---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 679.119"
title: "50"
number: "679.119"
heading: "Recreational salmon fisheries."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/679.119"
---

# §679.119. Recreational salmon fisheries.

- (a) **Daily bag limits and possession limits.** For each person recreational fishing for salmon in the Cook Inlet EEZ Area, the following daily bag and possession limits apply:
  - (1) **Chinook salmon.** From April 1 to August 31, the daily bag limit is one Chinook salmon of any size and the possession limit is one daily bag limit (one Chinook salmon). From September 1 to March 31, the daily bag limit is two Chinook salmon of any size and the possession limit is one daily bag limit (two Chinook salmon).
  - (2) **Coho salmon, sockeye salmon, pink salmon, and chum salmon.** For coho salmon, sockeye salmon, pink salmon, and chum salmon, the daily bag limit is a total of six fish combined, of any size, of which a maximum of three may be coho salmon. The possession limit for coho salmon, sockeye salmon, pink salmon, and chum salmon is one daily bag limit (six fish total).
  - (3) **Combination of bag/possession limits.** A person who fishes for or possesses salmon in or from the Cook Inlet EEZ Area, specified in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, may not combine such bag or possession limits with any bag or possession limit applicable to Alaska State waters.
  - (4) **Responsibility for bag/possession limits.** The operator of a vessel that fishes for or possesses salmon in or from the Cook Inlet EEZ Area is responsible for the cumulative bag or possession limit specified in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section that apply to that vessel, based on the number of persons aboard.
  - (5) **Transfer at sea.** A person who fishes for or possesses salmon in or from the Cook Inlet EEZ Area under a bag or possession limit specified in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section may not transfer a salmon at sea from a fishing vessel to any other vessel, and no person may receive at sea such salmon.
- (b) **Careful release.** Any salmon brought aboard a vessel and not immediately returned to the sea with a minimum of injury will be included in the daily bag limit of the person catching the salmon.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 34759, Apr. 30, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq.; 1801 et seq.; 3631 et seq.; Pub. L. 108-447; Pub. L. 111-281.