Section 5 AAC 33.382 - District 3: Port Saint Nicholas Terminal Harvest Area Salmon Management Plan(a) This management plan distributes the harvest of hatchery-produced king salmon in the Port Saint Nicholas Terminal Harvest Area between the purse seine, troll, and drift gillnet fleets.(b) The department, in consultation with the Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association (SSRAA), shall manage the Port Saint Nicholas Terminal Harvest Area from May 1 through July 31 for troll, purse seine, and drift gillnet gear to provide for the harvest of hatchery-produced king salmon, unless closed earlier by emergency order. The Port Saint Nicholas Terminal Harvest Area consists of all waters of Port Saint Nicholas east of the longitude of Point Miraballes at 133º 05.23' W. long., and west of the longitude at 132º 59.50' W. long., located at the mouth of the Port Saint Nicholas head stream.(c) For troll gear, the terminal harvest area is expanded to the waters of Port Saint Nicholas and Bucareli Bay north and east of a line from Cape Suspiro at 55º 27.48' N. lat., 133º 08.54' W long., to the northernmost tip of Toti Island at 55º 24.90' N. lat., 133º 07.34' W. long., to Point Miraballes at 55º 25.86' N. lat., 133º 05.23' W. long. (d) A drift gillnet operated in the terminal harvest area may not exceed 200 fathoms in length.Eff.10/16/2022, Register 244, January 2023Authority:AS 16.05.060
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