Manages Alaska's sport and commercial fisheries, hunting regulations, subsistence harvests, and wildlife conservation. Sets annual seasons, bag limits, and permit rules.
1255 W 8th St, Juneau, AK 99802, USA
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“What is the goal? I mean, what. What is the justification for changing what's in place? What's driving this desire to change the existing plan?”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“Timber harvest would are very likely to be designed in coordination with the Department of Fish and Game and they would be designed with the purpose of enhancing habitat.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“I think 10 to 20 acres is the range of size limits that you'll see in the wildlife habitat designated subunits. And the management intent statements consistently identify habitat values as the priority for management on these lands”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“the draft is available for review that is available digitally on our project website and hard copies will be available in the Forestry office in Haines if folks are interested to come look at a physical copy and we'll ask that you submit your comments by 5pm on June 5th.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“any harvest, any timber harvest or resource development activities must be designed to exist compatibly with public recreation uses. And so typically that would look like timbers harvests that are designed to support recreation facilities or support access to areas that are important for recreation.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“I think 5 acres in unit 3H is the smallest size limit that we see and other units have a cap at 20. 20 Acres is the largest even age timber harvest that I think is permitted in these public recreation designated lands.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Trail runner injured by brown bear near Anchorage's Prospect Heights trailhead
A woman running alone on the Wolverine Bowl trail was injured by a brown bear Thursday, deployed bear spray and walked out to the Prospect Heights trailhead, ADF&G said. Biologists searched the site and collected samples but did not find the bear.
by Maggie AlaskaNews20h ago2 min readAI
Kake advisory committee holds elections Aug. 26 and takes up 2027-2028 fisheries proposals
Any Kake resident of voting age who attends the Aug. 26 meeting at the Organized Village of Kake Office may nominate and vote for seats on the local fish and game advisory committee, which will also discuss Board of Fisheries proposals for the 2027-2028 cycle.
by Walter AlaskaNews6h ago1 min readAI
Seats still open in two Juneau outdoor skills classes, Aug. 29 and Sept. 13
ADF&G's Alaskans Afield program lists six seats left in a $25 wilderness survival class in Juneau on Saturday, Aug. 29, and seven in a $58 Basic Handgun class on Sunday, Sept. 13, both at the Juneau Hunter Education Shooting Complex Indoor Range, ages 12 and up.
by Bill AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
Fortymile caribou hunt in Zones 1 and 4 runs just two days, closing Aug. 21
ADF&G's Emergency Order R3-9-26 closes the RC860 Fortymile caribou registration hunt in Zones 1 and 4 at 11:59 p.m. Aug. 21, one day after the Aug. 20 opening, because biologists expect the 190-bull quota near the Steese Highway to fill within 48 hours.
by Maggie AlaskaNews15h ago2 min readAI
ADF&G asks Kenai bull moose hunters for tissue samples within 24 hours of harvest
ADF&G is asking hunters in Units 7 and 15 to donate testicles and scrotum, feces, liver, and a section of lower jaw from bull moose taken this fall, delivered within 24 hours. Participation is voluntary; kits are in Soldotna, Homer, and Anchorage.
by Bill AlaskaNews15h ago1 min readAI
Watermelon Trail reroute near Homer starts Aug. 19
ADF&G and the Homer Soil and Water Conservation District begin construction Aug. 19 on the Watermelon Trail near Homer, rerouting a 1920s alignment eroded up to six feet deep that sends runoff into Beaver Creek, an anadromous stream. Completion is planned for fall 2027.
by Maggie AlaskaNews16h ago2 min readAI
Cook Inlet, North Gulf Coast clammers must report harvest by Dec. 31
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's Aug. 14 Southern Kenai fishing report again flags the Cook Inlet and North Gulf Coast razor clam permit. Households that skip the online harvest report due Dec. 31 lose permit eligibility for 2027.
by Bill AlaskaNews21h ago1 min readAI
Drift gillnetters got their extra day, and Boat Harbor now has a closing date
Two ADF&G emergency orders extend drift gillnet fishing in Section 1-B near Ketchikan and in District 15 near Haines. Section 1-B and Section 15-C close at noon Friday, Aug. 14, while Section 15-A closes a day earlier, at noon Thursday. New closures apply in the Pearse and Portland canals, Chilkat and Lutak inlets, and William Henry Bay.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
Deep Inlet reopens to seine, gillnet and troll fleets at 12:01 a.m. Saturday
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reopened the Deep Inlet Terminal Harvest Area south of Sitka to commercial salmon fishing after NSRAA finished cost recovery. The area had been closed to common-property harvest since June 28 following a June 1-27 rotation among seine, gillnet and troll gear.
