5 AAC 28.250 - Closed waters in Prince William Sound Area
(a) Groundfish may
not be taken with pots in the waters enclosed by lines from Point Whitshed to
Point Bentinck, from Cape Hinchinbrook Light to Seal Rocks Light to Zaikof
Point (60° 19' N. lat., 146° 55' W. long.), and from a point at 60°
18.48' N. lat., 146° 55.10' W. long. on the northwest side of Montague
Island, north to a point at 60° 30' N. lat., 147° 20' W. long., then
east to a point at 60° 41' N. lat, 146° 37.50' W. long., then northeast
to Knowles Head (60° 41' N. lat., 146° 37.50' W. long.), except that
groundfish may be taken with pots
(1) within
Orca Bay, east of 146º 37.50' W. long., excluding the waters of Port
Gravina north of a line from Gravina Point to Red Head at 60º 40.25' N.
lat., 146º 30.22' W. long.;
(2) in waters not more than 75 fathoms deep
within waters enclosed by a line from Johnstone Point Light to Montague Point
at 60º 23' N. lat., 147º 06' W. long., to Middle Point at 60º
20.50' N. lat., 147º W. long. to Schooner Rock Light (Zaikof Point) to
Cape Hinchinbrook Light.
(b) Repealed 6/20/2010.
(c) In addition to the trawl restrictions
specified in
5 AAC 39.165, a person may not use trawl gear for
walleye pollock fishing from June 1 through November 1 within 10 nautical miles
of the following areas:
(1) Point Elrington
at 59° 56.00' N. lat., 148° 15.20' W. long.;
(2) Wooded Island at 59° 52.90' N. lat.,
147° 20.65' W. long.;
(3) The
Needle at 60° 06.64' N. lat., 147° 36.17' W. long.;
(4) Glacier Island at 60° 51.30' N. lat.,
147° 14.50' W. long.;
(5) Seal
Rocks at 60° 09.78' N. lat., 146° 50.30' W. long.;
(6) Cape Hinchinbrook at 60° 14.00' N.
lat., 146° 38.50' W. long.;
(7)
Hook Point at 60° 20.00' N. lat., 146° 16.50' W. long.
Notes
Authority:AS 16.05.251
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