5 AAC 28.263 - Prince William Sound Walleye Pollock Pelagic Trawl Fishery Management Plan
(a) For
directed walleye pollock fisheries, the Inside District of the Prince William
Sound Area is divided into the following three sections:
(1) Bainbridge Section: all waters of the
Inside District west of 148° W. long;
(2) Knight Island Section: all waters of the
Inside District between 148° W. long. and 147° 20' W. long;
(3) Hinchinbrook Section: all waters of the
Inside District east of 147° 20' W. long.
(b) Notwithstanding
5 AAC 39.165(1) and (2), during a
directed walleye pollock fishery, pelagic trawl gear may be operated in that
portion of the Hinchinbrook Section located north of a line from Cape
Hinchinbrook Light at 60° 14.25' N. lat., 146° 38.80' W. long. to
Zaikof Point at 60° 18.48' N. lat., 146° 55.10' W. long., and west of
lines from Johnstone Point to Knowles Head at 60° 41.00' N. lat., 146°
37.50' W. long., to Porcupine Point at 60° 44.60' N. lat., 146° 42.10'
W. long. to the southernmost tip of Bligh Island at 60° 48.30' N. lat.,
146° 47.90' W. long., and the northernmost tip of Bligh Island at 60°
52.90' N. lat., 146° 46.00' W. long. to Rocky Point at 60° 57.00' N.
lat., 146° 46.20' W. long. to Point Freemantle at 60° 56.00' N. lat.,
146° 58' W. long.
(c) During a
directed walleye pollock fishery, no more than 60 percent of the guideline
harvest level may be taken from any one section described in (a) of this
section.
(d) During a directed
walleye pollock pelagic trawl fishery, the total bycatch weight of all species
combined may not exceed five percent of the total round weight of the walleye
pollock harvested.
(e) After
registration of a vessel to fish for walleye pollock in the Prince William
Sound Area, a CFEC permit holder must contact the department before fishing and
again when departing the management area. A CFEC permit holder must contact the
department before fishing in a new management area. Department contacts will be
specified in writing by the department on registration forms at the time of
registration.
(f) Catch reports
must be submitted to the department as specified in the registration
forms.
(g) Log sheets will be
provided by the department at the time of registration and must be filled out
completely after each tow. Signed copies of the log sheets must be received by
the department's Cordova office, at the address or facsimile number specified
on the log sheet, within 10 days after each landing.
(h) The commissioner may require onboard
observers on a vessel during fishing operations.
Notes
Authority:AS 16.05.251
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