North Alaska Peninsula Salmon Management Plan 2023 PDF Download

The South Alaska Peninsula Management Area (Area M) commercial salmon fisheries are regulated by three management plans. The South Unimak and Shumagin Islands June fisheries occur from June 6 through June 28 and target sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka. The June fisheries commence according to two schedules, one for purse seine gear and one for drift gillnet and set gillnet gear. The post-June fishery may occur from July 6 through October 31 and is guided by the results of an immature salmon test fishery and the strength of local sockeye, chum O. keta, pink O. gorbuscha, and coho salmon O. kisutch returns. The Southeastern District Mainland (SEDM) is managed independently from the remainder of the South Alaska Peninsula fisheries from June 1 through July 25 A sockeye salmon allocation plan exists between the Chignik Management Area (CMA) and the SEDM where 7.6% of the sockeye salmon harvested in the CMA may be harvested in the SEDM. Of the sockeye salmon harvested in the SEDM during the allocation timeframe (June 1 through July 25, excluding the Northwest Stepovak Section from July 1 through July 25), 80% are attributed to the allocation. After July 25, the SEDM is managed strictly on local stocks with the remainder of the South Alaska Peninsula. This document summarizes the management strategy of the South Alaska Peninsula fisheries and outlines the requirements for industry participation in 2023.