Section 5 AAC 27.190 - Herring Management Plan for Southeastern Alaska AreaFor the management of herring fisheries in the Southeastern Alaska Area, the department
(1) shall identify stocks of herring on a spawning area basis;(2) shall establish minimum spawning biomass thresholds below which fishing will not be allowed;(3) shall assess the abundance of mature herring for each stock before allowing fishing to occur;(4) except as provided elsewhere, may allow a harvest of herring at an exploitation rate between 10 percent and 20 percent of the estimated spawning biomass when that biomass is above the minimum threshold level;(5) may identify and consider sources of mortality in setting harvest guideline;(6) by emergency order, may modify fishing periods to minimize incidental mortalities during commercial fisheries.Eff. 4/23/94, Register 130; am 5/31/98, Register 146Authority:AS 16.05.060
AS 16.05.251