5 AAC 21.200 - Fishing districts, subdistricts, and sections
(a) Northern
District: north of a line extending from Boulder Point at 60° 46.39' N.
lat., to Shell Platform C, then to a point on the west shore at 60° 46.39'
N. lat.
(1) Eastern Subdistrict: all waters
south of the latitude of Point Possession, north of the latitude of Boulder
Point, and east of a line from Shell Platform C to a point at 61° 02.67' N.
lat., 150° 40.00' W. long.;
(2)
General Subdistrict: all waters of the Northern District not specified in (1)
of this subsection.
(b)
Central District: all waters between a line extending from Boulder Point at
60° 46.39' N. lat., to Shell Platform C, to a point on the west shore at
60° 46.39' N. lat., and the latitude of Anchor Point Light (59° 46.15'
N. lat.)
(1) Kustatan Subdistrict: all waters
within a line from the Drift River terminal to the South Kalgin Island Light at
60° 20.67' N. lat, 152° 05.09' W. long., northerly along the west side
of Kalgin Island to Northwest Point at 60° 30.90'N. lat., 151° 55.77'
W. long., bearing 43° to Shell Platform C, to a point on the west shore at
60° 46.39' N. lat., excluding the waters of the Kalgin Island
Subdistrict;
(2) Upper Subdistrict:
all waters within a line from Boulder Point to Shell Platform C, then bearing
223° to Northwest Point at 60° 31.125' N. lat., 151° 55.77' W.
long., then following the eastern shore of Kalgin Island to the South Kalgin
Island Light at 60° 20.80' N. lat., 152° 05.09' W. long., then to a
point at 60° 04.02' N. lat., 151° 46.60' W. long, to the Ninilchik
small boat harbor, excluding the waters of the Kalgin Island Subdistrict;
(A) East Foreland Section: all waters from
the northern boundary of the Upper Subdistrict to the latitude of the base of
Colliers Dock at 60° 40.35' N. lat. (the southernmost of the pile-supported
docks at Nikiski) and within one nautical mile of the mean high tide mark on
the Kenai Peninsula shoreline;
(B)
Kenai Section: all waters enclosed by a line from the base of Colliers Dock at
60° 40.35' N. lat., to a point at 60° 40.35' N. lat., 151° 26.33'
W. long., to a point at 60° 27.10' N. lat., 151° 25.70' W. long., to a
point on the beach at 60° 27.10' N. lat.;
(C) Expanded Kenai Section: all waters
enclosed by a line from a point located on the shore at 60° 40.35' N. lat.,
151° 23.00' W. long., west to a point located at 60° 40.35' N. lat,
151° 26.33' W. long., south to a point at the latitude of the Blanchard
Line located at 60° 27.10' N. lat., 151° 33.76' W. long., and east to a
point on the beach at 60° 27.10' N. lat., 151° 16.94' W.
long.;
(D) Kasilof Section: all
waters enclosed by a line from a point on the beach at 60° 27.10' N. lat.,
to a point at 60° 27.10' N. lat., 151° 25.70' W. long., to a point at
60° 12.75' N. lat., 151° 32.05' W. long., to a point at 60° 04.02'
N. lat., 151° 46.60' W. long., to an ADF&G regulatory marker located at
60° 04.02' N. lat., 151° 38.90' W. long.;
(E) Expanded Kasilof Section: all waters
enclosed by a line from a point on the beach at 60° 27.10' N. lat.,
151° 16.94' W. long., west to a point at the Blanchard Line located at
60° 27.10' N. lat., 151° 33.76' W. long., south to a point located at
60° 04.02' N. lat., 151° 49.00' W. long., and east to an ADF&G
regulatory marker located at 60° 04.02' N. lat., 151° 38.90' W.
