Section 5 AAC 29.112 - Management of chum salmon troll fishery(a) The commissioner may open, by emergency order, a hatchery chum salmon troll fishery only during the summer coho salmon troll fishery closures specified in 5 AAC 29.110(b) (2).(b) If the commissioner opens a season under (a) of this section, chum salmon fishing will occur only (1) in the waters of Sitka Sound and the Eastern Channel east of a line from Vitskari Rock Light to Inner Point, south of a line from Inner Point to Black Rock at 57º 03.12' N. lat., 135º 25.63' W. long., to Signal Island Light at 57º 02.78' N. lat., 135º 23.58' W. long., and north of a line from Cape Burunof at 56º 59.03' N. lat., 135º 23.23' W. long., to Kulichkof Rock at 56º 59.52' N. lat., 135º 26.62' W. long., to Vitskari Rock Light;(2) in the waters of Neets Bay east of the longitude of Chin Point to the longitude of the easternmost tip of Bug Island; (3) in the waters of Crawfish Inlet Terminal Harvest Area south of 56° 47.14' N. lat.. in Cedar Pass, northeast of a line from 56° 43.83' N. lat., 135° 16.13' W. long., to 56° 43.49' N. lat.. 135° 15.50' W. long., in Middle Channel, and north of a line from 56° 43.01' N. lat, 135° 12.93' W. long., to 56° 43.25' N. lat., 135° 12.18' W. long., in Walker Channel: and (4) in the waters of West Crawfish Inlet and Windy Passage, southeast of a line from 56° 47.1 l'N. lat, 135° 18.87' W. long., to 56° 46.89'N. lat., 135° 19.92' W. long., northeast of a line from 56° 45.80' N. lat., 135° 20.06' W. long., to 56° 45.30' N. lat., 135° 17.64' W. long, and northwest of a line from 56° 42.32' N. lat, 135° 16.99' W. long, to 56° 46.36' N. lat, 135° 16.89' W. long, in First Narrows.(c) When the summer king salmon troll fishery is closed, a person may not have king salmon on board a salmon troll vessel while fishing for chum salmon.(d) When the summer coho salmon troll fishery is closed, a person may not have coho salmon on board a salmon troll vessel while fishing for chum salmon.Eff. 6/14/2000, Register 154; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 7/26/2003, Register 167; am 6/17/2018,Register 226, July 2018; am 6/21/2020,Register 234, July 2020 Authority:AS 16.05.060
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