Section 5 AAC 09.350 - Closed watersSalmon may not be taken in the following locations:
(1) Cape Menshikof: waters of the Cinder River Section located north and east of a line extending 304º from a point on the shore at 57º 24.40' N. lat., 158º 03.00' W. long.;(2) Cinder River Lagoon: waters enclosed by a line from 57º 20.00' N. lat., 158º 08.02' W. long. to 57º 21.30' N. lat., 158º 02.63' W. long.;(3) Outer Port Heiden: waters of the Outer Port Heiden Section (B) east of a line from 57° 05.52' N. lat., 158° 34.45' W. long. to 57° 08.85' N. lat., 158° 37.50' W. long.;(C) that are within 1,000 yards of the terminus of Reindeer Creek, from June 20 through July 31;(4) Meshik River: waters upstream from a line crossing the river from a point at 56º 47.07' N. lat., 158º 41.10' W. long. to 56º 47.97' N. lat., 158º 38.75' W. long.; this is approximately one-half nautical mile upstream from the mean high tide mark in the mouth of the river and approximately at the lower line of the permanent vegetation line;(5) Unangashak River: waters east of 159º 15.33' W. long.;(6) Ilnik Lagoon: waters of Ilnik Lagoon and lake west of 159º 32.00' W. long.;(7) Sandy River: (A) from May 1 through July 26: waters within 2,000 yards of the terminus of the river;(B) from July 27 through September 30: waters within 500 yards of the terminus of the river;(8) Bear River: (A) from May 1 through August 8: waters within 1,000 yards of the terminus of the river;(B) from August 9 through September 30: waters within 500 yards of the terminus of the river;(9) King Salmon River: (A) from May 1 through July 15, waters within 1,000 yards of the stream terminus;(B) after July 15, waters within 500 yards of the stream terminus;(10) Frank's Lagoon: waters of the lagoon and within 500 yards outside the entrance;(11) Herendeen Bay: from May 1 through July 20, waters within 500 yards of any salmon stream, unless otherwise specified in this chapter;(12) Nelson Lagoon: waters of the lagoon and river (called Caribou, Nelson, and Lagoon River) flowing into the upper (west) end of Nelson Lagoon, upstream from a line from 55º 57.19' N. lat., 161º 21.52' W. long., to 55º 57.55' N. lat., 161º 22.09' W. long.;(13) Caribou Flats: waters of the Caribou Flats Section;(14) Amak Island and adjacent Sea Lion Rocks: waters within three nautical miles of the mean high tide mark around these islands and rocks;(15) Applegate Cove-Norma Bay: waters south of a line from 55º 14.20' N. lat., 162º 53.20' W. long. to the southwest extremity of Norma Bay at 55º 10.50' N. lat., 163º 05.12' W. long.; this boundary aligns with the Cold Bay VORTAL cone and the headland located approximately two nautical miles south of the radar domes near Grant Point;(16) Bechevin Bay: (A) Saint Catherine Cove (Mike's Creek): waters within 1,000 yards of the stream located at 55º 00.80' N. lat., 163º 31.55' W. long.;(B) Trader's Cove: waters north and east of a line from Morzhovoi Village (54º 54.65' N. lat., 163º 18.33' W. long.) to the base of Trader Mountain (54º 54.98' N. lat., 163º 18.50' W. long.);(C) Warmsprings Bay: waters southeast of a line from a point on the south shore of the bay at 54º 56.40' N. lat., 163º 15.90' W. long. to a point on the north shore of the bay at 54º 57.20' N. lat., 163º 15.67' W. long.;(17) Swanson Lagoon: (A) from June 1 through August 31: waters enclosed by a line from 55º 02.15' N. lat., 163º 38.75' W. long. to 55º 02.13' N. lat., 163º 38.60' W. long.;(B) from September 1 through September 30: waters enclosed by a line from 55º 02.15' N. lat., 163º 38.75' W. long. to 55º 02.17' N. lat., 163º 39.15' W. long.;(18) Urilia Bay: (A) Christianson Lagoon: waters of the lagoon and those waters within 500 yards of the lagoon's exit channel terminus at the ocean shoreline;(B) Peterson Lagoon: waters of the lagoon from a point located 500 yards upstream from the lagoon outlet channel terminus at the ocean shoreline;(19) Ikatan Bay: waters within 1,000 yards of the stream at 54º 45.18' N. lat., 163º 15.32' W. long. on the north shore of the Ikatan Peninsula that exit from Swede's Lake;(20) Morzhovoi Bay: (A) Middle Lagoon: waters of the lagoon and within 1,000 yards of