5 AAC 28.081 - State-Waters Pacific Cod Management Plans
(a) This section
applies to the management plans for Pacific cod as set out for the Prince
William Sound Area (5 AAC 28.267), Cook Inlet Area
(5 AAC 28.367), Kodiak Area
(5 AAC 28.467), Chignik Area
(5 AAC 28.537), South Alaska
Peninsula Area (5 AAC 28.577), and Bering Sea -
Aleutian Islands Area (5 AAC 28.647 and
5 AAC 28.648).
(b) Annual guideline harvest levels set out
in these management plans depend on the Pacific cod stock assessments conducted
by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
(c) As used in this chapter, the term
(1) "estimated total allowable harvest" means
the annual acceptable biological catch (ABC) established by the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) for Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Pacific cod stocks, including the harvest of Pacific cod in a
state-waters season defined in this subsection;
(2) "federal season" means a Pacific cod
fishing season set by the NPFMC and implemented in the federal waters by the
NMFS;
(3) "parallel season" means a
Pacific cod fishing season in state waters established by the commissioner,
under emergency order authority, to correspond with the times, and unless
otherwise specified, the gear of the federal season in adjacent federal
waters;
(4) "state-waters season"
mean a Pacific cod fishing season in the waters of Alaska that occurs under a
guideline harvest level;
(5)
"federal Eastern Gulf of Alaska" means the Eastern Gulf of Alaska regulatory
area as defined for the federal waters by the NPFMC;
(6) "federal Central Gulf of Alaska" means
the Central Gulf of Alaska regulatory area as defined for the federal waters by
the NPFMC;
(7) "federal Western
Gulf of Alaska" means the Western Gulf of Alaska regulatory area as defined for
the federal waters by the NPFMC;
(8) "federal Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands"
means the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands regulatory area as defined for the
federal waters by the NPFMC and includes the
(A) "Aleutian Islands Subarea" as defined for
the federal waters by the NPFMC; and
(B) "Bering Sea Subarea" as defined for the
federal waters by the NPFMC;
(9) "overall length" means the straight line
length between the extremities of the vessel, excluding anchor
rollers;
(10) "working day" means a
day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a state holiday.
(d) A guideline harvest level specified
within an area management plan for Pacific cod in this chapter will be
considered to have been achieved in any calendar year if the total harvest is
within 10 percent of the guideline harvest level.
Notes
The description for the Gulf of Alaska Areas and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area referenced in 5 AAC 28.081(c) (5) - (8) can be found in 50 C.F.R., Part 679.2 and Figures 1 and 3 of Part 679. Copies of the federal regulations can be obtained by writing to Fisheries Management Division, Alaska Region NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802; Phone: (907) 586-7228.
Authority:AS 16.05.251
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