5 AAC 18.362 - Westside Kodiak Salmon Management Plan
(a) The goal of the
Westside Kodiak Management Plan is to achieve escapement and harvest objectives
of sockeye salmon returning to the Karluk, Ayakulik, and other Westside minor
sockeye salmon systems, and of pink, chum, and coho salmon returning to systems
in the Southwest Afognak, Central, North Cape, Anton Larsen Bay, Sharatin Bay,
Kizhuyak Bay, Terror Bay, Inner Uganik Bay, Spiridon Bay, Zachar Bay, Uyak Bay,
Outer Karluk, Inner Karluk, Sturgeon Bay, Halibut Bay, Outer Ayakulik, and
Inner Ayakulik Sections. It is the intent of the board that salmon bound to
these systems be harvested to the extent possible by the traditional fisheries
located in all 17 sections. The department shall manage the Northwest Kodiak
and the Southwest Kodiak Districts and the Southwest Afognak Section in
accordance with the guidelines set out in this plan.
(b) The Central and North Cape Sections must
be managed
(1) from June 1 through
approximately June 15, as a mixed-stock fishery directed on early-run sockeye
salmon returning to Karluk, Ayakulik, and Olga Bay systems; the commissioner
shall open, by emergency order, at least two commercial test fishing periods of
33 hours in length;
(2) from
approximately June 16 through July 5, based on early-run sockeye salmon
returning to the Karluk system;
(3)
from approximately July 6 through August 15, based on pink salmon returning to
the major pink salmon systems in the Northwest Kodiak District, or based on
pink salmon returning to the Karluk system;
(4) from approximately August 16 through
August 24, based on pink salmon returning to the Northwest Kodiak District and
on late-run sockeye salmon returning to the Karluk system;
(5) from approximately August 25 through
September 5, based on late-run sockeye salmon returning to the Karluk system;
and
(6) after approximately
September 5, based on late-run sockeye salmon returning to the Karluk system
and coho salmon returning to the Northwest Kodiak District.
(c) The Anton Larsen Bay, Sharatin
Bay, Kizhuyak Bay, Terror Bay, Inner Uganik Bay, Spiridon Bay, Zachar Bay, and
Uyak Bay Sections must be managed
(1) from
June 1 through approximately June 15, based on local sockeye and early-run chum
salmon returning to the major systems in each section; the commissioner shall
open, by emergency order, at least two commercial test fishing periods of 33
hours in length to occur at the same time as those in the Central and North
Cape Sections;
(2) from
approximately June 16 through July 5, based on local sockeye and early-run chum
salmon returning to the major systems in each section;
(3) from approximately July 6 through July
31, based on local sockeye, pink, and early-run chum salmon returning to the
major systems in each section;
(4)
from approximately August 1 through August 24, based on local pink and late-run
chum salmon returning to the major systems in each section;
(5) from approximately August 25 through
September 5, based on local pink, late-run chum, and coho salmon returning to
the major salmon systems in each section; and
(6) after approximately September 5, based on
coho salmon returning to the major coho salmon systems in each
section.
(d) The
Southwest Afognak Section must be managed
(1)
from June 1 through approximately June 15, as a mixed-stock fishery directed on
early-run sockeye salmon returning to Karluk, Ayakulik, and Olga Bay systems;
the commissioner shall open, by emergency order, one commercial test fishing
period of 33 hours in length; the department may allow additional fishing time
in the Malina Creek Terminal Harvest Area described in
5 AAC 18.378 in order to harvest sockeye salmon bound
for Malina Creek;
(2) from
approximately June 16 through July 5, based on early-run sockeye salmon
returning to the Karluk system; the department may allow additional fishing
time in the Malina Creek Terminal Harvest Area described in
5 AAC 18.378 in order to harvest sockeye salmon bound
for Malina Creek;
(3) from
approximately July 6 through August 15, based on pink salmon returning to the
major pink salmon systems in the Southwest Afognak Section and the Northwest
Kodiak District, or based on pink salmon returning to the Karluk system; from
July 6 through July 25, the section must also be managed according to
5 AAC 18.363(c), the North Shelikof
Management Plan;
(4) from
approximately August 16 through August 24, based on pink salmon returning to
the major pink salmon systems in the Southwest Afognak Section and the
Northwest Kodiak District and on the late-run sockeye salmon returning to the
Karluk system;
(5) from
approximately August 25 through September 5, based on late-run sockeye salmon
returning to the Karluk system; and
(6) after approximately September 5, based on
coho salmon returning to the major coho salmon systems in the Southwest Afognak
District.
