Section 5 AAC 01.180 - Subsistence fishing permits; annual limits for salmon(a) Except as provided in this section, fish may be taken for subsistence purposes without a subsistence fishing permit.(b) A subsistence salmon fishing permit is required as follows: (1) in all waters of the Port Clarence District;(2) in the Norton Sound District, in all waters from Cape Douglas to Bald Point;(3) in all waters of the Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area when subsistence fishing with a hook and line attached to a rod or pole.(c) Only one subsistence fishing permit will be issued to each household per year.(e) If a Tier II subsistence chum salmon fishery is opened under 5 AAC 01.182 and 5 AAC 01.184, a Tier II chum salmon fishing permit is required for the taking of chum salmon in Subdistrict 1 of the Norton Sound District.(f) In the Norton Sound District, in the following waters, the annual limits for salmon are as follows: (1) in the Nome River, the annual limit for coho salmon is 100 fish; (2) in the Snake River, the annual limit for coho salmon is 100 fish; (3) in the Solomon River, the annual limit for (A) chum salmon is 40 fish; (A) chum salmon is 40 fish;(B) coho salmon is 20 fish.(g) In the Port Clarence District, in the following waters, the annual limits for salmon are as follows: (1) in the Pilgrim River, the annual limit for (A) king salmon is three fish; (B) sockeye salmon is 25 fish, unless modified by the commissioner by emergency order;(2) in Salmon Lake, the annual limit for sockeye salmon is 200 fish.In effect before 1988; readopt 5/15/93, Register 126; am 6/23/99, Register 150; am 5/19/2004, Register 170; am 6/7/2007, Register 182; am 6/5/2016, Register 218, July 2016; am 6/7/2020, Register 234, July 2020 Authority:AS 16.05.251
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