into 

Kuskokwim Bay on the 

Bering Sea. The town of 

Bethel is located on the 

river to the northeast. 

NWR Yukon Delta NWR 

68. Kuskokwim Bay, 

southern 

South of the village of 

Good News Bay and 

northwest of the village 

of Togiak in western 

Alaska. 

NWR Togiak NWR 

70. Lituya Bay Located on the Gulf of 

Alaska about 97 miles 

southeast of Yakutat 

and 120 miles northwest 

of Juneau. 

NP&p Glacier Bay Nat’l 

Park/Preserve 

71. Lost Harbor Akun Island, east 

Aleutian Islands 

WQ-ar Lost Harbor 

72. Maurelle Islands, Located off the 

northwest coast of 

Prince of Wales Island 

south of Kuiu Island 

and north of Noyes 

Island. The nearest 

town is Craig, 20 miles 

southeast of the islands. 

NWA Maurelle Islands, NWA 

74. Misty Fjords, 

Canals, bays, inlets and 

waters adjacent to and 

within the wilderness 

area. 

Located in the Tongass 

Nat’l Forest in the 

southernmost part of SE 

Alaska. It extends from 

Dixon Entrance to 

beyond the Unuk River. 

The western boundary is 

about 22 miles east of 

Ketchikan. 

NWA, 

NM 

Misty Fjords NWA, 

Misty Fjords NM 

76. Nelson Lagoon. Located on the Alaska 

Peninsula, about 25 

miles west of the village 

Port Moller 

SCHA, 

SECH 

Port Moller SCHA, 

Steller’s Eiders Critical 

Habitat 

78. Nuka Bay South Kenai Peninsula Np Kenai Fjords Nat’l 

Preserve 

79. Nushagak Bay, west Located about 30 miles NWR Togiak NWR 

A-5 
 

Receiving Waters Location Status Excluded Area 

southwest of the town 

of Dillingham. Bay 

opens onto Bristol 

Bay.West of the village 

of Clarks Point. 

80. NW Gastineau 

Channel 

Located between North 

Douglas island and the 

mainland. City of 

Juneau is southeast 

down the channel about 

3 miles. 

SGR Mendenhall Wetlands 

SGR 

81. Olga Bay On the southern end of 

Kodiak Island. 

NWR Kodiak NWR 

84. Palma Bay SE Alaska NP&p Glacier Bay NP&p 

86. Perenosa Bay Located on the northern 

end of Afognak Island. 

SP Afognak State Island Park 

87. Pleasant Islands Pleasant Island Is the 

largest island in Icy 

Strait between northern 

Chichagof Island and 

the mainland of the 

Alaska Panhandle. It 

lies southeast of 

Gustavus and southwest 

of Excursion Inlet. 

NWA Pleasant/Lemusurier/Inian 

Islands NWA 

88. Popof Strait Located between Popof 

Island and Unga Island 

south of the Alaskan 

Peninsula. Nearest 

town is Sandpoint. 

IW Popof Strait 

89. Port Moller, south 

and other select bays, 

inlets and stretches of 

coastline. 

Alaska Peninsula NWR, SCHA, 

Steller’s Eider CHA 

Alaska Peninsula NWR, 

SCHA, Steller’s Eiders 

CHA 

90. Port Heiden North-central Alaska 

Peninsula 

SCHA, 

Steller’s Eiders habitat 

Port Heiden, SCHA 

Steller’s Eiders habitat 

91. Pribilof Islands, 

coastal waters. 

Bering Sea NWR Alaska Maritime NWR 

92. Prince of Wales, 

bays, coves, inlets and 

the Barrier Islands 

Located on the southern 

tip of Prince of Wales 

Island, 40 air miles 

southwest of Ketchikan 

in SE Alaska. 

NWA South Prince of Wales, 

NWA 

93. Russell Fjord The fjord extends north 

to Disenchantment Bay, 

the terminus of the 

Hubbard Glacier at the 

head of Yakutat Bay. 

NWA Russell Fjord NWA 

94. Saint James Bay Located on the west 

side of Lynn Canal on 

the Chilkat Peninsula 

northwest of Juneau in 

SMP Saint James Bay 

A-6 
Receiving Waters Location Status Excluded Area 

SE Alaska. 

96. Scammon Bay Scammon Bay opens 

onto the Bering Sea in 

Western Alaska. The 

village of Scammon 

Bay is the nearest 

settlement. 

NWR Yukon Delta NWR 

97. Security Cove South of the town City 

of Platinum 

NWR Togiak NWR 

98. Silver Bay Located south of the 

town of Sitka in SE 

Alaska. 

TMDL Silver Bay 

101. Susitna River tidal 

flats 

West of the City of 

Anchorage 

SGR Susitna Flats SGR 

104. Tebenkof Bay Located on Kuiu Island 

in SE Alaska. 

NWA Tebenkof Bay NWA 

105. Thorne Bay Located 42 miles 

northwest of Ketchikan 

on Prince of Wales 

Island. 

IW Thorne Bay 

108. Togiak Bay, mouth 

of 

Walrus Islands and 

Summit Island located 

between Togiak Bay 

and Bristol Bay. 

SGS Walrus Islands, SGS 

109. Togiak Bay Adjacent to the village 

of Togiak. 

NWR Togiak NWR 

110. Tonki Bay Located on the northeast 

side of Afognak Island. 

SP Afognak Island State Park 

111. Tracy Arm and 

Endicott Arm 

Located south of Juneau 

on the mainland in SE 

Alaska 

NWA Tracy Arm-Fords Terror 

NWA 

112. Trading Bay SW of the City of 

Anchorage 

SGR Trading Bay SGR 

113. Tugidak Island 

coastal water 

Tugidak Island, 

southwest of Kodiak 

Island 

SCHA Tugidak Island SCHA 

114. Turnagain Arm, 

south shore 

NW Kenai Peninsula NWR Kenai NWR 

115. Turnagain Arm 

tidal flats 

Adjacent to the City of 

Anchorage 

SGR Anchorage Coastal, SGR 

117. Tuxedni Bay West of the town of 

Ninilchik along the 

coast of Cook Inlet 

NP&p Lake Clark NP&P 

118. Two Arm Bay Located on the east side 

of the Kenai Peninsula 

Np Kenai Fjords Nat’l Park 

119. Udagak Bay Located adjacent to 

Beaver Inlet on 

Unalaska Island in the 

Aleutians. 

WQ-ar Udagak Bay 

120. Uganik Bay and Kodiak Island NWR Kodiak NWR 

A-7 
 

Receiving Waters Location Status Excluded Area 

Passage 

121. Ugashik Bay South and west of the 

City of Pilot Point 

SCHA Pilot Point SCHA 

122. Unalaska Bay, 

south 

Unalaska Island in the 

Aleutians 

TMDL South Unalaska Bay 

123. Uyak Bay Kodiak Island NWR Kodiak NWR 

124. Ward Cove Located north of the 

City of Ketchikan in SE 

Alaska. 

TMDL Ward Cove 

125. Warren Island Located off the 

northwest side of Prince 

of Wales Island in 

SE Alaska 

NWA Warren Island NWA 

127. Yakutat Bay, west Adjacent to the City of 

Yakutat 

NP&p Wrangell-St. Elias NP&p 

128. Yukon River delta Flows into Norton 

Sound in Western 

Alaska 

NWR Yukon Delta NWR 

A-8