Section 5 AAC 30.350 - Closed waters(a) Salmon may not be taken in the following waters: (1) Alsek River: upstream starting at three miles below the southern end of "basin";(2) Situk River: upstream of a line from the ADF & G regulatory marker located on the western bank of the Situk River mouth near the Yakutat Seafoods buying station, to an ADF & G regulatory marker buoy anchored in the channel directlv off the mouth of the Situk River, to an ADF & G regulatory marker on the cut bank on the eastern side of the mouth of Johnson Slough;(3) Ankau Inlet: inside of a line from ADF&G regulatory markers located across the terminus of Ankau Inlet at mean low water;(4) Italio Rivers: (A) upstream from the ADF&G regulatory markers located one and one-half miles from the terminus of the Middle Italio River at mean low water;(B) downstream from the ADF&G regulatory markers located 200 yards upstream from the New Italio River's confluence with the Akwe River lagoon; and(C) upstream of the ADF&G regulatory markers located 500 yards upstream from the New Italio River's confluence with the Akwe River lagoon;(5) East River: upstream from ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately one mile downstream from the westernmost tip of Steve's Island at 138º 25.25' W. long.;(6) Akwe River: downstream from ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately 500 yards above the confluence with the New Italio River and upstream of ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately two and one-half miles downstream from the westernmost end of the Sand Dunes;(7) Lost River: upstream from ADF&G regulatory markers located in the Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet approximately 100 yards downstream from the terminus of the river, except that, after the closure of the fishing period for the Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet during the second week of July through the remainder of the season, upstream from ADF&G regulatory markers located in the Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet approximately 500 yards downstream from the terminus of the river;(8) Old Village Lagoon: upstream from the road;(9) salmon may not be taken with set gillnets in those waters of the Yakutat District south of the latitude of the Dangerous River (59º 20.83' N. lat.) that are seaward of mean higher high tide except as indicated as open to commercial salmon fishing by ADF&G regulatory markers;(10) Kaliakh River: upstream of ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately 500 yards downstream of the mouth of the Chiuki River (Stink Creek);(11) Dangerous River: upstream of the Dangerous River Bridge;(12) Tsiu River: upstream of ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately one-half mile downstream from Duck Camp Island.(c) In this section, "mean low water" means the average of the low tides of that day.In effect before 1986; am 4/18/86, Register 98; am 6/25/89, Register 110; am 6/28/97, Register 142; am 10/1/98, Register 147; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 7/13/2012, Register 203; am 5/9/2015, Register 214, July 2015; am 6/17/2018,Register 226, July 2018As of Register 147, Oct. 1998, the substance of former 5 AAC 30.350(b) appears in 5 AAC 29.150(a)(2).
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