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 18.365 - Eastside Afognak Salmon Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The goal of the
				  management plan set out in this section is to achieve escapement and harvest
				  objectives of sockeye, pink, coho, and chum salmon returning to natural
				  spawning systems in the Raspberry Strait, Southeast Afognak, Duck Bay, Izhut
				  Bay, and Kitoi Bay Sections, and broodstock to Kitoi Bay hatchery. It is the
				  intent of the board that salmon bound to these systems be harvested by the
				  commercial fisheries located in these sections.
(b) The Southeast Afognak Section shall be
				  managed based on sockeye salmon returning to Afognak Lake from June 1 through
				  July 5. From July 6 through August 24, fishing opportunities will be based on
				  pink salmon returning to major systems in Afognak, Kazakof (Danger), and Marka
				  Bays. After August 24, fishing time will be dependent on coho salmon returning
				  to the Southeast Afognak Section.
(c) The Duck Bay Section shall be managed
				  based on early chum or sockeye salmon returns to Kitoi Bay hatchery from June 1
				  through July 18. From July 19 through August 24, fishing time will be based on
				  returning mixed wild and hatchery pink salmon. After August 24, the Duck Bay
				  Section shall be managed on local coho salmon runs.
(d) The Izhut Bay Section shall be managed
				  based on the early chum or sockeye salmon returning to Kitoi Bay hatchery from
				  June 1 through July 26. Fishing time the Izhut Bay Section will depend on
				  returning wild and hatchery pink salmon from July 27 through August 24. After
				  August 24, fishing time will be dependent on returns of local coho salmon and
				  hatchery-bound sockeye or coho salmon runs. Throughout the season, fishing time
				  may be restricted in order to meet cost recovery goals for hatchery-bound chum,
				  sockeye, pink, or coho salmon.
(e)
				  The Inner and Outer Kitoi Bay Sections shall be managed based on early-run chum
				  or sockeye salmon returning to the Kitoi Bay hatchery from June 1 through July
				  26. From June 18 through July 26, fishing opportunities will not occur in the
				  Inner Kitoi Bay Section until chum or sockeye salmon broodstock requirements
				  for the hatchery are assured. From July 27 through August 24, the Inner and
				  Outer Kitoi Bay Sections shall be managed for pink salmon broodstock
				  requirements. Fishing time may occur if the pink salmon broodstock requirements
				  are not jeopardized. After August 24, fishing opportunities may be provided to
				  harvest returning late sockeye and coho salmon that exceed broodstock needs.
				  Throughout the season, fishing time may be restricted in order to meet cost
				  recovery goals for hatchery-bound chum, sockeye, pink, or coho
				  salmon.
(f) The Raspberry Strait
				  Section shall remain closed to fishing until July 6. From July 6 through August
				  24, the Raspberry Strait Section shall be managed based on local and mixed
				  Kodiak pink salmon returns. After August 24, the Raspberry Strait Section shall
				  be managed based on returns of coho salmon to streams located within the
				  Raspberry Strait Section.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.060
AS
						16.05.251