by Bill AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
Sand Point fishermen get 61 hours on the water — in a fishery the rest of Alaska watches closely
ADF&G's Emergency Order No. 4-FS-M-SP-19-26 opens the Alaska Peninsula to commercial salmon fishing for 61 hours, from 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, with purse seine and set gillnet gear allowed in more districts than drift gillnet.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Bears are still raiding the Kodiak dump, weeks after a state plan to keep them out
Bears continue to get into the Kodiak Island Borough landfill on Monashka Bay Road despite a repaired electric fence and a Bear Management Plan the state approved July 15, and borough staff attribute it to a constant attractant. ADEC and ADF&G will join an Assembly work session Thursday.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Kenai dipnet season closes after another strong sockeye run
The Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery closed for 2026 after a late-run sockeye return near 3 million, again clearing Fish and Game's escapement goals. Kasilof stays open through Aug. 7.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Kenai dipnetting goes 24 hours as sockeye run hits 3 million
Kenai River dipnet 2026: Fish and Game opens 24-hour dipnetting July 28–31 as the sockeye run hits 3 million; Alaska residents only, king retention closed.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Want to spear whitefish by lantern light? The permit deadline is Friday
Alaska resident households have until 11:59 p.m. Friday, August 7 to enter the ADF&G lottery for 400 Chatanika River personal use whitefish spear permits, up from 300 last year. Late applicants are shut out of the mid-September to mid-October fishery.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Alaska says some permits now clear in under a week — as the reforms behind that speed draw both praise and alarm
At a Resource Development Council breakfast in Anchorage on Monday, Alaska's natural resources, environmental conservation and Fish and Game commissioners said some state permit cycle times are now under a week, and that Administrative Order 360 lets agencies rewrite regulations without the legislature.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago3 min readAI
Lower Cook Inlet seiners are shut down while set netters keep fishing, days before the season ends
Southern District purse seine crews in Lower Cook Inlet have been shut down since 10 p.m. July 31, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's Aug. 7 update kept the closure while set gillnetters fish toward an Aug. 15 season end.
by Bill AlaskaNews6d ago1 min readAI
A Petersburg-area drift gillnet fishery opens for about 40 hours
Alaska Fish and Game will open a section near Petersburg to about 40 hours of unrestricted drift gillnet fishing, Aug. 11 to 13, after the purse seine fishery there.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAI
Upper Cook Inlet reopens to a one-king limit after a spring closure
Upper Cook Inlet salt waters north of Bluff Point reopen to a one-king limit Aug. 16 through Sept. 15, after a closure to protect Cook Inlet king stocks in low productivity.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago1 min readAI
Eklutna Tailrace closes stretch to anglers 16 and older Saturday
Anglers 15 and younger get exclusive use of the Eklutna Tailrace from the Knik River confluence up to the pedestrian bridge from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. Anglers 16 and older are shut out of that stretch, including catch-and-release.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Kamishak District closed to seining after survey found fewer pinks
ADF&G is closing the Kamishak District to commercial purse seine salmon harvest at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, until further notice, after an Aug. 8 aerial survey found fewer pink salmon than expected. The next Lower Cook Inlet announcement is due Friday.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
Prince William Sound's purse seine fleet stays closed, waiting on weather
Announcement #31, posted Aug. 9, holds Prince William Sound purse seine fisheries closed for Monday, Aug. 10, because weather grounded the aerial surveys ADF&G uses to gauge wild stock escapement. Daily updates run through Wednesday.
by Bill AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAI
The Situk's Rodeo Hole reopens Wednesday, the kings already gone upstream
ADF&G is reopening the stretch of the lower Situk River from 300 feet above the weir down through the Rodeo Hole at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, August 12, after surveys found nearly all king salmon had moved upstream. The drainage stays closed to king salmon fishing.
by Bill AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Alaska Peninsula salmon fishing keeps opening and closing as managers work around sockeye returns
Alaska Peninsula commercial salmon fishing has opened and closed repeatedly this season as ADF&G manages harvest around sockeye returns, with the 20th advisory posted this month.