(e) The Inner
and Outer Karluk Sections must be managed
(1)
from June 1 through July 15, based on early-run sockeye salmon returning to the
Karluk system; the commissioner may only open by emergency order fishing
periods in the Inner Karluk Section if the department determines that the
midpoint of the early-run escapement goal range will be achieved; in the Outer
Karluk Section, from June 16 through approximately July 15, the commissioner
may open fishing periods to occur at the same time as open fishing periods in
the Central Section;
(2) from July
16 through approximately August 24
(A) on
odd-year cycles, based on late-run sockeye salmon returning to the Karluk
system;
(B) on even-year cycles,
based on late-run sockeye and pink salmon returning to the Karluk
system;
(3) from
approximately August 25 through September 5, based on late-run sockeye salmon
returning to the Karluk system; and
(4) after approximately September 5, based on
late-run sockeye salmon and coho salmon returning to the Karluk
system.
(f) The Sturgeon
and Halibut Bay Sections must be managed
(1)
from June 1 through approximately June 22, as mixed-stock fisheries directed on
early-run sockeye salmon returning to the Karluk, Ayakulik, and Olga Bay
systems; the department shall not open any commercial fishing periods during
this time;
(2) from approximately
June 23 through July 15, based on early-run sockeye salmon returning to the
Ayakulik and Karluk systems, except that the Sturgeon Section must also be
managed with consideration for early-run chum salmon returning to the Sturgeon
system;
(3) from approximately July
16 through August 15,
(A) in the Sturgeon
Section
(i) on odd-year cycles, based on
late-run sockeye salmon returning to the Karluk system;
(ii) on even-year cycles, based on late-run
sockeye salmon returning to the Karluk system and on pink salmon returning to
the Sturgeon system;
(B)
in the Halibut Bay Section
(i) on odd-year
cycles, from approximately July 16 through July 31 on late-run sockeye salmon
returning to the Ayakulik system, and from approximately August 1 through
August 15 on late-run sockeye salmon returning to the Karluk system;
(ii) on even-year cycles, from approximately
July 16 through July 31 on late-run sockeye salmon and pink salmon returning to
the Ayakulik system, and from approximately August 1 through August 15 on
late-run sockeye salmon returning to the Karluk system and on pink salmon
returning to the Ayakulik system;
(4) from approximately August 16 through
August 24,
(A) in the Sturgeon section
(i) on odd-year cycles based on late run
sockeye salmon returning to the Karluk system;
(ii) on even-year cycles based on late run
sockeye salmon returning to the Karluk system and pink salmon returning the
Sturgeon system;
(B) in
the Halibut Bay section
(i) on odd-year cycles
based on late run sockeye salmon returning to the Karluk system;
(ii) on even-year cycles based on late run
sockeye salmon returning to the Karluk system and pink salmon returning the
Ayakulik system;
(5) from approximately August 25 through
September 5, based on late-run sockeye salmon returning to the Karluk system;
and
(6) after approximately
September 5, based on coho salmon returning to local coho salmon
systems.
(g) The Inner
and Outer Ayakulik Sections must be managed
(1) from June 1 through approximately July
15, based on early-run sockeye salmon returning to the Ayakulik River; during
this time the commissioner may open, by emergency order, fishing periods in the
Inner Ayakulik Section only if the department determines that the upper bound
of the Ayakulik River cartv-run sockeye salmon escapement goal will he
acliieved;
(2) from approximately
July 16 through August 24,
(A) on odd-year
cycles, based on late-run sockeye salmon returning to the Ayakulik
system;
(B) on even-year cycles,
based on late-run sockeye and pink salmon returning to the Ayakulik system;
and
(3) after
approximately August 24, based on coho salmon returning to the Ayakulik
system.
Notes
Authority:AS 16.05.060
AS 16.05.251
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