long.;
(3) Kalgin Island
Subdistrict: all waters within a line encompassing Kalgin Island within one
mile of mean lower low water as delineated by the most recent NOAA Chart #16660
(31st Edition, April 2012);
(4)
Lower Subdistrict: waters between a line extending from Ninilchik small boat
harbor to a point at 60° 04.02' N. lat., 151° 46.60' W. long., then to
the South Kalgin Light at 60° 20.80' N. lat., 152° 05.09' W. long.,
then bearing 236° to a point one nautical mile from the bluff on the
northwestern shore of Chisik Island at 60° 10.50' N. lat., 152° 35.00'
W. long., then in a southerly direction one nautical mile seaward of the mean
high tide mark to a point at the southern end of the silver salmon setnet area
at 59° 55.67' N. lat., then bearing 270° to the shore, and the latitude
of the Anchor Point Light, excluding the waters of the Chinitna Bay and the
Kalgin Island Subdistricts;
(A) Anchor Point
Section: all waters enclosed by a line from an ADF&G regulatory marker
located at a point on the beach at 60° 04.02' N. lat., 151° 38.90'
W.long., west to a point located at 60° 04.02' N. lat., 1510 49.00'
W.long., south to a point located at 590 46.15' N. lat., 152° 15.80' W.
long., and east to a point on shore at 59° 46.15' N. lat., 15P 52.06' W.
long.;
(5) Western
Subdistrict: waters within a line from the Drift River terminal to the South
Kalgin Light at 60° 20.80' N. lat., 152° 05.09' W. long., then bearing
236° to a point one nautical mile from the bluff on the northeast shore of
Chisik Island at 60° 10.50' N. lat., 152° 35.00' W. long., then in a
southerly direction one nautical mile seaward of the mean high tide mark to a
point of the southern end of the silver salmon setnet area at 59° 55.67' N.
lat., then bearing 270° to the shore, excluding the waters of the Kalgin
Island Subdistrict;
(6) Chinitna
Bay Subdistrict: all waters in Chinitna Bay west of a line from Spring Point at
59° 52.70' N. lat.. 152° 48.45' W. long., to Sea Otter Point at 59°
50.04'N. lat., 153° 01.25' W. long.
(c) Repealed 5/31/72.
(d) Southern District: all waters enclosed by
a line from Anchor Point Light west to 59° 46.15' N. lat., 152° 20.00'
W. long., then south to 59° 03.42' N. lat., 152° 20.00' W. long., then
in a northeasterly direction to the tip of Cape Elizabeth at 59° 09.35' N.
lat., 151° 53.13' W. long., then from the tip of Cape Elizabeth to the tip
of Point Adam at 59° 15.31' N. lat., 151° 58.68' W. long.
(1) Port Graham Subdistrict: all waters east
of the longitude of Point Bede at 151° 59.40' W. long., and south of the
latitude of Point Pogibshi at 59° 25.47' N. lat.;
(A) Port Graham Section: all waters north of
a line from 59° 22.25' N. lat., 151° 59.40' W. long. to 59° 21.39'
N. lat., 151° 55.25' W. long.;
(B) English Bay Section: all waters south of
a line from 59° 22.25' N. lat., 151° 59.40' W. long. to 59° 21.39'
N. lat., 151° 55.25' W. long.;
(2) Seldovia Bay Subdistrict: all waters
southeast of a line from Point Naskowhak at 59° 27.22' N. lat., 151°
44.56' W. long., to 59° 27.37' N. lat., 151° 44.63' W. long., to
Seldovia Point at 59° 28.22' N. lat., 151° 42.37' W. long.;
(3) Barabara Creek Subdistrict: all waters
between the longitudes of Seldovia Point at 59° 28.22' N. lat., 151°
42.37' W. long., and Nubble Point at 59° 29.15' N. lat., 151° 34.15' W.
long., and south of 59° 30.00' N. lat.;
(4) Tutka Bay Subdistrict: all waters east of
the longitude of Nubble Point and south of the latitude of Anisom Point on the
eastern shore of Eldred Passage at 59° 32.07' N. lat., 151° 27.00' W.
long., including Kasitsna Bay;
(5)
Humpy Creek Subdistrict: all waters east of a line from a point on Glacier Spit
at 59° 38.00' N. lat., 151° 12.10' W. long., to the Northshore
Subdistrict line at 59° 38.00' N. lat., 151° 19.70' W. long., and
southeast of a line from that point on the Northshore Subdistrict line at
59° 38.00' N. lat., 151° 19.70' W. long., to a point north of Chugachik
Island at 59° 45.00' N. lat., 151° 02.80' W. long., to a point on the
mainland at 59° 44.50' N. lat., 151° 02.10' W. long.;
(6) Northshore Subdistrict: all waters north
of a line from Coal Point at 59° 36.00' N. lat., 151° 24.50' W. long.,
to a point north of Chugachik Island at 59° 45.00' N. lat., 151° 02.80'
W. long., then northwesterly to a point one-half statute mile southwest of the
terminus of Swift Creek at 59° 47.15' N. lat., 151° 05.45' W.
long.;
(7) China Poot Subdistrict:
all waters south of a line from Peterson Point at 59° 35.67' N. lat.,
151° 16.70' W. long., to Coal Point on the tip of the Homer Spit at 59°
36.00' N. lat., 151° 24.50' W. long., to 59° 32.07' N. lat., 151°
33.09' W. long., to Anisom Point;
(8) Halibut Cove Subdistrict: all waters
within a line from a point on Glacier Spit at 59° 38.00' N. lat., 151°
12.10' W. long., to the intersection of the Northshore Subdistrict line at
59° 38.00' N. lat., 151° 19.70' W. long., to Coal Point to Peterson
Point.
(e) Kamishak Bay
District: all waters enclosed by a line from 59° 46.15' N. lat., 153°
00.70' W. long., then east to 59° 46.15' N. lat., 152° 20.00' W. long.,
then south to 59° 03.42' N. lat., 152° 20.00' W. long., then
southwesterly to Cape Douglas (58° 51.10' N. lat.)
(1) Iniskin Bay Subdistrict: all waters north
of a line from a point on the east shore of Iniskin Bay near Scott Island at
59° 38.59' N. lat., 153° 25.50' W. long., to a point on North Head at
59° 37.89' N. lat., 153° 33.40' W. long.;
(2) Cottonwood Bay Subdistrict: all waters
west of a line from South Head north to a point at 59° 37.89' N. lat.,
153° 33.40' W. long.;
(3) Ursus
Cove Subdistrict: all waters west of the longitude of Ursus Head and north of
59° 28.09' N. lat.;
(4) Rocky
Cove Subdistrict: all waters between 59° 28.09' N. lat. and 59° 25.00'
N. lat., and west of 153° 40.00' W. long., to the longitude of an unnamed
creek between Fortification Bluff and Step Mountain at 153° 46.40' W.
long.;
(5) Bruin Bay Subdistrict:
all waters enclosed by a line extending from the longitude of an unnamed creek
at 153° 46.40' W. long., south to the latitude of a point offshore at
59° 25.00' N. lat., east to 153° 40.00' W. long., then south to 59°
20.00' N. lat., and west to a point south of Contact Point at 154° 01.00'
W. long.;
(6) Kamishak River
Subdistrict: all waters east of a line from McNeil Head at 59° 07.30' N.
lat., 154° 10.54' W. long., to the mushroom islet at 59° 07.59' N.
lat., 154° 09.50' W. long., to the northern tip of Nordyke Island at
59° 10.92' N. lat., 154° 05.50' W. long., south of the latitude of the
northern tip of Nordyke Island, and west of 153° 50.00' W. long.;
(7) McNeil River Subdistrict: all waters
southwest of a line from McNeil Head to a point of land at 59° 09.50' N.
lat., 154° 12.75' W. long.;
(8)
Chenik Subdistrict: all waters between 59° 20.00' N. lat. and the latitude
of the northern tip of Nordyke Island at 59° 10.92' N. lat., 154°
05.50' W. long., and west of 153° 40.00' W. long.;
(9) Paint River Subdistrict: all waters south
of the latitude of the northern tip of Nordyke Island at 59° 10.92' N.