by Bill AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAI
Five muskoxen are stuck on a 15-acre island, so Alaska is opening a hunt
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued an emergency order Tuesday opening a resident-only permit hunt for at least five muskoxen stranded on Paamiut Island, a 15-acre island south of Nunivak Island with no fresh water; permits go online at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
The state is opening Kenai lynx season — and already predicting it'll close next year
Alaska opens a Kenai Peninsula lynx trapping and hunting season Dec. 15–Feb. 28 in Units 7 and 15, while forecasting a likely 2027 closure as populations cycle down.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Fish Creek dipnet fishery opens Sunday for Alaska resident dipnetters
ADF&G projects more than 35,000 sockeye at Fish Creek and opens the personal use dipnet fishery 6 a.m. Sunday, July 19 through July 31; only Alaska residents may participate, any king salmon caught must be released, and trespass and tidal hazards make access planning essential.
by Bill AlaskaNews4w ago1 min readAI
Yukon District 6 subsistence fishing for fall chum and coho closes Saturday
ADF&G Emergency Order 3-S-FY-04-26 closes subsistence fishing for fall chum and coho salmon in Yukon River District 6 at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. Nonsalmon gillnet fishing with 4-inch or smaller mesh reopens on a Thursday noon to Sunday noon weekly schedule.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
Sheep mortality has run near triple its long-term rate in three Alaska ranges, state research finds
A GPS collar on a healthy adult Dall sheep ram in the Alaska Range foothills switched to a mortality signal, and Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists flew out of Fairbanks the next day to read the kill site for cause of death.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
The state ordered Cook Inlet setnetters onto gear their permits don't allow
Alaska's Board of Fisheries ordered Cook Inlet setnetters onto beach seines their permits don't authorize, deepening a years-long wind-down as drift rules stay unchanged.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Fish Creek sport fishery closes today; dipnet opening possible if counts hold
The Fish Creek sport fishery closes by regulation on July 15, but strong sockeye counts this week mean ADF&G could open the personal-use dipnet fishery by emergency order if it projects more than 35,000 fish. Alaska residents should watch the Fish Counts page closely.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Alaska Zoo moves injured rescued bear, closes exhibit after threats
The Alaska Zoo relocated an injured rescued brown bear, Kitty, to a conservation center near Portage, and closed its brown bear exhibit after threats were made against the animals.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Prince William Sound king salmon limit stays at one fish through Sept. 15
Emergency Order 2-KS-6-15-26 holds the king salmon bag and possession limit at one fish across most Prince William Sound salt waters through Sept. 15, while the Whittier, Cordova, Valdez, and Chenega Terminal Harvest Areas keep a two-fish bag and four-fish possession limit.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
ADF&G issues four commercial salmon emergency orders across Alaska Peninsula, Kuskokwim, and Kotzebue areas in three days
Four ADF&G emergency orders filed July 15-17 authorize or extend commercial salmon openings at Sand Point, Port Moller, Kuskokwim Bay, and Kotzebue Sound, giving permit holders and processors short windows tied directly to inseason run data that can change without notice.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
Strong sockeye run opens Fish Creek to six salmon a day
A strong sockeye return past its escapement goal prompted Fish and Game to open the Fish Creek sport fishery early, raising the daily limit to six salmon through Aug. 15.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Chatanika River whitefish spear lottery opens July 27
ADF&G is accepting online lottery entries July 27–August 7 for 400 Chatanika River personal use whitefish spear fishery permits; permit holders who skip the October 31 harvest report lose eligibility for 2027.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Kodiak restarts landlocked silver salmon stocking after 11 years
Fish and Game is stocking three Kodiak road-system lakes with silver salmon, the island's first landlocked salmon stocking since 2015, as wild runs elsewhere stay under pressure.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
On Ship Creek, you can't even lift a king out of the water
Anchorage's Ship Creek and Campbell Creek remain under king salmon restrictions as coho fishing improves. Ship Creek requires kings stay in the water for release.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Four dipnet openings left at Chitina in August
The Chitina personal use dipnet fishery has four 48-hour openings left in August, with king salmon retention banned after a below-average run on the Copper River.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
The state closes Kuskokwim subsistence coho fishing as the run lags
ADF&G closed subsistence coho fishing with gillnets, fishwheels, beach seines and dip nets in Kuskokwim Sections 1-3 at 4 p.m. Friday, after sonar counted about 43,000 coho through Aug. 5 against an average of roughly 106,500. The working group meets Wednesday.
by Bill AlaskaNews6d ago1 min readAI
Saltery Cove sockeye limit goes back to five fish, while the subsistence closure holds
ADF&G restores the Saltery Cove drainage salmon bag and possession limit to five fish, effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 13 through Dec. 31, after 17,511 sockeye passed the Saltery River weir against a 15,000 to 35,000 escapement goal.
by Bill AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI