Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries › Chapter 18 - Kodiak Area › Article 3 - Salmon Fishery › 5 AAC 18.368 - North Afognak/Shuyak Island Salmon Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The goal of the
				  North Afognak/Shuyak Island Management Plan is to achieve escapement and
				  harvest objectives of sockeye, pink, and coho salmon returning to spawning
				  systems located in the Northeast Afognak, Perenosa Bay, Pauls Bay, Shuyak
				  Island, and Northwest Afognak Sections. The commissioner shall open and close,
				  by emergency order, commercial fishing under this plan.
(b) The Northeast Afognak Section shall
				  remain closed before July 6. From July 6 through August 24, fishing
				  opportunities shall be based on the abundance of local and mixed Kodiak pink
				  salmon. From August 25 through September 5, fishing opportunities shall be
				  based on the abundance of local pink and coho salmon. After September 5,
				  fishing opportunities shall be based on the abundance of local coho
				  salmon.
(c) In the Perenosa Bay
				  Section, from June 1 through July 5, fishing opportunities shall be based on
				  sockeye salmon returning to Pauls Bay and Portage Lake. Additional fishing time
				  to harvest sockeye salmon bound to Waterfall Lake will occur in the Waterfall
				  Bay Special Harvest Area only. From July 6 through July 20, fishing
				  opportunities shall be based on the abundance of local and mixed Kodiak pink
				  salmon and sockeye salmon bound to Portage Lake and Pauls Bay. From July 21
				  through August 20, fishing opportunities shall be based on the abundance of
				  local and mixed Kodiak pink salmon. From August 21 through September 5, fishing
				  opportunities shall be based on the abundance of local pink and coho salmon.
				  After September 5, fishing opportunities shall be based on the abundance of
				  local coho salmon.
(d) The Shuyak
				  Island Section shall remain closed before July 6. From July 6 through August 1,
				  fishing opportunities shall be based on the abundance of local and mixed Kodiak
				  pink salmon. After August 1, fishing opportunities shall be based on the
				  abundance of local coho salmon. From July 6 through July 25, the Shuyak Island
				  Section shall also be managed in accordance with
				  5 AAC 18.363(b).
(e) In the Northwest Afognak Section, from
				  June 1 through July 5, fishing opportunities shall be based on sockeye salmon
				  bound to Thorsheim and Long Lagoon and there may not be more than two 33-hour
				  fishing periods. Additional fishing time to harvest sockeye salmon bound for
				  Hidden Lake will occur in the Foul Bay Special Harvest Area only. From July 6
				  through August 24, fishing opportunities shall be based on the abundance of
				  local and mixed pink salmon. After August 24, fishing opportunities shall be
				  based on the abundance of local coho salmon. Additional fishing time to harvest
				  coho salmon bound to Hidden Lake will occur in the Foul Bay Special Harvest
				  Area. From July 6 through July 25, the Northwest Afognak Section shall also be
				  managed in accordance with
				  5 AAC 18.363(b).
(f) In the Pauls Bay Section, from June 1
				  through July 5, fishing opportunities shall be based on sockeye salmon
				  returning to Pauls Bay. From July 6 through August 1, fishing opportunities
				  shall be based on the abundance of local and mixed Kodiak pink salmon and
				  sockeye salmon bound to Pauls Bay. After August 1, fishing opportunities shall
				  be based on the abundance of local coho salmon.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.060
AS
						16.05.251