its entrance;(B) Littlejohn Lagoon: waters of the lagoon and within 500 yards of its entrance at the narrows;(21) Thin Point Cove and Lagoon: waters north and west of a line from the tip of Thin Point westward to a point on the shore at 54º 57.58' N. lat., 162º 42.40' W. long.;(22) Cold Bay: (A) Old Man Lagoon, Mortensen Lagoon, and Nurse Lagoon: waters of the lagoons and within 500 yards outside their entrances;(B) Lenard Harbor: waters east of a line from 55º 06.00' N. lat., 162º 23.10' W. long. to a point on the north shore at 55º 06.95' N. lat., 162º 23.20' W. long. and within 1,000 yards of any salmon stream west of 55º 06.95' N. lat., 162º 23.20' W. long., including Barney's Creek;(C) Kinzarof Lagoon area: waters of Kinzarof Lagoon;(D) Trout Creek: waters within 1,000 yards of the stream terminus;(23) Deer Island: waters within 200 yards of any salmon stream on Deer Island;(24) Belkofski Bay: waters north and east of a line from 55º 09.28' N. lat., 162º 08.32' W. long. to 55º 08.07' N. lat., 162º 07.20' W. long. and then to 55º 07.33' N. lat., 162º 07.60' W. long.;(25) Volcano and Bear Bay: (A) waters north of a line from 55º 13.33' N. lat., 162º 01.40' W. long. to 55º 13.83' N. lat., 161º 58.20' W. long.;(B) waters of Bear Bay west of 162º W. long. and locally known as Little Bear Bay;(26) Long John Lagoon: waters of the lagoon and within 500 yards outside of its entrance;(27) Pavlof Bay: (A) Chinaman Lagoon and Jackson Lagoon: waters of the lagoons and within 1,000 yards outside of their entrances;(B) Dry Lagoon: waters of the lagoon and within 500 yards of its entrance;(C) Canoe Bay: waters east of 161º 14.30' W. long.;(28) Bay Point: waters of the lagoon and within 500 yards of the lagoon entrance;(29) Zachary Bay: waters of the inner bay south and west of a line extending from the inner edge of the permanent vegetation line of the sand spit to the west of the tip of the prominent point of land approximately one and one-third nautical miles inside Quartz Point;(30) Balboa Bay: (A) waters north of a line extending west from Reef Point;(B) waters of Lefthand Bay west of a line from 55º 31.60' N. lat., 160º 43.00' W. long. to 55º 33.10' N. lat., 160º 42.10' W. long.;(31) San Diego Bay: waters of the lagoon at the head of this bay and within 500 yards outside of the lagoon's entrance, except that from July 19 through August 31 the closure includes all waters west of a line from the reef at 55º 33.10' N. lat., 160º 26.60' W. long. to the headland at 55º 33.97' N. lat., 160º 25.90' W. long.;(32) Dorenoi Bay: (B) after July 25, waters within 500 yards of the terminus of any salmon stream;(33) Chichagof Bay: waters of the lagoon and within 500 yards of the lagoon entrance;(34) Orzinski Bay (Orzenoi): waters within 1,000 yards of any salmon stream;(35) Grub Gulch: waters north of 55º 48.25' N. lat.;(36) Stepovak Bay: (A) from June 1 through July 28, waters within 500 yards of any salmon stream or lagoon, unless otherwise specified in this chapter;(B) from July 29 through September 30, waters north of a line extending east from Dent Point at 55º 47.25' N. lat., 159º 52.00' W. long. to a point on the Kupreanof Peninsula at 55º 46.93' N. lat., 159º 38.70' W. long.;(37) from July 6 through August 31, waters of Alaska in the East Stepovak Section between a line extending 135º from Kupreanof Point at 55º 33.98' N. lat., 159º 35.88' W. long. and a line extending 207º from 55º 34.50' N. lat., 159º 37.53' W. long.; from September 1 through September 30, the commissioner shall close, by emergency order, the waters specified in this paragraph when the waters specified in 5 AAC 15.350(20) are closed to conserve coho salmon.In effect before 1983; am 4/16/83, Register 86; am 5/11/85, Register 94; am 6/2/88, Register 106; am 6/9/90, Register 114; am 5/28/92, Register 122; am 5/17/95, Register 134; am 4/18/96, Register 138; am 5/31/98, Register 146; am 1/15/2003, Register 165; am 6/4/2004, Register 170; am 5/30/2007, Register 182; am 6/2/2010, Register 194; am 7/11/2010, Register 195; am 6/1/2013, Register 206; am 6/5/2016, Register 218, July 2016Authority:AS 16.05.060
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