lat., 154° 05.50' W. long., west of a line from the northern tip of Nordyke
Island to the mushroom islet at 59° 07.59' N. lat., 154° 09.50' W.
long., to McNeil Head, and east of a line from McNeil Head to a point of land
at 59° 09.50' N. lat., 154° 12.75' W. long.;
(10) Douglas River Subdistrict: all waters
west of the longitude of Cape Douglas (153° 15.07' W. long.), south of the
latitude of the northern tip of Nordyke Island at 59° 10.92' N. lat.,
154° 05.50' W. long., and east of 153° 50.00' W. long.
(f) Barren Island District: all
waters enclosed by a line from Cape Douglas (58° 51.10' N. lat.) to the tip
of Cape Elizabeth at 59° 09.35' N. lat., 151° 53.13' W. long., then
south to 58° 51.10' N. lat., 151° 53.13' W. long., then west to Cape
Douglas.
(g) Outer District: all
waters enclosed by a line from the tip of Point Adam to the tip of Cape
Elizabeth, then south to 58° 51.10' N. lat., 151° 53.13' W. long., then
east to the longitude of Aligo Point (149° 44.47' W. long.), then north to
the tip of Aligo Point
(1) Koyuktolik
Subdistrict: all waters east of the longitude of Point Adam and north of
59° 13.92' N. lat.;
(2) Port
Chatham Subdistrict: all waters north of 59° 10.00' N. lat., and east of
151° 50.00' W. long.;
(3) Windy
Bay Subdistrict: all waters west of a line from 59° 12.60' N. lat.,
151° 27.60' W. long., to 59° 14.05' N. lat., 151° 26.70' W.
long.;
(4) Rocky Bay Subdistrict:
all waters north of a line from 59° 14.05' N. lat., 151° 26.70' W.
long., to 59° 12.77' N. lat., 151° 19.30' W. long.;
(A) Scurvey Creek Section: all waters
northwest of a line from 59° 14.05' N. lat., 151° 26.70' W. long., to a
point on the southwest corner of Picnic Harbor at 59° 14.95' N. lat.,
151° 25.10' W. long.;
(5) Port Dick Subdistrict: all waters of Port
Dick north of 59° 13.20' N. lat.;
(A)
Port Dick Headend Section: all waters of Port Dick west of 151° 15.00' W.
long.;
(B) Port Dick Middle Creek
Section: all waters of Port Dick west of 151° 10.50' W. long. to the Port
Dick Headend Section boundary at 151° 15.00' W. long. ;
(C) Port Dick Island Creek Section: all
waters of Port Dick west of a line between 59° 15.30' N. lat., 151°
06.10' W. long. and 59° 16.20' N. lat., 151° 05.20' W. long. to the
Port Dick Middle Creek Section boundary at 151° 10.50' W. long.;
(D) Outer Port Dick Section: all waters of
Port Dick north of 59° 13.20' N. lat. to the Port Dick Island Creek Section
boundary at a line between 59° 15 .30' N. lat., 151° 06.10' W. long.
and 59° 16.20'N. lat., 151° 05.20' W. long.;
(6) Nuka Island Subdistrict: all waters of
Nuka Passage north of a line from Front Point to Nuka Point and south of the
latitude of Hardover Point;
(7)
East Nuka Subdistrict: all waters of the East Arm of Nuka Bay north of the
latitude of Harrington Point.
(h) Eastern District: all waters east of the
longitude of Aligo Point (149° 44.47' W. long.), west of the longitude of
Cape Fairfield (148° 50.25' W. long.), and north of 58° 51.10' N. lat.
(1) Aialik Bay Subdistrict: all waters north
of a line from Aligo Point to Aialik Cape;
(2) Resurrection Bay Subdistrict: all waters
north of the latitude of Caines Head (59° 58.94' N. lat.).
Notes
Authority:AS 16.05.251
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