Section 5 AAC 40.073 - District 9: Southeast Cove Special Harvest Area(a) The Southeast Cove Special Harvest Area consists of the waters of Keku Strait enclosed by a line from a rocky point on the northern end of Kuiu Island located on the east side of Southeast Cove at 56º 52.95' N. lat., 134º 01.33' W. long. to the northwest corner of Hound Island at 56º 53.12' N. lat., 133º 56.77' W. long. then northwest, connecting points along the northern shore of Keku Islands at 56º 53.98' N. lat., 133º 57.58' W. long. to 56º 54.90' N. lat., 133º 59.53' W. long. to 56º 55.93' N. lat., 134º 00.97' W. long. to 56º 55.95' N. lat., 134º 02.15' W. long. to 56º 55.22' N. lat., 134º 02.53' W. long. to 56º 56.37' N. lat., 134º 06.62' W. long. then to the northwest corner of Payne Island to 56º 57.45' N. lat., 134º 08.75' W. long. then south to a point on Kuiu Island at 56º 55.08' N. lat., 134º 09.25' W. long.(b) A hatchery permit holder harvesting salmon within the special harvest area is exempt from the provisions of 5 AAC 33.310. The commissioner shall open and close, by emergency order, fishing periods for the hatchery permit holder to harvest salmon returning to the Southeast Cove remote release site.(c) The commissioner shall open and close, by emergency order, fishing periods for common property fisheries to harvest excess salmon returning to the Southeast Cove remote release site.(d) Notwithstanding 5 AAC 33.330, legal gear types for the hatchery permit holder in the special harvest area are beach seine, purse seine, gillnet, and troll gear.Eff. 6/28/97, Register 142; am 3/11/2001, Register 157Authority:AS 16.05.060
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